Nigerian Writer, Chimamanda Adichie talks Immigration, Donald Trump at France’s Night of Ideas

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was present at France’s third Nuit des Idées (Night of Ideas), where she discussed equality, immigration, and, most notably Nigeria.

In what was quite the memorable moment, the interviewer asked if there were any libraries in Nigeria, adding that French people didn’t know a lot about Nigeria.

Adichie answered saying she felt the question reflected poorly on French people.

On est en 2018, et une des plus grandes romancières au monde doit expliquer qu'il y a des librairies dans son pays. Restez jusqu'au bout pour voir la réponse brillante de Chimamanda Adichie : pic.twitter.com/C3o7CJXEc7

— Loopsider (@Loopsidernews) January 26, 2018

Adichie, touching on immigration, said she believed all humans should be treated with equal dignity, regardless on the passport we carry.

“All human beings deserve equal dignity, and it shouldn’t depend on the passport that we carry,” she said.

Adichie also discussed the US president Donald Trump, saying, with him, there is a sense of uncertainty, and she sometimes wake up afraid.

With #Trump, in Nigeria, people say “Now #America would no longer lecture us in #Africa” #ChimamandaMyShero #LaNuitDesIdees pic.twitter.com/MpaqAWT070

— Marie-Alix de Putter® (@unstoppablemadp) January 25, 2018