African rulers learned well

George Orwell’s Animal Farm has a powerful ending that summarises the desire of “leaders of the liberation” to resemble the “colonisers” they fought against.

Déjà vu by Kamurai Mudzingwa

The animals, led by the pigs (note the choice of an animal known for gluttony, filth and an insatiable appetite etc), fought human oppression and won self-rule on the farm.

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