People weave a household basket at Nigerias largest cane village at Mende in the Maryland District of Lagos. Cane craft in Nigeria, Africas most populous country, is thriving amidst an economic downturn which has affected small scale businesses and peoples earnings. At the village, dozens of people, including family members and the unemployed are engaged in weaving different household items like tables, baskets, wine carriers, flower pots with cane wood sourced from the swampy Niger Delta region. Lagos, Nigeria.