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World Service,4 mins

Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu

Focus on Africa

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Here's our third reading from this year's Caine prize for African Writing shortlist. Today鈥檚 reading is an excerpt from "What to do when your child brings home a Mami Wata" by Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu. It鈥檚 about water spirits who take a human form, female or male, which the author calls 鈥淢ami Watas鈥 and 鈥淧api Watas鈥. The extract is read by Bilkisu Labaran. (Photo: Chikodili Emelumadu. Credit: Chikodili Emelumadu)

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