We need to create authentic African stories in local languages - Africa NXT Conference speakers urge

We need to create authentic African stories in local languages – Africa NXT Conference speakers urge

L-R: Wana Udobang, filmmaker and poet,; Victor Okpala, Series Producer Nwanyi Ike; Atinuke Babatunde, MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Director; Allen Onyige, Series Producer, Irora Iya; Busola Tejumola, executive head of content & West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria; head of production, Victor Aghahowa, MultiChoice,; and Adeniyi Joseph-Omobulejo, Series Producer, Irora Iya, during the Africa Magic panel session at the Africa Nxt Conference.

Speakers at the just concluded 2023 Africa NXT Conference have called on creative content creators to create their contents with African heritage in mind, particularly telling authentic African stories in local languages. The speakers in the conversation centred on ‘the imperative of indigenous

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