Badagry, Nigeria’s slave trade history
A trip to Badagry, near Lagos, Nigeria: its slave trade museums, the Point of No Return and ruminations on tourism to Badagry.
A trip to Badagry, near Lagos, Nigeria: its slave trade museums, the Point of No Return and ruminations on tourism to Badagry.
I did a lot of driving on my recent visit to Lagos, Nigeria. Or rather, I did a lot of being driven. Lagos isn’t your usual tourist destination and, indeed, I didn’t go there as a tourist. I had agreed to lead a workshop at an International Baccalaureate school for two days. If I was…