Afridigest Week in Review: B2B e-commerce is booming

+Spotlight on Jumia +Media matters +Key Big 4 Metrics +M&A moves +Startup Wise Guys enter the fray +Essays galore +Powerful podcasts +And much more

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

Welcome back, friends! The most clicked link from last week was the piece on the myth of exponential hypergrowth and the elephant curve. And in case you missed it, on Saturday we published 'three insights from the hierarchy of venture opportunities in Africa.'

This week’s newsletter is even longer than usual, and I hope you’ll find it as interesting to read as I did to write. If you enjoy it, let me know by sharing it across your social networks and with your colleagues. Thanks in advance. And with that said, let’s get into Week 11.

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