"Japa" has become the defining word of a generation. Whispered in Lagos living rooms, typed into diaspora group chats, and embedded in the aspirations of millions of young Africans, the Yoruba slang for "run" or "escape" captures something urgent: the scramble for opportunities beyond home borders.
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