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TOP 10 GREATEST MEMBERS OF AFRISA INTERNATIONAL OF TABU LEY.
Born Pascal Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, is only compared to Franco Luambo and for a very good reason. On top for over 35 years with his Afrisa International, here are the top ten greatest Rhumba artists to have worked under Tabu Ley. From Dr. Nico Kassanda, Sam Mangwana, Papa Wemba, Madilu System, Pepe Ndombe, Mavatiku visi Michelino, Mbilia Bel, Faya Tess, Mekanisi Modeiro, Lokassa ya Mbongo, to Malage de Lugendo…
1. Dr. NICO KASSANDA wa Mikalayi: Initially, co-leader of African Fiesta, alongside Tabu Ley early 1963, Dr. Nico left for Tanzania where he had a very successful career as leader of African Fiesta Sukisa. However when things weren’t going so well, Dr. Nico returned to his former partner Tabu Ley in Afrisa in 1980 for some inspiration and rejuvenation.
2. SAM MANGWANA: Long before he joined Franco, Tabu Ley had seen the musical genius in Sam Mangwana. Mangwana joined Afrisa from 1963 to 1967. He left briefly for Brazzavile and returned to Afrisa. One unfortunate incident led to his departure from Afrisa. Mobutu had invited top bands for a public holiday celebration and Tabu Ley and his band were late. This earned the band a three month suspension and during this time Sam Mangwana left only to return much later 1978 after his days with TPOK.
3. MADILU SYSTEM: Like Sam Mangwana, long before he was known by the TPOK fans, Madilu System was a member of Afrisa. One time, Afrisa was to tour Europe and then budding Madilu assumed he was part of the travelling party. Un be-known to him, his name was replaced in the travelling entourage the previous night. Madillu System arrived at L’aereport Ndjili with great expectations only to be left stranded and embarrassed. That was his last encounter with Afrisa.
4. PAPA WEMBA: Born Jules Shungu Wembandio Pene Kikumba, Papa Wemba in a surprise move left his band Viva la Musica in DRC and joined Afrisa in Paris from 1979-1982 mainly to learn more of Tabu Ley’s infusion of Cuban and Western pop and his mastery of big stage performances especially for the Western audience.
5. PEPE NDOMBE: Long before the TPOK house poached him, this musical giant was the lead vocalist of Afrisa from 1968 up to mid-1970s. He left the band to join TPOK as replacement for Sam Mangwana. One of his greatest hits in Afrisa Hortense, was done in collaboration with Tabu Ley.
6. MBILIA BEL: Born Mbilia Mboyo Marie-Claire, she dropped out of school at age 17 to pursue musical career under Abeti Masikini in 1977. Mbilia Bel joined Afrisa in 1981 for an audition where Tabu Ley hired her on the spot and gave her the stage name Mbilia Bel. Mbilia's sexy good looks and limpid soprano revitalized Afrisa and sent its records streaking, once again, to the very top of the charts and Afrisa was now at par with TPOK Jazz. Her song Mpeve ya Longo was revolutionary. Written by Tabu Ley having it sung by a woman from the woman's point of view was a rare episode in the male-dominated world of Congolese music. Several other hits followed the same mold. Eswi Wapi (where di it hurt you) Nakei Nairobi (am going to Nairobi) Nadina, Beyanga, Mobali na Ngai Wana (this husband of mine) Faux pas, are just samples of her great works with Afrisa. Tabu Ley and Mbilia married and got a daughter Melodie in 1986. Rumours of Mbilia’s attempted suicide made things worse and when Tabu Ley begun to bring other women (Faya Tess, Beyou Ciel etc) to the band in 1987 marked Mbilia’s departure from Afrisa. Mbilia’s solo album Phenomene (produced by Rigo Star) contained six tracks all believed to have been composed by Tabu Ley, are her best works to date.
7. LOKASSA YA MBONGO: Born Lokasa Kassia Denis, he Joined Tabu Ley in 1968 under African Fiesta National and stayed there for 10 years. Lokassa took the European stage in Paris by storm during Afrisa’s 1970 breakthrough performances at the famed Olympia. In 1978, during one of Afrisa's numerous tours, Lokassa and several band mates dropped out in Abidjan to try something new.
8. MAVATIKU VISI MICHELINO: Long before his association with TPOK, Michelino was a guitarist and vocalist of initially African Fiesta, then African Fiesta National and later Afrisa, all led by Tabu ley and only left after 1974 to join TPOK Jazz.
9. FAYA TESS: Born in 1966 in Kinshasa, Faya Tess calls herself ‘the fresh water mermaid’ and refers to Tabu Ley as Lord Tabu Ley. Faya Tess joined Afrisa in 1986, a year to Mbilia’s departure and stayed on for 10 years until 1996. She continues to hold the torch for Afrisa, remaking some of the group’s greatest hits and keeping Rhumba alive. She is well loved across the continent and beyond for staying true to her rhumba and Afrisa roots.
10. Mekanisi Modeiro
11. Malage de Lugendo
Other big names to have worked under Tabu Ley are; Pompom Kuleta, Empompo Loway (saxophonist) Rigo Star (rhythm guitar) Emani Shaba Kahamba, Attel Mbumba (Rhythm guitarist), Paul 'Bopol' Mansiamina (Rhythm Guitarist) Dizzy Mandjeku (guitarist) Mpanga Brazzos, Wawali Bonane, Kiesse Diambu, Huit Kilos Nseka Bumwela (guitarist), Djefard Lukombo, Dodo Munoko (singer) Habiba Batantu, Dino Vangu, Beyou Ciel, Kwamy Mujos. Hussein Kalondji (Rhythm Guitar), Miss Blandine (singer / dancer), Kib Doughlas Misapi (guitarist) Parigo Asuko (drummer) Ringo Moyo drummer, Henriette "Miss Bora" Borauzima (singer / dancer)
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Born Pascal Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, is only compared to Franco Luambo and for a very good reason. On top for over 35 years with his Afrisa International, here are the top ten greatest Rhumba artists to have worked under Tabu Ley. From Dr. Nico Kassanda, Sam Mangwana, Papa Wemba, Madilu System, Pepe Ndombe, Mavatiku visi Michelino, Mbilia Bel, Faya Tess, Mekanisi Modeiro, Lokassa ya Mbongo, to Malage de Lugendo…
1. Dr. NICO KASSANDA wa Mikalayi: Initially, co-leader of African Fiesta, alongside Tabu Ley early 1963, Dr. Nico left for Tanzania where he had a very successful career as leader of African Fiesta Sukisa. However when things weren’t going so well, Dr. Nico returned to his former partner Tabu Ley in Afrisa in 1980 for some inspiration and rejuvenation.
2. SAM MANGWANA: Long before he joined Franco, Tabu Ley had seen the musical genius in Sam Mangwana. Mangwana joined Afrisa from 1963 to 1967. He left briefly for Brazzavile and returned to Afrisa. One unfortunate incident led to his departure from Afrisa. Mobutu had invited top bands for a public holiday celebration and Tabu Ley and his band were late. This earned the band a three month suspension and during this time Sam Mangwana left only to return much later 1978 after his days with TPOK.
3. MADILU SYSTEM: Like Sam Mangwana, long before he was known by the TPOK fans, Madilu System was a member of Afrisa. One time, Afrisa was to tour Europe and then budding Madilu assumed he was part of the travelling party. Un be-known to him, his name was replaced in the travelling entourage the previous night. Madillu System arrived at L’aereport Ndjili with great expectations only to be left stranded and embarrassed. That was his last encounter with Afrisa.
4. PAPA WEMBA: Born Jules Shungu Wembandio Pene Kikumba, Papa Wemba in a surprise move left his band Viva la Musica in DRC and joined Afrisa in Paris from 1979-1982 mainly to learn more of Tabu Ley’s infusion of Cuban and Western pop and his mastery of big stage performances especially for the Western audience.
5. PEPE NDOMBE: Long before the TPOK house poached him, this musical giant was the lead vocalist of Afrisa from 1968 up to mid-1970s. He left the band to join TPOK as replacement for Sam Mangwana. One of his greatest hits in Afrisa Hortense, was done in collaboration with Tabu Ley.
6. MBILIA BEL: Born Mbilia Mboyo Marie-Claire, she dropped out of school at age 17 to pursue musical career under Abeti Masikini in 1977. Mbilia Bel joined Afrisa in 1981 for an audition where Tabu Ley hired her on the spot and gave her the stage name Mbilia Bel. Mbilia's sexy good looks and limpid soprano revitalized Afrisa and sent its records streaking, once again, to the very top of the charts and Afrisa was now at par with TPOK Jazz. Her song Mpeve ya Longo was revolutionary. Written by Tabu Ley having it sung by a woman from the woman's point of view was a rare episode in the male-dominated world of Congolese music. Several other hits followed the same mold. Eswi Wapi (where di it hurt you) Nakei Nairobi (am going to Nairobi) Nadina, Beyanga, Mobali na Ngai Wana (this husband of mine) Faux pas, are just samples of her great works with Afrisa. Tabu Ley and Mbilia married and got a daughter Melodie in 1986. Rumours of Mbilia’s attempted suicide made things worse and when Tabu Ley begun to bring other women (Faya Tess, Beyou Ciel etc) to the band in 1987 marked Mbilia’s departure from Afrisa. Mbilia’s solo album Phenomene (produced by Rigo Star) contained six tracks all believed to have been composed by Tabu Ley, are her best works to date.
7. LOKASSA YA MBONGO: Born Lokasa Kassia Denis, he Joined Tabu Ley in 1968 under African Fiesta National and stayed there for 10 years. Lokassa took the European stage in Paris by storm during Afrisa’s 1970 breakthrough performances at the famed Olympia. In 1978, during one of Afrisa's numerous tours, Lokassa and several band mates dropped out in Abidjan to try something new.
8. MAVATIKU VISI MICHELINO: Long before his association with TPOK, Michelino was a guitarist and vocalist of initially African Fiesta, then African Fiesta National and later Afrisa, all led by Tabu ley and only left after 1974 to join TPOK Jazz.
9. FAYA TESS: Born in 1966 in Kinshasa, Faya Tess calls herself ‘the fresh water mermaid’ and refers to Tabu Ley as Lord Tabu Ley. Faya Tess joined Afrisa in 1986, a year to Mbilia’s departure and stayed on for 10 years until 1996. She continues to hold the torch for Afrisa, remaking some of the group’s greatest hits and keeping Rhumba alive. She is well loved across the continent and beyond for staying true to her rhumba and Afrisa roots.
10. Mekanisi Modeiro
11. Malage de Lugendo
Other big names to have worked under Tabu Ley are; Pompom Kuleta, Empompo Loway (saxophonist) Rigo Star (rhythm guitar) Emani Shaba Kahamba, Attel Mbumba (Rhythm guitarist), Paul 'Bopol' Mansiamina (Rhythm Guitarist) Dizzy Mandjeku (guitarist) Mpanga Brazzos, Wawali Bonane, Kiesse Diambu, Huit Kilos Nseka Bumwela (guitarist), Djefard Lukombo, Dodo Munoko (singer) Habiba Batantu, Dino Vangu, Beyou Ciel, Kwamy Mujos. Hussein Kalondji (Rhythm Guitar), Miss Blandine (singer / dancer), Kib Doughlas Misapi (guitarist) Parigo Asuko (drummer) Ringo Moyo drummer, Henriette "Miss Bora" Borauzima (singer / dancer)
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These are the Muse Brothers. Their biological names are George and Willie Muse. They were two albino brothers; the grandsons of former slàves and sons of tobacco sharecroppers born in Roanoke, Virginia, in the 1890’s.
In 1899 George and Willie Muse were kidn@pped as boys in Truevine, Virginia by bounty hunters and were forced into the circus, labeled as “frèak show” performers. Upon their càpture, they were falsely told that their mother was dèad and that they would never return home .
Their owners showcased the brothers in circuses where they were exploited for profit in so-called freak shows. The Muse Brothers became famous across the United States as “Eko and Iko”, the “White Ecuadorian C@nnibals”, the “Sheep Headed Men”, the “Sheep Headed C@nnibals”, the “Ministers from Dahomey” and “Ambassadors from Mars”.
George and Willie were forced to grow their hair into massive “dreadlocks“ which together with their white skin and blùish eyes were exhibited as ràrities. They were also billed as “Darwin’s Missing Links” and “Nature’s Greatest Mistakes”. The boys were not permitted to go to school, neither were they paid for their work. They were literally kept in slàvery, earning nothing despite thousands of people who paid to see them. Their only rewards were clownish attire they wore for the shows and food meant to keep the ‘assets’ alive.
One of their owners had found that George and Willie harboured the ability to play any song on almost any instrument, from the xylophone to the saxophone and mandolin, and that made them even more famous and more valuable ‘assets’ to owners of travelling circuses. However, after all this time, their illitèrate mother had not ceased looking for her boys.
In the fall of 1927, the brothers were on a tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to Roanoke, little did the boys know they were coming home from which they had disàppeared nearly three decades back. It came to their mother’s attention that the The Greatest Show On Earth was in town and she was determined to find them. It was a tough decision to confront the Ringling Brothers who were powerful multimillionaires who also had the attention of the heavyweight politicians and law enforcement agencies.
Their mother tracked them down and eventually found the boys working for the Ringling Brothers circus and surprised them while they were on stage and their family reunited, 28 years later since they had gone missing in the very same town. The p00r and pòwerless Black woman stood up to police and big shot circus owners and successfully took her sons home.
In 1899 George and Willie Muse were kidn@pped as boys in Truevine, Virginia by bounty hunters and were forced into the circus, labeled as “frèak show” performers. Upon their càpture, they were falsely told that their mother was dèad and that they would never return home .
Their owners showcased the brothers in circuses where they were exploited for profit in so-called freak shows. The Muse Brothers became famous across the United States as “Eko and Iko”, the “White Ecuadorian C@nnibals”, the “Sheep Headed Men”, the “Sheep Headed C@nnibals”, the “Ministers from Dahomey” and “Ambassadors from Mars”.
George and Willie were forced to grow their hair into massive “dreadlocks“ which together with their white skin and blùish eyes were exhibited as ràrities. They were also billed as “Darwin’s Missing Links” and “Nature’s Greatest Mistakes”. The boys were not permitted to go to school, neither were they paid for their work. They were literally kept in slàvery, earning nothing despite thousands of people who paid to see them. Their only rewards were clownish attire they wore for the shows and food meant to keep the ‘assets’ alive.
One of their owners had found that George and Willie harboured the ability to play any song on almost any instrument, from the xylophone to the saxophone and mandolin, and that made them even more famous and more valuable ‘assets’ to owners of travelling circuses. However, after all this time, their illitèrate mother had not ceased looking for her boys.
In the fall of 1927, the brothers were on a tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to Roanoke, little did the boys know they were coming home from which they had disàppeared nearly three decades back. It came to their mother’s attention that the The Greatest Show On Earth was in town and she was determined to find them. It was a tough decision to confront the Ringling Brothers who were powerful multimillionaires who also had the attention of the heavyweight politicians and law enforcement agencies.
Their mother tracked them down and eventually found the boys working for the Ringling Brothers circus and surprised them while they were on stage and their family reunited, 28 years later since they had gone missing in the very same town. The p00r and pòwerless Black woman stood up to police and big shot circus owners and successfully took her sons home.
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Umewahi Kuwa Hapa?
Hili ni Jumba la Makumbusho jipya la Kifalme la foumban nchini Kamerun
Jumba la kumbukumbu la kimataifa la Royal Bamoun linapatikana ndani ya jumba hilo. Inajivunia mkusanyiko mbalimbali wa vipande 10,000, vingi vikiwa ni kazi za sanaa za karne nyingi, zinazosimulia historia na kumbukumbu za wafalme na masultani wa Bamoun. Hii ni moja ya falme kongwe katika Afrika Nyeusi (kutoka 1394 hadi leo).
Hili ni Jumba la Makumbusho jipya la Kifalme la foumban nchini Kamerun
Jumba la kumbukumbu la kimataifa la Royal Bamoun linapatikana ndani ya jumba hilo. Inajivunia mkusanyiko mbalimbali wa vipande 10,000, vingi vikiwa ni kazi za sanaa za karne nyingi, zinazosimulia historia na kumbukumbu za wafalme na masultani wa Bamoun. Hii ni moja ya falme kongwe katika Afrika Nyeusi (kutoka 1394 hadi leo).
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LeBron James with no father, no college education, no education, and very few role models other than his single mother Gloria.
They gave this poor young black boy $420,000 a week at age 18 to play basketball 🏀 and become the face of the $75 billion NBA!
He married his high school sweetheart Savannah, never got arrested, never did drugs, and never humiliated his wife with stories of cheating.
Never heard from her, not even a parking ticket. Excellent father. Very involved in his 3 kids' activities. The greatest player of all time!
20 years later. Same old. Same maturity. Same wife. Same family. Reputation intact. A billionaire making over $2 million a week. Sent over 2,300 at-risk kids from his hometown to college all expenses paid.
They gave this poor young black boy $420,000 a week at age 18 to play basketball 🏀 and become the face of the $75 billion NBA!
He married his high school sweetheart Savannah, never got arrested, never did drugs, and never humiliated his wife with stories of cheating.
Never heard from her, not even a parking ticket. Excellent father. Very involved in his 3 kids' activities. The greatest player of all time!
20 years later. Same old. Same maturity. Same wife. Same family. Reputation intact. A billionaire making over $2 million a week. Sent over 2,300 at-risk kids from his hometown to college all expenses paid.
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Watoto wa 2000 hatuhusiki humu?
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JUST IN 😱😲‼️
Elon Musk has overtaken Mansa Musa to become the Richest Man in History with a net worth of $436 billion.
Mansa Musa had a net worth of $400 billion according to estimates.
Elon Musk is now wealthier than 150 countries in the world if we compare their GDP to his net worth.
He is richer than every country in Africa by GDP. 🤯
F0ll0w MUSIC TREND 4 Möré ❤️
Elon Musk has overtaken Mansa Musa to become the Richest Man in History with a net worth of $436 billion.
Mansa Musa had a net worth of $400 billion according to estimates.
Elon Musk is now wealthier than 150 countries in the world if we compare their GDP to his net worth.
He is richer than every country in Africa by GDP. 🤯
F0ll0w MUSIC TREND 4 Möré ❤️
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ZimNews24 : Zimbabwean inventor and entrepreneur, Chikumbutso, has successfully developed one of the world's first self-powering electric vehicles that requires no fuel, no recharging, and no external input.
The Saith FEV, designed by Chikumbutso's company, Saith Technologies, is a full electric vehicle powered entirely by radio waves. This innovative technology has the potential to revolutionize the automotive industry and transform the way we think about energy.
The Saith FEV, designed by Chikumbutso's company, Saith Technologies, is a full electric vehicle powered entirely by radio waves. This innovative technology has the potential to revolutionize the automotive industry and transform the way we think about energy.
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“The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes
Children, I come back today
To tell you a story of the long dark way
That I had to climb, that I had to know
In order that the race might live and grow.
Look at my face dark as the night
Yet shining like the sun with love’s true light
I am the child they stole from the sand
three hundred years ago in Africa’s land.
I am the dark girl who crossed the wide sea
Carrying in my body the seed of the free.
I am the woman who worked in the field
Bringing the cotton and the corn to yield.
I am the one who labored as a slave,
Beaten and mistreated for the work I gave
Children sold away from me, husband sold, too.
No safety , no love, no respect was I due.
Three hundred years in the deepest South:
But God put a song and a prayer in my mouth .
God put a dream like steel in my soul.
Now, through my children, I’m reaching the goal.
Now, through my children, young and free,
I realize the blessings deed to me.
I couldn’t read then. I couldn’t write.
I had nothing, back there in the night.
Sometimes, the valley was filled with tears,
But I kept trudging on through the lonely years.
Sometimes, the road was hot with the sun,
But I had to keep on till my work was done:
I had to keep on! No stopping for me
I was the seed of the coming Free.
I nourished the dream that nothing could smother
Deep in my breast, the Negro mother.
I had only hope then, but now through you,
Dark ones of today, my dreams must come true:
All you dark children in the world out there,
Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair.
Remember my years, heavy with sorrow.
And make of those years a torch for tomorrow.
Make of my pass a road to the light
Out of the darkness, the ignorance, the night.
Lift high my banner out of the dust.
Stand like free men supporting my trust.
Believe in the right, let none push you back.
Remember the whip and the slaver’s track.
Remember how the strong in struggle and strife
Still bar you the way, and deny you life.
But march ever forward, breaking down bars.
Look ever upward at the sun and the stars.
Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers
Impel you forever up the great stairs.
For I will be with you till no white brother
Dares keep down the children of the Negro Mother.
Photo: Jackson, Mississippi circa 1935.
Children, I come back today
To tell you a story of the long dark way
That I had to climb, that I had to know
In order that the race might live and grow.
Look at my face dark as the night
Yet shining like the sun with love’s true light
I am the child they stole from the sand
three hundred years ago in Africa’s land.
I am the dark girl who crossed the wide sea
Carrying in my body the seed of the free.
I am the woman who worked in the field
Bringing the cotton and the corn to yield.
I am the one who labored as a slave,
Beaten and mistreated for the work I gave
Children sold away from me, husband sold, too.
No safety , no love, no respect was I due.
Three hundred years in the deepest South:
But God put a song and a prayer in my mouth .
God put a dream like steel in my soul.
Now, through my children, I’m reaching the goal.
Now, through my children, young and free,
I realize the blessings deed to me.
I couldn’t read then. I couldn’t write.
I had nothing, back there in the night.
Sometimes, the valley was filled with tears,
But I kept trudging on through the lonely years.
Sometimes, the road was hot with the sun,
But I had to keep on till my work was done:
I had to keep on! No stopping for me
I was the seed of the coming Free.
I nourished the dream that nothing could smother
Deep in my breast, the Negro mother.
I had only hope then, but now through you,
Dark ones of today, my dreams must come true:
All you dark children in the world out there,
Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair.
Remember my years, heavy with sorrow.
And make of those years a torch for tomorrow.
Make of my pass a road to the light
Out of the darkness, the ignorance, the night.
Lift high my banner out of the dust.
Stand like free men supporting my trust.
Believe in the right, let none push you back.
Remember the whip and the slaver’s track.
Remember how the strong in struggle and strife
Still bar you the way, and deny you life.
But march ever forward, breaking down bars.
Look ever upward at the sun and the stars.
Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers
Impel you forever up the great stairs.
For I will be with you till no white brother
Dares keep down the children of the Negro Mother.
Photo: Jackson, Mississippi circa 1935.
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The Huguenot Tunnel in South Africa 🇿🇦 is the longest road tunnel in Africa .
The 3.9km tunnel was officially opened in March 1988 and provides a shorter route, 11km less than the original route over the pass. According to the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT), the tunnel accommodates over 12,000 vehicles daily. Located near Cape Town, South Africa, the tunnel extends the N1 national road through the Du Toitskloof mountains, linking Paarl and Worcester. This route offers a significantly safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes), and shorter (by 11km) alternative to the old Du Toitskloof Pass, which traversed the mountain.
The 3.9km tunnel was officially opened in March 1988 and provides a shorter route, 11km less than the original route over the pass. According to the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT), the tunnel accommodates over 12,000 vehicles daily. Located near Cape Town, South Africa, the tunnel extends the N1 national road through the Du Toitskloof mountains, linking Paarl and Worcester. This route offers a significantly safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes), and shorter (by 11km) alternative to the old Du Toitskloof Pass, which traversed the mountain.
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Nigeria 🇳🇬
From a school drop-out to a builder of electric vehicles, this is the story of Mustapha.
Mustapha Abubakar Gajibo, a 31-year-old entrepreneur from Nigeria, is revolutionizing sustainable transport with his solar-powered electric buses. A university dropout, he has become a key innovator, creating a 12-seater bus that travels up to 212 kilometers on a single charge at speeds of 110 km/h.
Built with 65% locally sourced materials and featuring air conditioning and voice commands, his buses are now operating in Maiduguri, with plans for expansion. Mustapha is making history as the creator of Sub-Saharan Africa's first homemade electric vehicle.
He also converts fuel cars into electric vehicles.
Africa is on the rise!
PEACE ✌🏿
#risk_is_growth
#afropreneur
#homeland_initiatives
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From a school drop-out to a builder of electric vehicles, this is the story of Mustapha.
Mustapha Abubakar Gajibo, a 31-year-old entrepreneur from Nigeria, is revolutionizing sustainable transport with his solar-powered electric buses. A university dropout, he has become a key innovator, creating a 12-seater bus that travels up to 212 kilometers on a single charge at speeds of 110 km/h.
Built with 65% locally sourced materials and featuring air conditioning and voice commands, his buses are now operating in Maiduguri, with plans for expansion. Mustapha is making history as the creator of Sub-Saharan Africa's first homemade electric vehicle.
He also converts fuel cars into electric vehicles.
Africa is on the rise!
PEACE ✌🏿
#risk_is_growth
#afropreneur
#homeland_initiatives