Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji was spotted with other popular actors on the 3rd of July 2018 to Celebrate the African Culture at the Afrikan Shrine which had France President, Emmanuel Macron in attendance among many noble people.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with a young boy who drew a portrait of him during a visit to the Afrika Shrine in Lagos on July 3, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Abuja for a meeting with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari, in his latest attempt to forge closer ties with English-speaking Africa.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with a young boy who drew a portrait of him during a visit to the Afrika Shrine in Lagos on July 3, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Abuja for a meeting with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari, in his latest attempt to forge closer ties with English-speaking Africa.
“You have to recognise the
bad and negative pages of this history, but you have to move forward,” he said
to applause.
Macron launched the African
Cultural Season which will take place in France in 2020, at an event showcasing
music, fashion and theatre.
The choice of location
surprised many Nigerians given its association with the anti-establishment
musician.
No elected president is
believed to have previously officially visited the spiritual home of the
so-called “Fela Anikulakpo Kuti”, which is more synonymous with marijuana smoke and
gyrating dancers than diplomatic niceties.
When asked about life as an
intern in Nigeria, Macron was tight-lipped about his past.
“Obviously I will not share
all those memories because what happens in the Shrine remains in the Shrine,”
Macron said to huge cheers and laughs.
On Wednesday, the president
is set to inaugurate the new Alliance Francaise, a cultural centre, and is
scheduled to meet young Nigerian entrepreneurs.
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