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work together to tell accurate stories for all voices who want to change
Why is Afrika the way that it about Afrika, together. It’s time for the story of Afrika to begin to do

is? Why do we think the way us to stop agreeing with them when so. It is possible, a mobile phone, a
that we think? Why do we live they say that we are weak, or wicked, friend with a camera, people who
or corrupt, or futile, or backward, or
are willing to participate… that’s all
the way that we live? Why do we ignorant. That is absolutely unac- it takes to change this narrative.
corral ourselves into compounds ceptable. We cannot agree with our And, in addition, I call upon people
accusers. There are those in our
who make movies, especially our
or cliques and associations that midst who err, and who do not do brothers and sisters in Nollywood.
all seem to conform to certain the right thing by us, we understand You guys have an amazing platform,
it’s the most massive movie indus-
that and we will find ways in which
patterns? to deal with them, but for us to pro- try that we can know of, it’s the
claim negativity over ourselves, over most influential. Instead of twisting
for their own agendas. our communities, over our children; narratives to be about the negative
that is unacceptable. aspects of society – and not just
Is there a need for a Media Nollywood, any other movie maker
Alliance in Afrika that will help This coronavirus thing actually is an - make it about overcoming, make
hasten the pace of this change? opportunity for every single Afrikan it about victory, make it about the
Yes, there is absolutely a need for to come together to create positive greatness of Afrika and Afrikans.
a media alliance of Afrikans and stories for their communities. It
people who love Afrika to share doesn’t even have to end up on You- Take a leaf from what the Amer-
positive, accurate messages about Tube, you can have a video library icans did with their propaganda
the continent of Afrika, to share where you air your movies for the movies that they have fed us for
the truth about what the challenges local community under the moonlit generations. And if you have not
are and what to do about them. To sky; the way that it used to be done noticed, China is doing it now. Their
share the intricacies and the mys- and still is in some parts of Afri- own movie industry is always show-
teries that are going on and playing ka. You can create stories that are casing the greatness and the finesse
out in western societies and cultures shared on YouTube or just shared of the Chinese, the expertise of
and eastern societies and cultures in your family groups, but things their engineers and their scientists,
that have a direct impact on the that actually articulate and showcase how effective their policing is and
welfare and the wellbeing on the the positive sides of Afrikans in our their spy networks and so on and so
continent and the people of Afrika. society today. It’s possible. forth.
There’s a need for voices from the We can use our schools to share
north, west, east and south of this these stories with young people, so It’s time for Afrika’s voice and
continent, who care about Afrika’s that they get inspired to know that Afrika’s narrative to change and to
destiny, to come together to tell peo- Afrikans can achieve great things celebrate the beauty and the bless-
ple what’s going on. and are achieving great things all edness of the continent Afrika. Let’s
over the world. So, yes, this is a call go out and do that for each other
The call for an Afrikan Media and for ourselves, shall we?
Alliance
The time has come for any and ev-
ery responsible Afrikan on this earth Watch Video Here
to sound their voice in one way or
another. Yes. You may not be com-
fortable in front of a microphone or
in front of a camera, and that’s fine,
but you might have the resources
that are required by those who are
comfortable, to be able to tell the
stories. You might have the insights,
you might have the intel, you might
have come across data that is re-
quired. The time has come for us to

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