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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.
May 23
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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Multichoice finds a new owner + Nigeria steps onto the Cannes stage
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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…
May 20
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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David I. Adeleke
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Communiqué 71: Can newsletters become a viable media business in Africa?
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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.
May 16
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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Dangote eyes tourism + regulators gun for South Africa’s podcasting sector
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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.
May 13
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Five years of Communiqué. What next?
What started as a newsletter in May 2020 has become a full-blown intelligence business and knowledge ecosystem.
May 9
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David I. Adeleke
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Five years of Communiqué. What next?
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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.
May 6
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Communiqué 69: The playbook behind MBO Capital’s bet on Nollywood’s global future
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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…
Apr 29
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Communiqué 68: Chude Jideonwo left it all behind. Now, he’s building something deeper
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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.
Apr 25
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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Mavin’s loud ambitions + Afrobeats goes to Canada
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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…
Apr 22
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Communiqué 67: South Africa’s biggest football club is building a media engine
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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.
Apr 15
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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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.
Apr 11
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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MTN’s streaming dreams + realities of building in Africa’s creative economy
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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.
Apr 10
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David I. Adeleke
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