Afridigest Week in Review: An African fintech exit 🤩

+A quiet week for deals +Blitzscaling or blitzfailing? +Another one for Reliance Jio +Contrarianism +Safaricom's story +Android in Africa +Much more

The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly business & innovation recap for founders, operators, and investors in African markets, as well as interested observers. Welcome back! Some quick news for you:

• Since Week 26’s digest, I published this article on Nigeria’s OPay.

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Week 27 2020