"Hundreds of creators in Nigeria make more than $100,000/year. A few of them, like Mark Angel, make millions. This means that the Nigerian Creator Economy already is a multi-million dollar industry. This money mostly comes from ads placed on Creators’ video content on YouTube and

Co-Founder Of Nigeria’s Largest Bank Among 6 Killed In California Helicopter Crash go.forbes.com/c/heBj

If I were a VC looking for the gems in Africa, I'd craft my investment thesis around exporting African culture to a worldwide audience. Afrobeats and Nollywood made waves through global streaming. So where next? Well, African fashion is high heat 🔥

Wow... The OpenAI Sora team dropped 5 new videos that are bananas! (Almost no exaggeration.😬) Check them here:

Africa has never lied to you, to me, or to any multinational company. It's time we started believing it. The continent has never promised an enabling business environment. My latest on the exit (yet again) of multinational companies. christenseninstitute.org/blog/the-great…

Lots of energy around creative industries today in Kigali at the Africa CEO Forum -- creative industries are growing in #Africa & potential development impact is huge. Great to see Carole Umulinga Karemera, Jocelyn Muhutu-Remy from Spotify & others Marie Lora-Mungai at the event IFC

What a day! The #AfricaCEOforum2024 comes to a close, and what an honor it has been to speak with Africa’s Business Leaders! Africa CEO Forum

The recently concluded #ACF2024 by the IFC Africa was an excellent platform for engaging with peers, market leaders, and the public sector. I was particularly grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Creative Industry roundtable...

IFC Africa HEVA Fund Additionally, I challenged governments increase efforts in protection of intellectual property protection & reduction of piracy which has a significant impact on revenues. Thank you Marie Lora-Mungai for expert moderation. Maggie Mutesi thank you for inviting me to an interview.

Don’t miss our #webinar tomorrow, on 2 April 2025 🚨 ➡️This study provides insights into what drives success in Africa’s cultural and creative industries and how they compare to other emerging markets. ➡️ Register now: lnkd.in/dU6GhspY 🔗 Join : lnkd.in/em3DXQhz

👏 Over 180 participants joined our #webinar on Success Stories in the Creative Industries in Africa & Emerging Markets ➡️ CCIs drive economic growth ➡️ Financial tools ➡️ Success stories 🇪🇺 The #EU's CREA Fund unlocked €20M+ in financing for CCIs. 🔗 shorturl.at/uWOcB

1/2 💯 "African filmmakers, we need to talk about AI" This viral Linkedin post from Marie Lora-Mungai sparked a timely podcast conversation with Andile Masuku about the future of African cinema. 🔑 Her advice? Stop fundraising, start creating, and "build in public."

2/2 ▶️ Listen to Andile Masuku's full conversation with Marie Lora-Mungai on why African filmmakers must adapt to AI or risk being left behind. "People are raising millions for movies they can make at home today" - Marie Lora-Mungai 🎧 Listen now: ✅ africantechroundup.com/pod-stop-raisi…

African filmmakers: We need to talk about AI 👽.  ⏱ While you’re spending hours in the edit suite, writing grant applications, or attending festivals, AI has already rewritten the script for the entire industry. Read my viral post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/marielor…

Adapt to AI now or be left behind🏃🏿. 🎙That's basically the message behind my latest #podcast interview, this time with African Tech Roundup. Listen on: Spotify: lnkd.in/dsSb239y Apple Music: lnkd.in/dj7ZBUG3 SoundCloud: lnkd.in/duwySSic

AI disruption isn't coming to African creative industries - it's already here ⚠️ 📰 This week, Andile Masuku contends with Marie Lora-Mungai telling him "your voice talent job is going to disappear" & what it means for all 🌍'n creatives. #TechTidesTuesday africantechroundup.com/op-ed-when-ai-…

It's #TechTidesTuesday, and my reflections on how AI is already disrupting my creative work come in the wake of Shopify's jarring internal AI memo leak. 📰 🙌🏾 Special thanks to Marie Lora-Mungai and Hussein Dembel Sow for inspiring this piece and challenging my thinking!

MAVIN, transformé en géant mondial grâce à Kupanda Capital, incarne la nouvelle ère des industries créatives africaines. Données, vision, structure = succès. Par Marie Lora-Mungai africa-news-agency.com/mavin-records-… #MavinRecords #Afrobeats #IndustriesCréatives #Kupanda #DonJazzy

MAVIN became a global creative powerhouse with Kupanda Capital’s backing. Data, vision, and structure turned the game around. By Marie Lora-Mungai #MavinRecords #Afrobeats #CreativeIndustries #AfricaRising #DonJazzy #Kupanda #MusicBusiness africa-news-agency.com/mavin-records-…

📆 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁), 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 📈 If the continent is on track to