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    More And Mo African Storytelling

    Sep 30, 2022 6 minutes
    – Compiled by Chanel Retief

    AS AFRICA'S ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA industry continues to grow globally because of its projects and people, Mo Abudu is excited to see how far it goes.

    “It's about representation, isn't it?” Abudu tells FORBES AFRICA. “Really, I want stories about me, for me, by me. It has been missing.”

    Known to the world as a Nigerian media mogul, Abudu says: “The biggest challenge in our industry are the gatekeepers who continue to not give us the opportunities we need, and that we justifiably deserve; we deserve those opportunities…I am pleased about the work happening in media around the world, but it's only the tip of the iceberg.”

    Combining her entrepreneurship skills and passion for storytelling, in 2013, Abudu founded the entertainment channel . Currently, the station has about 30 shows under production. And although she jokes that projects can be in production “for forever”, she believes that more production companies should do what she

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