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Why super apps are proliferating across emerging markets | Part 1
A new generation of Asian & African super apps are following the playbook WeChat originated
Emeka Ajene
May 24, 2020
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How Africa's super app landscape is evolving
Super apps are trending across the continent; here's a primer on who, what, where, and why.
Emeka Ajene
Jul 10, 2021
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10 lessons I learned while building Africa's super app
“If a snake fails to show its venom, children will use it to tie firewood.”
Emeka Ajene
Jun 27
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The top smartphone apps in Africa
An examination of the top Google Play apps across multiple African markets helps uncover hidden insights & aids market understanding.
Emeka Ajene
Jun 12
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Afridigest Week in Review: Strive-ing for cyber security
+Doing early stage tech M&A deals in Africa +More on Flutterwave's Kenya situation +Thinking about Africa's population +Tiger Global's mistakes +Ask Me…
Emeka Ajene
Jul 26
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How (African) startups should think about growth
Ansoff's matrix is a powerful but underutilized growth strategy tool, especially for startups in Africa
Emeka Ajene
Jul 18, 2020
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Afridigest Week in Review: Fintech building blocs
+Wave layoffs, Duplo's pulled term sheet +3 of top 10 crypto owning countries are in Africa +Problems with VC (virtual cards) +How Coinbase operates…
Emeka Ajene
Jul 18
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Afridigest Week in Review: Digitizing traditional trade
+Digitizing traditional B2B e-commerce +African fintech unicorns in Kenya +The major opportunity for African VCs +News, Tweets of the Week, Events, and…
Emeka Ajene
Aug 1
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Afridigest Week in Review: Autotech's ascent
+Africa's Total Adressable Markets +Cash as a moat +Flutterwave's fresh fiasco +Amazon in Africa +Lessons for African from Southeast Asia +2022 Nigeria…
Emeka Ajene
Jul 11
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A fantastic February for tech startups in Africa
From M&A and strategic minority investments to the opportunity in financial infrastructure to the race to onboard users to web3, here's what happened…
Emeka Ajene
Mar 5
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How offline agent networks are driving Africa's digital development
Agent networks are well known across Africa in the realm of digital financial services, but they're increasingly being used, beyond mobile money, as a…
Emeka Ajene
Aug 16, 2021
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Why B2C e-commerce hasn't yet scaled in African markets
This week, select members of the Afridigest Thought Circle—an expert community of founders, investors, executives, and thinkers—provide insight…
Emeka Ajene
Sep 12, 2020
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