FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “From self-rule to civil war: Nigeria’s independence, 60 years on” – below is their description.
Nigeria became independent from Britain on October 1, 1960, and today has Africa’s largest economy. FRANCE 24’s Nicolas Germain looks at how the fledgling independent state was soon mired in a devastating civil war in the eastern Biafra region that would claim nearly two million lives.
FRANCE 24 English YouTube Channel
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