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Emeka Ajene

Emeka Ajene

Founder of Afridigest, a media and strategic intelligence platform

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Africa’s latest ‘first super app’ is about narrative, not strategy

A 19-year old Thiel fellow has raised millions from US investors to back a Lagos delivery startup, exposing tensions in African tech over credibility versus execution.
People on their phones.Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Why ‘Africa’ doesn’t exist — yet

Markets remain fractured four years into the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, but integration is still possible.
Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export at a factory operating under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act, in Kitengela on Sept. 19, 2025.Monicah Mwangi/Reuters