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In recent years, Africa's creative industries have developed rapidly.

Many young people in Lagos, Accra, Dakar, Lomé, and Nairobi make music, short videos, images, and writing, and their work is also welcomed around the world.

But one big problem is that they produce a lot of content, yet earn very little.

Reports say that many African creators earn less than 100 US dollars a month from online work, and some earn even less than 62 dollars.

To make a living, many people have to work at the same time as editors, producers, teachers, and people who negotiate partnerships.

However, the money paid by platforms is often unstable, local brands have limited budgets, and many young consumers do not have enough money to buy digital content.

Another difficulty is receiving payments.

For some creators in French-speaking countries, it is not easy to get paid by clients in Europe and the United States, so it is hard for them to enter the global market.

Now, some local platforms have started helping creators sell courses, e-books, and other products.

But new artificial intelligence also brings problems: it learns from African languages and cultural content, then generates new images, music, and videos to make money, while the original creators often receive nothing.

Many people believe that Africa needs fairer rules, such as protecting creators' data and copyright, giving digital workers reasonable pay, and making cross-border payments easier.

Only then can African creators truly earn the income they deserve from their own work.