On a cold day in January 2026 we paid a visit to Shop Africana, a wholesale African food business tucked away in an industrial unit on Horsewater Wynd near the Hawkhill. We were given a warm and friendly greeting by its enthusiastic owner, Mr Oluwafemi Oke, known as Femi, who had agreed to share his remarkable story with us. Femi Oke Born in Nigeria in 1969, Femi was one of six children and he grew up with a natural flair for building interpersonal relationships. His mother w

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