Journal de l'Afrique - Special program in Lagos: Nigeria at the time of the presidential election

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

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

director of the "Blood Sisters" series and the film "Òlòtūré".

Editor: Célia Caracena

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