Afridigest Week in Review: Silver Lake's maiden Africa Tech deal

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Welcome back, friends! The most clicked link from last week was the 'Always be hiring' playbook. And if you missed yesterday’s Fintech Review (& it was a v. solid one), the full version is available here to Afridigest supporters.

📌 If last year in Africa Tech was the year of the unicorn, then this year, to me, seems to be the year of the bright spotlight on issues of ethical misconduct, poor management practices, & hostile workplaces. But sunlight is the best disinfectant as they say. 🌞 That said, it’d be great if you, dear reader, would consider becoming a paid supporter of this newsletter — especially if you get professional/commercial value from it. (Oh and if you’ll be in Lagos in November, we’re planning another meetup — sign-up here.)

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