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Wednesday 19 June  
A photo taken by Boniface Mwangi during 2007 post-election violence in Kenya

Africa in Progress - Radio show: Are gory pictures enough to heal a nation?

On air: 10 September 2012 0:00 - 17 September 2012 0:00 (Photo: Boniface Mwangi)

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Is Africa in denial when it comes to tribalism? Our guest in this edition thinks so. He says tribalism is the big elephant in the room everybody sees but nobody wants to talk about.

He’s determined to take this big elephant out of the room before it’s too late again.

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This young self-taught photographer has already done so by confronting Kenyans with what he describes as the “gory” images he took of the Kenya post-election violence that swept their country in 2007.

Boniface Mwangi who has won prestigious awards with his work is convinced that art and culture can confront us with the roots of injustice and help start a better day.
 
Listen to his interview below:

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Guest: Boniface Mwangi (Kenya) 
Presenter: Sam Mpherwane (South Africa)
Duration: 30 mins plus music by Young, Gifted and Black (Kenya)

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