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Founding Partner @KupandaCapital | @Fraym_io @NithioCredit @MavinRecords | Chairman @BRDbank
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Everything is hard...so might as well do some impossible things.
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Congrats to
@heisrema
&
@MAVINRECORDS
for having Iron Man named by
@RollingStone
as one of the top 50 songs of 2019.
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🚨 ALERT 🚨
The new Mavin(RED) dance album is out!
100% of proceeds go to fight COVID in Africa.
Lets Dance our way to vaccine equity!
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Go into battle with the best.
What a night with
@MAVINRECORDS
🔥🔥🔥
@DONJAZZY
@TEGAMAVIN
@IamDrSID
@koredebello
@ndyndrsn
@Johnnydrille
@LadiPoe
@itz_DNA
@DPRINCEMAVIN
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For those who argue that Nigeria is only about oil need to update their views. Economic policy matters...big time.
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Great discussion today with President
@PaulKagame
. We discussed how we can continue to transform
@BRDbank
under the leadership of
@Ksayinzoga
. It will be critical for fighting poverty and supporting growth.
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Kind of a big deal…
Congrats to
@heisrema
and the amazing team at
@MAVINRECORDS
!
REMA's "Calm Down" has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify across all versions (
@heisrema
).
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So amazing to have
@LadiPoe
take me in studio over the weekend to listen to some new stuff. It was amazing. Can’t wait for the rest of you to hear.
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The development space is filled with people on the public payroll telling you how the private sector works. 🙄 😣
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This point is often missed in the analysis.
“…Chinese firms can usually deliver a big project within a single election cycle…’’
@TheEconomist
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I’m honored to serve as new Board Chair of
@BRDbank
and join this distinguished group of new board members. Its exciting to work with CEO
@Ksayinzoga
and team on the Bank’s continued move forward to drive development in Rwanda.
.Ahead of our Full Board meetings kicking off tomorrow Thursday 20th August 2020, we are excited to announce and introduce our newly appointed Board of Directors!
We welcome the diverse and experienced Members expected to drive the Bank to the next level.
The full communiqué 👇🏾👇🏾
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GET
@LAURENCEAIRLINE
as worn by
@MosDefOfficial
with
@Amareisreal
at
#pfw15
via
http://t.co/8kRsIDVJjn
@vivaoxosi
http://t.co/AF9tCfSsv8
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The success of Mavin Records has been driven by lots of hard work by lots of amazing people.
The idea that it was just some money and one or two decisions is comical.
Some ‘experts’ explaining the success of Mavin Records in NY last week.
They didn't get one detail/number right...
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Amazing to host
@heisrema
this week. His sound is changing everything. So blessed to be part of this journey. Future for him and
@MAVINRECORDS
is very bright.
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Here's the top 20 urban consumer markets in Africa.
@fraym_io
@TonyFratto
@afalli
@JendayiFrazer
@TechCabal
@TrevorNcube
@iaboyeji
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Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa & Nigeria are the top destinations for African emigrants. via
@AfDB_Group
@DonaldKaberuka
http://t.co/LFSxy1NRPF
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‘Washington must shed outdated notions that Africa is composed of farming villages and empty deserts, and follow the data showing the continent is becoming younger, more dynamic, more energy-intensive, and undeniably urban.’
-
@JDevermont
@toddjmoss
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So excited for
@itsbayanni
!
We’re glad to unveil The Newest Mavin on the block;
@ITSBAYANNI
A product of the Mavin Academy.
Welcome to the family
@ITSBAYANNI
#MavinActivated
#Mavin
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“Once [Trump] is your president, you’ll wish you’d been friendlier to me"
- Mugabe
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Amazing to talk about how creative sector is shaping the economy and development with superstar musician
@koredebello
& superstar Africanist
@JDevermont
.
@MAVINRECORDS
@CSIS
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The success at
@MAVINRECORDS
doesn’t just happen. It’s an amazing team and an elite Board.
#BernieMeme
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What a night…
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Sitting on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge with no A/C because car is nearly out of gas...feels like my local team is doing some ‘welcome to Lagos’ hazing.
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In my career, I’ve now seen a few attention ebbs and flows toward Africa investment prospects.
I’m worried that the current shine on the startup ecosystem, is actually the end of the flow…
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Its not just about
@Spotify
getting more users in Africa. Its more about them giving more global exposure to great artists like
@burnaboy
. That would help
#afrobeats
artists make more money from streaming.
@TechCabal
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So excited for
@lifesize_teddy_
!
It’s been a long, insane but rewarding journey. The prophecy is here now. Super grateful to
@donjazzy
and the entire MAVIN team for betting on me.
-Poisnbby at your service 🕷️
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‘Renewable energy companies in Kenya account for 10,000 jobs—only 1,000 fewer than the national utility’
@qzafrica
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“Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”
- William Faulkner
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Some ‘experts’ explaining the success of Mavin Records in NY last week.
They didn't get one detail/number right...
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I’m predicting that China will aggressively use this debt stock as a foreign policy tool during this COVID-19 crisis. I expect debt cancellation to be key in their bilateral discussion, especially in Africa.
Just a reminder that this paper by
@Morris_ScottA
, Brad Parks and Alysha Gardner is amazing.
This chart is a summary of
@WorldBank
vs China lending, both geographically and by concessionality.
->
@CGDev
@AidData
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U.S. Development Finance Corporation (
@DFCgov
) invests $10 million in Nithio FI (
@nithiocredit
) to scale clean energy financing in Africa.
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Nigeria is expected to ADD more people over the next 20 years than the current population of Japan. (Source:
@un
)
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In this environment, nearly any African business that relies on domestic revenues but has international costs is uninvestable (for international investors). This dynamic overwhelms all others.
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“If we are to grasp the 21st century, we simply HAVE to integrate sub-Saharan Africa, and Nigeria, in particular, into our understanding of global affairs.”
-
@adam_tooze
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So many DFIs and other 'impact' platforms who get public funds complain about 'not enough bankable deals'
I don't think they understand.
If there were a bunch of bankable deals, the public sector wouldn't be providing them subsidies and financing their platforms!
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Just a reminder that this paper by
@Morris_ScottA
, Brad Parks and Alysha Gardner is amazing.
This chart is a summary of
@WorldBank
vs China lending, both geographically and by concessionality.
->
@CGDev
@AidData
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Public Development Banks play a major role in fighting poverty and climate change. Excited for the first ever meeting of all 450 banks. So much to learn!
Follow the progress here ->
@FinanceInCommon
Learn more here->
cc
@RiouxRemy
@AudreyRojkoff
@AFD_en
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Saw this interesting chart in
@TechCabal
today. Much of African PE has underperformed, but I’ve seen better performance across VC, certainly in last 5 years. So, this number was a bit surprising. Maybe I only know the good performers 😁
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Even the most successful companies have challenging cycles, often for reasons outside their control.
As an entrepreneur, you have to be ready for this…
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Hear from one of the hardest workers in the business (and uniquely effective!)
@TEGAMAVIN
@MAVINRECORDS
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.
@fraym_io
Announces Partnership With Shell Foundation To Increase Electricity Access In Sub-Saharan Africa
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For those who don’t think building the creative space has impact.
@BoySpyce
explaining how many people in Nigeria believe that creative is only for people whose families have money.
Now the world will hear his unique stories and amazing sound.
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‘How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again!’
- Mark Twain
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How many
@Spotify
users will there be in Nigeria???
- 55% of
@Spotify
users are 18-34
- Nigeria has >50 million 18-34
- of which, 6.6 million are in Lagos state
@fraym_io
@MAVINRECORDS
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TRENDING: First Lady favorite Nigerian designer Maki Oh available in US via
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Stop messin’ around and get to Nigeria people! 🇳🇬
37 of Africa’s 100 biggest city markets are located in Nigeria - via
@BusinessDayNg
and
@fraym_io
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Congratulations to
@kupandacapital
co-Founder and Partner Queen Nworisara Quinn on being named one of the 100 most influential People of African Descent (under 40), as part of the
@UN
International Decade for People of African Descent.
Link ->
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For folks that think this isn't a global game...
Calm Down by Rema became the first single to top the official MENA chart.
The original song combined with the remix featuring Selena Gomez now has over one billion streams.
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When you use financing (loans) as a tool of foriegn policy, the cancellation becomes another tool. This point is certainly lost in the newest Africa debt discussions. I expect there will be more write-offs...
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“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.”
- Steve Jobs
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I'm so grateful to have amazing partners at
@kupandacapital
. I want to take this day to celebrate them and all that has been achieved because of them.
#IWD2021
Here we are at the beginning!
#DAY1
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There are now more than 170 African artists with at least 500k in
@spotify
monthly listeners...
There used to be fewer than 10.
Source:
@chartmetric
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The world is filled with people telling everyone why things can't happen...
...surround yourself with the few people working hard to make things happen (and effectively prove the other group wrong).
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So much of life is managing conflict…
…so much of which is between your ears.
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CONFIRMED: First Lady favorite Nigerian designer Maki Oh will now be available in the US via
http://t.co/XG7h1sTeYn
http://t.co/ugfeNk5GC9
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Thanks to
@FredSwaniker
for visiting today and big thanks to
@ALAcademy
for developing epic talent that is fueling businesses across Africa, including our own.
@kupandacapital
@fraym_io
Excited to visit
@ALAcademy
alumni working with
@bj_pittman
@kupandacapital
. Inspiring to see their impact
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Congrats to the
@fraym_io
team!
Fraym has been recognized in Fast Company’s 2020
#WorldChangingIdeas
Awards competition!
Fraym‘s ML-generated data was designed to deepen the world’s understanding of places and people, and we’re humbled to be among the other innovators on the list.
Thank you
@FastCompany
! 🏆
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I can only speak to my experience with Mr. Ouko when he was AG
@AfDB_Group
...he was consistently constructive and a man of principle.
Bizarre & cynical!Investigation into the man leading investigations into the greatest heist in East African history!
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Thanks
@LeBatardShow
(&
@hbryant42
) for discussing this today. I wish more US media was focused on educating against demeaning dialogue about Africans (especially Nigerians).
cc
@JDevermont
@oviosu
@afalli
@malemayehou
@iaboyeji
@DONJAZZY
“The Nigeria part of it was insulting…it looked and felt every bit as bad as it was.” —
@hbryant42
discussed Stephen A’s comments about the Nigerian men’s basketball team.
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"Africa is not a buyout market. It's a growth capital market." from
@wsj
http://t.co/0tpgtqFJ9x
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I’m also betting that China will end up being more forward leaning and more generous in forgiveness than the
@WorldBank
. (which is more of a critique of the
@WorldBank
than a credit to China)
I’m predicting that China will aggressively use this debt stock as a foreign policy tool during this COVID-19 crisis. I expect debt cancellation to be key in their bilateral discussion, especially in Africa.
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Congrats to
@CGDev
and especially
@Leo_Benjamin
and
@toddjmoss
. Also must include the tireless work of Rob Mosbacher.
Just moments ago, the US Senate passed the
#BUILDAct
.
.
@toddjmoss
says it "will modernize the US’s development finance agency and allow the US to play a leadership role in addressing poverty, while promoting American businesses around the world."
READ:
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Afrobeat artists with
@Spotify
monthly listeners > 1m.
2018 = 1
2022 = >100
Charts by
@ndyndrsn
@MAVINRECORDS
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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
- Dr Seuss
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“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way”
-MLK Jr
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Congrats
@AfDB_Group
and the many who worked on project. Awesome. Expected to supply 15% of Kenya's power.
@DonaldKaberuka
@akin_adesina
Final turbine has now been installed at the Lake Turkana wind park - 365 turbines in under a year and 2 months ahead of schedule!
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‘Dad, I have a new business idea. It allows you to deliver my allowance through a subscription model’
- I think my 9 year old is reading too many startup blogs...
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.
@fraym_io
is showing that understanding spatial dynamics of at-risk populations is critical for health officials to guide response efforts against COVID19.
Read here ->
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Check out
@TheEconomist
Climate Issue...they use Fraym’s map in their article about how climate change is making it harder to reduce poverty in Malawi. 🇲🇼
->
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