The Long Wave: Is Kemi Badenoch’s victory a win to Nigerians?

Despite initial excitement after becoming the first Black leader of any British political party, a cooling to Badenoch’s ascent is on the horizon

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Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I am writing to you fully refreshed following a whole two hours’ sleep after watching the US election. This week, as one Black woman’s electoral fortunes collapse in the United States, a Black woman in the UK, Kemi Badenoch, has made a breakthrough. I spoke to Eromo Egbejule, our west Africa correspondent, about how her election was received in Nigeria, and how Black representation in politics is often a more complicated story than it looks. But first, here’s the weekly roundup.

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