Communiqué 39: Notes from my first year as Rest of World’s Africa Editor
Plus my thoughts about the future of Africa’s tech media.
It’s been a year since I last sent an edition of this newsletter. A year (and two months) since I joined Rest of World as the Africa Editor. I needed time to settle into my role, and I hope you can understand. I’m glad that I can write this newsletter again. So, today, I want to take some time to share a few lessons I’ve learned and trends I’ve noticed in the last year about Africa’s tech media and how it covers the ecosystem.
I also want to share some thoughts about its evolution. I’ve observed events, had conversations with several people, and spent time thinking about all these. I’m eager to know what you think as well.
Let’s dig in.
1. There’s a clear hunger for focused African coverage within a global context
Rest of World was founded a little over three years ago with a simple premise: to cover stories about the impact of technology outside the Western bubble. For many years, regions like Africa have not received sufficient and proper tech coverage in international media. In some c…
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