Ola Johnson: Have you tried to find out what Obama said about him when he was alive, we all know people hardly speak evil of the dead?

Obama didn't just say things about Achebe, Obama WROTE great things about Achebe, when Achebe was alive. Obama is yet to say anything about any other Nigerian writer.

ckkris: Obama didn't just say things about Achebe, Obama WROTE great things about Achebe, when Achebe was alive. Obama is yet to say anything about any other Nigerian writer.

It was a letter he handed down to some probably red-cap chiefs.

Dudu_Negro:

Has Obama ever met Achebe? No! He hasnt even read the man's books. He is reading what showed up on teleprompter. Obama could not tell you Achebe's tribe if you asked him.

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is a compulsory text for all high schools in USA. It could be possible he read it in high school don't you think?

tawa89: Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is a compulsory text for all high schools in USA. It could be possible he read it in high school don't you think?

It is possible....going by the fact that the US Secretary of Education was at the funeral.

Texas.Cowgirl:
The subject of discourse is how Achebe brought the world closer, when in fact bathe world is more divided than ever.

Is Obama talking about the recolonisation of Africa? Or the obvious division Achebe left in Nigeria with his tribalistic view?

you stay in Texas right? See what you are going to do now. Hitch a ride to Washington ,go to the white house and tell them u wana see the President,then ask him why he said Chinua drew the world closer. Simple! Stop crying on the internet!