Nigeria’s film industry – known as Nollywood – has been running since 1992, when a $12,000 budget straight-to-video production sold more than a million copies. In 2014, data was released showing that it had grown into a $3.3 billion sector, making it almost as big as Bollywood.

The popularity of imported alcoholic drinks is soaring in Nigeria, spurred by the advocation of local celebrities. But with a previously strong tradition of locally-brewed drinks, what’s causing this dramatic shift in drinking habits?

While Barbie has been a Western staple of girlhood for decades, she's not in Nigeria. Not any more. After realising that it was nearly impossible to buy a black doll in Nigeria, Taofick Okoyo started his own line of dolls called Queens of Africa - and they're more popular than Barbie.

Vlisco defines West African luxury. Established in 1846 by a Dutch trader, today Vlisco produces 75% of all African wax fabrics bought and sold worldwide, coveted by fashionistas and high-end designers in the West and Africa alike. How has Vlisco forged such a unique bi-cultural brand?