Kareem Olamilekan, 11, artistically drew a portrait of president Emmanuel Macron of France during his visit to the New Afrikan Shrine in Lagos.

The event held to showcase and celebrate African culture was hosted by Nigerian Artist and performer Banky W and Kenturah King.

President Macron praised and congratulated the talented boy on his official presidential twitter account

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@EmmanuelMacron “Very touched, congratulations to this young boy.

Despite the pressure of drawing the president of France on the spot, Kareem completed the hyperrealist drawing In 2 hours, reports suggest.

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The visiting president emphasised on the importance of the shrine to the African culture.