What’s happened this Week:

• Nigeria Officially Signs Startup Bill

• Safaricom launches 5G Services In Kenya

• and more!

Podcasts are becoming a really big deal. In the US, podcasters like Joe Rogan are getting big pay deals in the $$ millons. More podcast networks and companies are sprouting up.

In Africa, it’s still early days but there are several podcast shows from Nigeria to South African which help to keep young people entertained and informed.

And it looks like Spotify took notice of this. The audio company this week launched its Africa Podcast Fund Initiative of $100,000 and announced 13 receipients across Africa including one podcast show from Ghana.

Read more about the receipients in our lead story

Special Feature: Level Up

We’re bringing another episode of the “Level Up” series in our partnership with Breach.

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In The News This Week

Nigeria Officially Signs Startup Bill

The Nigeria Startup Bill project is a joint initiative by Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem and the Presidency to harness the potential of our digital economy through co-created regulations. 

Flourish Ventures Launches Africa-Focused Pre-Seed Investment Platform Madica

Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed stage technology companies in Africa

Safaricom Announces Commercial Launch of 5G Services In Kenya

Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G Wi-Fi to empower its customers with superfast internet at home and at work, complementing its growing fibre network.

Safaricom became the first service provider in Kenya to announce 5G trials in March last year, and this development now empowers customers in 5G-ready areas

Featured Articles

How African Travel Tech Startups are Digitising Accessibility

Which Africa tech startups are helping Africans to access places they couldn’t access? We got you covered with our featured story

Take a Look at Fast Company’s Three Most Innovative Startups in Africa

Which African startups made it to the list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list?

Africa Ecosystem Funding Activity

• Egyptian fintech startup Kiwe raises funding from valU - Disrupt Africa

• Egyptian mass e-commerce startup Kenzz raises $3.5m seed funding round- Disrupt Africa

• Nigerian social commerce startup Bumpa raises $4m seed funding- Disrupt Africa