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Teni Tayo, a Nigerian and an African Development expert, is currently stranded in Dakar, Senegal, after she was deported by authorities in Cape Verde.
Recounting her experience in a series of tweet on Friday, Teni said upon arrival at Praia, capital of Cape Verde, she and some other nationals were pulled aside while other white travellers were allowed to go through.
Wanting to know why she and others were asked to stay behind, Teni approached authorities at the airport. She was told they were not “allowed to visit because of COVID-19”.
“All of the white people were allowed to go through as well as my black friend with an American passport. Then some woman came and snatched the passports from the rest of us without any explanation. Another guy came and told us that they were sending us back.
“Why? That we were not allowed to visit because of COVID. Then we asked why the white people and my American friend were let through. They said they decided who could stay and who could go. So everyone with a Western passport went through. In West Africa.”
Teni T. T. on X (formerly Twitter): “So I got deported today. Mostly because I am black but also because I am Nigerian.I got on a flight to Praia, #CapeVerde from Dakar, Senegal but have now been sent back to Dakar. pic.twitter.com/N2ZhBax0PN / X”
So I got deported today. Mostly because I am black but also because I am Nigerian.I got on a flight to Praia, #CapeVerde from Dakar, Senegal but have now been sent back to Dakar. pic.twitter.com/N2ZhBax0PN
