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Ella Creamer

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reveals her one-year-old son has died after a short illness

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2020. Photograph: Manny Jefferson

One of the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s one-year-old twin sons has died after a brief illness.

“We’re deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr Ivara Esege’s twin boys, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed on Wednesday,” read a statement made by Adichie’s communications team.

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