An African Voice
https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/interviews/ba2000-08-02.htm
An in-depth interview with Chinua Achebe in The Atlantic, covering questions of imperialism, colonialism and development in Africa.
Interviews: Chinua Achebe, The Art of Fiction No. 139
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1720/the-art-of-fiction-no-139-chinua-achebe
An interview in The Paris Review that delves into Achebe's personal, professional and academic background, as well as into his views on writing.
Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/world/africa/chinua-achebe-nigerian-writer-dies-at-82.html?_r=0
A wide-ranging obituary in The New York Times that covers Chinua Achebe's life, works, influences and long-term impact.
1970: Nigeria marks end of the Biafra civil war
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-11399157
A BBC news video covering the end of the Nigerian Civil War, shot less than a year before Civil Peace was published.
Nigeria's Promise, Africa's Hope
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/opinion/16achebe.html?pagewanted=all
Chinua Achebe explains the broad historic context of the Nigerian Civil War and its implications for Nigeria's future.
