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Le Journal de l’Afrique is in Lagos, Nigeria, a few days before the presidential election, a crucial election for the future of the country. Some 93.5 million voters are expected to choose their new president after Muhammadu Buhari’s two terms in office, amid tensions over cash and fuel shortages, power cuts and runaway inflation.
Nigeria is marked by a serious liquidity crisis: the Central Bank is asking people to return all of their banknotes, the nairas, to replace them with new denominations. But the banks do not have enough banknotes to distribute them to consumers, who wait for hours in the hope of withdrawing a few denominations.
We talk about this crisis with Khinde Ayeni, director of Leap Africa, an NGO that helps young Africans to realize their professional projects.
We will also see that certain sectors are doing very well in Nigeria, such as Tech. In Lagos, thousands of start-ups are innovating in digital.
The film industry, nicknamed “Nollywood”, is flourishing and enjoying immense success internationally. We talk about it with Kenneth Gyang, director of the series “Blood Sisters” and the film “Òlòtūré”.
Editor: Célia Caracena