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Multichoice finds a new owner + Nigeria steps onto the Cannes stage
We look at Canal+’s conditional approval to acquire Multichoice and Nigeria’s film diplomacy play at the Cannes Festival.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
Communiqué 71: Can newsletters become a viable media business in Africa?
Publications like Africa Confidential, Tech Safari, Notadeepdive, and Frontier Fintech show the promise and pitfalls of turning newsletters into media…
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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David I. Adeleke
Dangote eyes tourism + regulators gun for South Africa’s podcasting sector
We look at Africa’s richest man’s quiet entry into the tourism industry and how a regulatory debate is rocking South Africa’s podcasting ecosystem.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
Communiqué 70: Maybe podcasts can scale in Africa after all
New formats, growing audiences, and deeper institutional support show that podcasting in Africa might have a future, one network at a time.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Five years of Communiqué. What next?
What started as a newsletter in May 2020 has become a full-blown intelligence business and knowledge ecosystem.
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David I. Adeleke
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Communiqué 69: The playbook behind MBO Capital’s bet on Nollywood’s global future
A behind-the-scenes look at how private equity firms like MBO Capital are taking Nigeria’s film industry seriously.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo

April 2025

Communiqué 68: Chude Jideonwo left it all behind. Now, he’s building something deeper
In 2017, Chude Jideonwo left a media company he had built, battling severe depression despite public acclaim. Years later, he is building another one to…
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Mavin’s loud ambitions + Afrobeats goes to Canada
We look at what’s behind Mavin’s East Africa concert tours, and a former emPawa executive trying to sell Afrobeat in Canada.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
Communiqué 67: South Africa’s biggest football club is building a media engine
Kaizer Chiefs is partnering with Gresham Media Group, one of Africa’s most successful media companies, to build a direct-to-consumer media engine driven…
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Communiqué 66: Come for the content, stay for the money
How PiggyVest used comics, videos, and clever content design to become one of Nigeria's most beloved fintech brands.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
MTN’s streaming dreams + realities of building in Africa’s creative economy
What MTN’s return to the streaming business means and an answer to investors’ questions of what success looks like in Africa’s creative industries.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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Communiqué announces advisory board to strengthen its global vision
We’re excited to announce the formation of Communiqué’s inaugural Advisory Board.
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David I. Adeleke
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