Offscript with Odun Eweniyi
Odun Eweniyi, co‑founder of Nigeria’s fintech platform Piggyvest, has expanded her influence beyond savings apps into the country’s creative sector. Piggyvest now boasts over 6.7 million active users, while Eweniyi backs the electronic music collective Group Therapy, the Netflix‑hit film *The Black Book*, and the Carousel Network podcast studio. Her early work in social media shaped Piggyvest’s relatable brand voice, and she applies the same affordability‑first philosophy to cultural ventures. Eweniyi sees fintech data as a lens for identifying and funding artistic projects that democratize access to entertainment.
Communiqué 116: The Product Thinking Creator
On April 28, 2024, Nigerian YouTube star Korty EO staged Dreamland, a live show in Lagos that translated her popular online formats into a ticketed experience, even raffling $500. The event highlighted the untapped potential of product thinking in Africa’s...
Communiqué 115: The Economics of a Microdrama
African media groups are moving from speculation to market formation in the microdrama space. EbonyLife entered the segment with the series *Love Me Twice* on its own streaming service, while Toribox prepares to launch Africa’s first dedicated microdrama platform. Production...
Offscript with Marie Lora-Mungai
Marie Lora‑Mungai’s Buni Media built Kenya’s hit political‑satire show *The XYZ Show*, reaching over 10 million viewers monthly, yet traditional Western business frameworks failed to generate sustainable profit. Investors in the African creative economy have begun offering smaller checks of $100k‑$500k,...
Communique 114: How Tech Safari Turned One Newsletter Into a Group of Businesses
Tech Safari, originally a tech‑focused newsletter launched in 2022, has rebranded into a multi‑vertical media and services platform. In September 2025 it added Ag Safari, a weekly agriculture newsletter that quickly amassed over 3,000 subscribers, 80% of whom are C‑suite...
From Lagos to London, Communiqué IRL Is on the Move
Communiqué IRL announced its first overseas gathering, a live networking event in London on June 19, 2026. The series, previously Africa‑focused, aims to connect African diaspora creators, innovators, and cultural leaders with the U.K. creative economy. Attendees will engage in...
Offscript with Ferdy Adimefe
Ferdy Adimefe, founder of Magic Carpet Studios, is building Africa’s first large‑scale animation ecosystem to turn African mythology into globally scalable intellectual property. After abandoning a medical career for advertising and brand management, he launched Imaginarium and later Magic Carpet,...
Communiqué 113: Masobe Books’ Bet on Digital Subscriptions to Save Nigeria’s Reading Culture
Masobe Books, a Lagos‑based publisher, captured the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature ($100,000) with Oyin Olugbile’s novel “Sanya” and had five of the eleven long‑listed titles, underscoring its influence in the local literary scene. Yet sales fell from roughly 60,000...
Meet the Inaugural Cohort of the Communiqué Editorial Bootcamp
The Communiqué Editorial Bootcamp launched its inaugural cohort to address a gap in African journalism that often stops at event reporting and neglects the economic and structural forces behind stories. After a competitive selection process, 15 journalists and storytellers from...
Offscript with Moky Makura
Moky Makura, a former publicist, TV anchor, actress and entrepreneur, now leads Africa No Filter, an organisation dedicated to reshaping how the world tells African stories. Her career began in media sales, where she learned that selling ideas is essential,...
Communiqué 111: Anthill Studios Is Building a Live Entertainment Engine with Immersia
Anthill Studios has launched Immersia, a live‑immersive entertainment engine that blends participatory African storytelling with high‑production values. Its debut show, The Forest of Talking Drums, sold 4,634 tickets, earning about ₦75 million ($54 k) and netting ₦25 million profit. Building on that success,...
Communiqué 110: Our Knowledge Ecosystem Takes a Giant Leap
Communiqué announced Communiqué OS, an operating system that consolidates data, intelligence and resources for Africa’s creative economy. The platform builds on a database of over 1,000 verified entities across 54 markets and adds a health index, capital‑flow tracker and policy...