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From Ben Thompson's Stratechery:
"I would argue the opposite: Apple is not too late, they are taking the correct approach up-and-down the stack, and

This is interesting. Lots of opaque language, but also some very cool things to look forward to.

In April, Nigeria's tech minister Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani announced the country would build its own multilingual language model. The goal was to help

This is one of my favorite Rest of World stories ever(!).

It's a report about Filipino Catholics replicating traditional churches, mass, and festivals on

Friday was my last day at Rest of World as the Africa Editor. I’m proud of the nuanced and thoughtful reporting that the

In the latest edition of Communiqué, I explore the question, "What does it take for a country to package and export its culture

My two cents on how the adoption of AI tools will spread across Nigeria. Speaking at the Global Tech Africa conference in July.

These Were Nigeria's 100 Brightest Teenagers in 2009. Where Are They Now?

With its popularity in Hausa-speaking Northern Nigeria, TikTok has become an unexpectedly powerful weapon in the hands of armed groups who join trends

Nigeria's struggle to break the 'oil curse'

‘There’s never been a greater time to be a Nigerian artist’: but is there room for the next Burna Boy?

After four years of running Communiqué as a side project, and after four years of creating a very solid proof of concept, I'm

As a general rule of thumb, I do not take any media-curated lists of "top people" seriously.

I've been inside the machine. I know

Throwback to this interview I did with the Piggyvest blog two years ago.

Turns out the vision has been cooking for a while:

“Many in legacy media institutions perceive the rising influence of content creators as a direct threat to their long-standing dominance…”

What does an African digital media company need to do to sell itself for $500 million?

I spent a significant part of my day with major stakeholders in Nigeria’s creative economy engaging with Honourable Minister Hannatu Musa Musawa of

We're also hiring for a few roles at Communiqué: a Business Development Manager, an Analyst, and a Social Media Strategist.

More details here:

Our Africa creator economy report got featured in SEMAFOR’s Africa newsletter.

Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/ddnMbyU7

And here’s the report to download: https://lnkd.in/d9S39GvG

"Compared to other platforms, YouTube has cultivated a strong relationship with content creators on the continent. It has developed a support system with