{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"Elisabeth CARRIER Foreword (of my book) - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AT7qwOsec1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2018\/07\/11\/elisabeth-carrier-foreword-of-my-book\/\">Elisabeth CARRIER Foreword (of my book)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2018\/07\/11\/elisabeth-carrier-foreword-of-my-book\/embed\/#?secret=AT7qwOsec1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Elisabeth CARRIER Foreword (of my book)&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"AT7qwOsec1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Le-Bandana-bleu.jpg","thumbnail_width":1067,"thumbnail_height":1600,"description":"&nbsp; \u201cWhat we should do is, always concede to our neighbor that he has a part of truth, not to say that the entire truth is to me, to my country, to my race, to my religion\u201d Without this simple quote, I would not be about to write this preface. They are, in fact, the excat words of Amadou Hampate B\u00e2, noted in a discussion forum of humanitarian workers that have caught my attention, 3 years ago. This made me realize that I should get in touch with the stranger who quoted back these words. He was called Jean Jacques Aneyota. Our mutual admiration for this Huge Wise man Amadou Hamp\u00e2t\u00e9 B\u00e2 was and our love for Africa made us become close friends, first in a virtual world then in real life. His dream for Africa rose up at the age of 9, thanks to his teacher who lived in Tchad and who talked about this huge continent very often. I was also 9 when my uncle coming back for vacation from Ghana after missionary trip relating all his extraordinary stories about his mission which made me dream. A few months later Jean Jacques asked to read his manuscript. Then [&hellip;]"}