Afridigest Week in Review: Funding for pharmaceuticals

+Deals in Namibia and Benin +DeFi lending in emerging markets +A look at country risk across the continent +Startup founder’s compensation guide +More

The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly recap for Africa-focused founders, executives, and investors, as well as interested observers.

Welcome back, friends! Welcome to Week 1’s digest. The most clicked link from last week was 'How offline agent networks are driving Africa's digital development'.

If you’re new, welcome 🙌 — you’ll receive a weekly digest like this one every Monday and, generally (but not always), an original essay/article on Saturdays. For past essays and digests, visit the archive.

Week 1 2022: January 2-8