When you have a definite major purpose - that single thing which you are willing to accept as your standard of success - you develop long-term vision and concentration of effort to sustain a lifetime of pursuit.
The rapid upturn of Ethiopia’s economy is almost a foregone conclusion. Kenya’s Safaricom has created thousands of direct employments and hundreds of thousands in indirect employment. With a population more than twice that of Kenya, Ethiopia stands to create jobs that will create a visible middle class.
For Africa to change its image and advance its standing in the world, Africa cannot ignore Nollywood. As we enlist technical skills, manufacturing systems, intracontinental trade and free movement of labor, Nollywood is a key plank in telling these stories because it has the reach and the influence.