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Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent
- Origin date
- 31 Jul 2023
- Updated
- 12 Nov 2025

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- 01Copyright © 2010–2025 - This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Oyegbile, Olayinka. (2023). Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent, from The Conversation, 31 July 2023 [online]. Available at https://theconversation.com
Last updated · 12 Nov 2025
South African History Online. (2025, November 12). Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153088
South African History Online (2025) 'Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent', South African History Online, 12 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153088 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153088, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent." South African History Online, 12 Nov. 2025, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153088. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent." South African History Online. November 12, 2025. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153088.
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