Afridigest Week in Review: Israel comes to Africa

+Curtains close for Kenya's Kune +10 things I learned while building Gozem +African startups are solving real challenges despite the downturn +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, old and friends! Apologies for the delay here. The most clicked link last week was Sam Gerstenzang’s 'What I learned at Stripe.' And if case you missed it, I published a new piece, '10 lessons I learned while building Africa's super app.'

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