Biafrans Everywhere: Diaspora Voices and Activism During the Nigerian Civil War

Abstract

How did Biafrans abroad respond to the civil war events, and how did their reactions shape the experiences of their relatives across Biafra? I argue that the active protests, mobilizations and transnational appeals by Biafrans in the diaspora helped bring the war and its destructive characters to the attention of the global audience. Although the locations of the Biafrans abroad were not shaken by violence, they shared in the wartime agonies of their relatives in Biafra, and the extent to which such impacted them is reflected in how they mobilized, campaigned and conducted their activism across the diaspora.