What is Afridigest?
Afridigest is a newsletter on business and innovation, with an Africa focus.
Its target audience is startup founders, operators, investors, and other innovators interested in understanding & creating the future of business across the continent.
“Superb weekly digest…Recommended!” — Stephen Deng, Co-Founder & Partner, DFS Lab
“Serious [and] thought-provoking” — Olumide Olusanya, Founder & CEO, GlooPro
“Really impressed with the write up[s]…Quite stimulating.” — Abasiama Idaresit, CEO of Wild Fusion Group and Co-Founder/Director, Greentree Investment Company
“Great writeup[s].” — Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner, Dragonfly Capital
“Must-read” content. — Shiv Madan, Founder & CEO, Blockparty
“Really interesting insights.” — Rafal Cymerys, Managing Partner & CTO, Upside Lab
“Original thinking.” — Trevor Owens, Author, The Lean Enterprise: How Corporations Can Innovate Like Startups
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Why subscribe?
Afridigest sends out a must-read digest summarizing key events & news related to business & innovation in Africa every Monday at roughly 5pm Lagos time (GMT+1/UTC+1), as well as one other original essay on Friday or Saturday.
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It’s written by me, Emeka Ajene.
I’m based on the ground between Lagos, Nigeria; Lome, Togo; and Cotonou, Benin and I’m passionate about Africa’s emerging tech and innovation ecosystem. Business is the most powerful force for impact & positive change across Africa and this newsletter aims to act as a catalyst.
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