Afridigest Week in Review: Considerable funding for furniture

+10% of funds raised go to Francophone Africa +The first private mobile money license in Ethiopia is here +Layoffs & the impact of the market downturn +Zambia's first officially registered VC fund

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! Thanks for your patience with this Week in Review — I unplugged a bit for a few reasons last week, but the next WiR (Week 32's) should arrive on Monday as usual (and what a week it was). In any case, the most clicked link last week was Tanay Jaipuria’s 'Time-to-Utility and Jobs to be Done.'

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