Afridigest Week in Review: Major M&A moves

+Market downturn in the African context +GIFs galore +Music streaming across Africa +Catching up with Kenya's Kune +The everything economy +Optimizing for feelings +Endeavor Nigeria's new report +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 Sequoia Capital’s Doug Leone on building an enduring company. And in case you missed it, I published 'The top smartphones in Africa' less than 24 hours ago.

This week, we’re having some fun at Afridigest. I heard you like GIFs so we packed several in today’s newsletter—GIFs galore!—& otherwise tinkered with the usual format. If you enjoy this version, let me know by sharing it wherever you typically share this sort of thing — Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack groups, etc. And if you hate it, that’s cool too — but let me know what you think: Whatsapp, email.

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 (if the universe permits). For past essays and digest…