Microsoft Word - Achieving the promise of african cultural e

Table of figures Figure 1 : Africa features the highest poverty rate (US$1 per day) ....................................5 Figure 2 : Youth African labor force represents Africa most precious asset ......................6 Figure 3 : Africans are asking their governments’ to focus on creating jobs ......................7 Figure 4 : A typology of creative industries ........................................................................8 Figure 5 : Considerable increase in exports of creative goods ............................................9 Figure 6 : Exports of creative goods come mainly from developed economies................10 Figure 7 : A value chain characterized by fragmentation of the film industry..................14 Figure 8 : The future of Nigeria’s is in the non oil economy ............................................16 Figure 9 : Nigeria experiences a surge in film production ................................................17 Figure 10 : The movie industry could contribute significantly to the Nigeria GDP .........18 Figure 11 : Nollywood has a great potential in terms of exports revenue.........................18 Figure 12 : The difficulties for Nollywood to capture movies revenue ............................19 Figure 13 : A typical consumer basket in a developing country. ......................................20 Figure 14: Nollywood needs reform while creating youth employment..........................21

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