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BBC Radio 4Sun 20 Jan 2013 14:45 BBC Radio 4
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Why buying local is not always as sustainable as you might think. With Winifred Robinson.
Sun 20 Jan 2013 14:45 BBC Radio 4
The Biafran war ended in January 1970. It had lasted for almost 3 years and split Nigeria. The word Biafra had become synonymous with famine and suffering. Ben Okafor was 12 years old when the fighting started. He fled his hometown with his family, worked in a refugee camp and even volunteered as a child soldier. Hear his memories of the failed bid for Biafran independence.
Photo: Ben Okafor - credit Harald Haugan.
BBC Radio 4Sun 20 Jan 2013 14:45 BBC Radio 4
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