OBAFA by Obafa Onema

Obafa Onema, a young Gambian is seeking to understand and navigate the opportunity, rights, politics, and the life he is faced with. His spoken word pieces are a powerful perspective on life in the Gambia, West Africa.

Obafa Onema grew up in Busumbala, the Gambia with his mother and 8 siblings. At the age of 15, his father was killed in the war leaving Ofara, the eldest male, head of the house. To provide for the family he was forced to quit high school and get a job, ending his dream of becoming a medical doctor. Reading became his passion and he writes continuously. Today he works in construction as a day laborer. He is 24 years old.

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