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Brain drain is an issue across the continent but has become closely associated with Nigeria.
Several surveys have found that the country has the highest proportion of young people wanting to move overseas.
The tendency even has its own term – Japa – meaning to run, flee, or escape, in the Yoruba language.
But does this tell the whole story? On a recent trip to Lagos, Alan Kasujja brought together a group of Nigerians with different perspectives on the topic.
Among them are people thinking about leaving and those who have left but later decided to return home.
Alan also heard from a couple of Kenyans, who saw an opportunity in Nigeria, the same country some want to leave, and moved there for a better life.
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Brain drain is an issue across the continent but has become closely associated with Nigeria.
Several surveys have found that the country has the highest proportion of young people wanting to move overseas.
The tendency even has its own term – Japa – meaning to run, flee, or escape, in the Yoruba language.
But does this tell the whole story? On a recent trip to Lagos, Alan Kasujja brought together a group of Nigerians with different perspectives on the topic.
Among them are people thinking about leaving and those who have left but later decided to return home.
Alan also heard from a couple of Kenyans, who saw an opportunity in Nigeria, the same country some want to leave, and moved there for a better life.

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