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Fantah Chronicles and the history of West Africa.

"First thing in the morning, an army of two thousand Fulani soldiers led by Lamdo Salli’s new general Malam Munde marched into the outskirts of Balda..."

" The sun had almost gone down and he had caught no game..."

"The trial was held in a hall in the Lamido’s palace, a place where he normally received his guests. All the Lamdos and district chiefs of Fombina..."

"The next day, the Waziri took a letter to the Lamido of Yola, informing him of Hayah’s treacherous liaison with Rabbeh..."

"In the wild, beasts are not the only predators...."

"Trust is the rarest jewel in the desert..."

"At the first call to prayer in the morning, her female servants woke up to find Fantah’s bed empty. At first, they thought she must have gone to the loo..."

"How did this happen? More importantly, how could you let this happen?" The Waziri fumed, pacing back and forth in Talatu's room..."

"That night, as Fantah lay awake waiting for her father to retire to his hut, her mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts of how difficult it would be..."

"Back at Ndokula, Fantah had waited three long years for word from her stranger but none came. The last time he came..."

"The in-fighting within the two royal families continued. With a possible outbreak of civil war hanging in the air, many vested interests..."