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Articles by Emeka Ajene

Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Emeka is the Founder of Afridigest, a media and strategic intelligence platform focused on African markets, and Co-founder and former CEO of Gozem, a super app operating across multiple markets in Francophone West and Central Africa. He is a Foundry Fellow of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship and the author of African Founders at Work (Apress/Springer Nature, forthcoming 2026). Follow him on Linkedin and Twitter.

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The challenges women leaders face in Africa’s tech ecosystem

An expert panel of founder/CEOs provides insight, commentary, & analysis on the challenges women leaders face across Africa's tech ecosystem & opportunities that may be overlooked.

March 2023
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27 women founder-CEOs that have raised over $3 million in Africa

Meet twenty-seven women who have raised $3 million or more in VC funding and are both CEOs and founders of tech startups across Africa's tech ecosystem.

March 2023
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Clever credit: How African startups are using data & distribution to de-risk lending

Africa-focused innovators can learn from the examples of three Nigerian companies that leverage unique data and distribution strategies to lend intelligently.

March 2023
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The untold story of Africa’s newest unicorn, MNT-Halan

Studying the origins and evolution of Egypt’s MNT-Halan reveals important lessons for builders in Africa and beyond.

February 2023
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Three lessons for founders in Africa’s mobile-first economy

Africa has the highest share of internet traffic coming from mobile worldwide. Here are three implications founders and builders should keep in mind.

February 2023
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The complete list of African unicorns today

Africa's unicorn list is small but growing. Here's an overview of the nine unicorns in the African tech ecosystem today. (Updated: September 2025.)

February 2023