In the last year, various film and TV projects have taken Nyong’o to West Africa, a region that was previously unknown to her. Last year was my first time in West Africa. I had traveled some in East Africa, Southern Africa, and a bit in North Africa, but Central and West Africa were still kind of new places to me. What’s the most surprising difference between West Africa and East Africa? It’s a different kind of luxury.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 12, 2020 15:22 UTC