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Ani Kayode Somtochukwu is a gay writer and Queer Liberation Activist who lives in Enugu, Nigeria. His work explores themes of queer identity, resistance and liberation in Africa. He is Chair of the Queer Union for Economic and Social Transformation (QUEST9ja), a Pan-Africanist, socialist queer collective organizing towards queer liberation in Nigeria.
  • Children of the Nkalagu Mine

    Children of the Nkalagu Mine

    Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, in “Children of the Nkalagu Mine,” visits a beautiful world in which the dream of African liberation—peace, environmental justice, and genuine democracy—has been realized.