From banning second hand clothing to
@AdrianaLima
visiting and wearing
@AsantiiOfficial
, proudly made in Rwanda, it all started with a vision! And when the vision is contagious, everything is possible !
Thank you
@Imbuto
for the support to the Rwandan fashion industry.
Thumbs up
@RBCRwanda
. Have travelled to 7 countries since this pandemic started and you definitely have the best and most efficient organisation I have seen👍🏾👍🏾
I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the Global Fashion Summit
which takes place on 27-28 June in Copenhagen
Global Fashion Summit is the leading international forum
for sustainability in the fashion industry.
#GlobalFashionAgenda
#GlobalFashionSummit
When a major European Fashion group executive visits your company to access your manufacturing capacity and
@Rwandamigration
professionalism alone does 50% of the sales pitch, one can only express gratitude and pride . 🙏🏾
Made in Rwanda, Made in Africa to Wimbledon, to the world!
Our "Kumbatia " Blazer, designed in Tanzania, material sourced in Egypt and beautifully made in Rwanda. The power of an incredible team !
#africatotheworld
#yeswemust
I am honored to be nominated for the GUBA Manufacturing and Sustainability Award. Join me in Kigali, Rwanda on the 29th of September as we celebrate the achievements of people of African descent in style under the theme ‘Ndabaga-Drumbeat of Dreamers and Legends.’
@gubaawards
Meet Queen Kalimpinya, the rookie racer who went from co-driver to taking the wheel herself in
#Rwanda
's Mountain Gorilla Rally.
Don't miss her incredible story in
#RwandaWorks
weekly digest ⬇️
And her interview with
@AJEnglish
⬇️
Asantii turned 1!
A rollercoaster journey because YES " the struggle is real" for African fashion brands on the global scene ( Africa accounts for less than 1% in a USD 2.5 trillion industry)
But let us make our motivation, determination and passion stronger than the struggle.
@pmahirwe
@ruhumuza
Propaganda! Shingiro Mbonyumutwa has never been judged or Invicted in his life by any tribunal in the world ( including Rwanda). Let us mourn our father in peace ! Peace & Love! The world needs it!
Glad to be part of this wonderful journey that will improve the lives of thousands of rwandans and continue to place Rwanda on the international business scene. Thank you GoR for enabling this. Actions will always speak louder than words...and tweets :)
#patriotism
Glad to sign an investment deal with Pink Mango C&D to set up a modern garments factory in Kigali
#SEZ
that will produce for export & domestic mkt. Benefiting from relocating industries this Labour intensive plant will upskill our pple offering 7,500
#jobs
by year 5.
@RDBrwanda
Délocaliser la production textile en Afrique dans le but de produire et d'exporter dans le reste du monde. C'est l'ambition de la marque Asantii, lancée par la belgo-rwandaise Maryse Mbonyumutwa.
Pride!
@AsantiiOfficial
"Celebrating the winners of the Elegance Show!
Asantii, a Pan-African brand weaving inspiration and design from across the continent, claimed the coveted 1st place!
Their timeless designs stole the spotlight" ASFW Addis Ababa , Nov 4 2023
#madeinrwanda
If not today when shameless people can exploit our grievance to get attention and deal in lies , when? Facts from Rwanda, Belgium , ICTR ! Actions and facts speak louder than words !
@NadiaKabalira
@marysembo
@pmahirwe
For having already discussed this 1000 times,u know very well that an administrative decision has no weight in the face of contrary decisions by Belgian,international (ICTR) and even Rwandan criminal courts. But u can't help it. Even in the midst of grief u r unable to hold back
Thank you
@AminaJMohammed
. We are trying to change the narrative and making sure African brands are brands of impact on the continent, creating jobs and maximising value addition.
@BusingyeJohns
@AsantiiOfficial
Asante 🙏🏾 it is a collective achievement that started with banning "second hand clothing" to promote our fashion, garments and textile industries locally, regionally and internationally. The best is yet to come for the industry in Rwanda.
When our Kitoko shirt designed in DRC in cotton from Madagascar & urembo short designed in Angola in Egyptian cotton, both with a print from Ghana are
#madeInrwanda
and super loved in London you know that adding our talents can only multiply our footprint.
#africatotheworld
@TomNdahiro
Then show a tangible evidence like an " arrest warrant " for example from any of the countries or tribunal / jurisdiction that could have judged him??? He lived freely , not in hiding!
You are a sick man!! Combining stupidity and wickedness is dangerous!
Thank you for your support
@NOIweala
. In my closing speech I urged the African creatives to think big and the ecosystem around them ( governments, development institutions, capital markets, etc) to think even bigger in their support .
African creatives want to trade better and access global markets. Supporting the Afrodysee African creatives night in Geneva. Congratulations
@afrodyssee
!
@FirstLadyRwanda
A very happy 60th birthday
@FirstLadyRwanda
. Wishing you the usual ( but fundamental) suspects ie Health, Happiness and Prosperity and many more.
@TomNdahiro
@ruhumuza
@gmbonyumutwa
@jamboasbl
Living in Rwanda made me understand Twitter is a job application platform , only place where an illiterate coffee planter/boy can try to apply for a prosecutor job! I thank professionals of Justice in Rwanda, Belgium and ICTR who in 27 yrs did their job. He died free & innocent!
@RNdejuru
@Imbuto
Thank you so much for the support from idea to execution. We can and must transfer skills from abroad to build our creative industries but we can't transfer the audacity to dream & " entreprendre". This must be home grown. Rwanda has been a fertile soil for this project. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Introducing “X Collection”
Drawing inspiration from the effervescent spirit of youth, capturing those moments when individuals boldly claim their space and fearlessly chase their dreams. It’s a celebration of these instances when one authentically embrace life’s full potential.
Thank you for this wonderful and faultless 20th anniversary celebration
@Imbuto
! Inspiring achievements ,core values and energy! Out of all the "Imbuto's" you planted tonight I am taking home the one of " Responsibility" beautifully described below by HE First Lady of Rwanda.
H.E Jeannette Kagame: “What we are celebrating here today, is not a feat of charity, but rather the fulfilling of duty. The mission that drove Imbuto from the very beginning, and birthed PACFA 20 years ago, was not glory, it was responsibility.”
Congratulations to one of our members
@marysembo
, for her commitment and passion towards redefining and taking
#MadeinRwanda
and
#MadeinAfrica
to a global scale.
Taking African fashion to the world: The story of Maryse Mbonyumutwa
@NadiaKabalira
@pmahirwe
@ruhumuza
Yes an admin jurisdiction in 1999 ( ur doc)took the precaution to refuse asylum fuelled by the hate and propaganda of racists ppl like u."Criminal courts in Rwanda, Belgium ( where he lived freely) and ICTR never judged him!! He died free and innocent !
Excited to announce my new podcast on creative industries! In my 1st episode, I had the honour of interviewing
@marysembo
founder of
@AsantiiOfficial
. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Asantii's journey and hear Maryse's perspective on the fashion industry.
Lessons from
#BAL4
Innovation Summit :
- Build resilience
- Change the narrative + own its value chain, from conception to distribution and monetization.
- Creativity shifts perception + impacts democracy, as people learn about each other.
- Set and hold onto a clear vision.
@CandyBaso
@AsantiiOfficial
Un grand merci pour le soutien de l'idée à l'exécution. Nous pouvons transférer les compétences pour fortifier nos industries créatives mais nous ne pouvons transférer l'audacité de rêver et entreprendre . Elle doit être " home grow" et le Rwanda a été une terre fertile. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@PatriotNkotanyi
Thank U but I am just a link of a chain, part of a catalyst support team bringing industry experience . Credit goes to African designers, to african cotton growers & the few textile mills adding value and most importantly to the team in Rwanda acquiring skills at a great speed.
@NadiaKabalira
Mlle " Je tweet donc j'existe" ,Je vous laisse l'opportunité de re lire et rectifier votre tweet! Pour votre information la famille Mbonyumutwa compte plus de 100 personnes et la famille Mbonyumutwa n'a pas créé Jambo!
Imbutistes said their official farewell to our dear
@RNdejuru
, who was affectionately nicknamed as DGM (DG Mukuru), yesterday. Radegonde Ndejuru served as Imbuto Director General, and later, as Senior Advisor to our Chairperson
@FirstLadyRwanda
H.E Jeannette Kagame. (1/2)
🤚 ⚽ C’est une petite révolution dans le monde du
#sport
pour les non-voyants et mal-voyants.
La technologie
@touch2see
leur permet de vivre des événements
#sportifs
en temps réel.
@FRANCE24
a pu observer l’utilisation de ces tablettes lors de la
#CAN2024
en
#C
ôtedIvoire 🇨🇮 ⤵️
@gateteviews
The best time 2 be Rwandan should always be next hour, tomorrow, next week, next year !A time each Rwandan alive today can own and shape with genuine unity thoughts, words and actions ! It's our next tweet, kind word, or act of benevolence to any Rwandan
Rwandan businesses encouraged to take advantage of
#AfCFTA
.
Minister
@Ngabitsinze
noted that
@FlyRwandAir
will put in place a special cargo tariff for businesses that want to export their products under the free trade area agreement.
@TomNdahiro
Guidance! The type of speech why I am in Rwanda despite your intimidation for years! Listen you might learn a thing or two! Bullying is easy I leave it to people without imagination.
@TomNdahiro
@gmbonyumutwa
@PVerlindenJst
Nizeye ko umunsi uzapfa abana bawe bazahabwa condoléances kuko bapfushije umubyeyi niba koko icyaha ari gatozi I! Byitwa ubumuntu, human decency! The only research you should be allowed to do is a research on " how to be a researcher" !
#fightmediocracy
@AliceNkulikiyi1
Thank you
@AliceNkulikiyi1
. Honoured to have the opportunity to bring an African voice ( manufacturing and fashion) to this major summit.
@TomNdahiro
@ruhumuza
@gmbonyumutwa
Guidance!! Listen to him , you might learn a thing or two! This type of speech is the the reason why I am in Rwanda against all odds and despite your intimidation for years! Bullying is too easy , I leave it to people without imagination .
@milasoa
We ( africa fashion houses and beyond) need support indeed. Currently if we were to apply the same margins Asantii would be more expensive in most African countries than it is currently in The UK , EU and the US.
@_AfricanUnion
@AfCFTA