Just published the Afridigest Week in Review for week 20:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Money with wings" aria-label="Emoji: Money with wings"> Smells like money

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag"> AlitheiaIDF & others secured the bag

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎤" title="Microphone" aria-label="Emoji: Microphone"> Is culture Africa’s new oil?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Electric light bulb" aria-label="Emoji: Electric light bulb"> Trendwatch: livestream ecommerce

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books">+https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📺" title="Television" aria-label="Emoji: Television"> Recommendations

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➕" title="Heavy plus sign" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy plus sign"> & more

Read what happened last week. https://afridigest.substack.com/p/afridigest-week-in-review-does-it">https://afridigest.substack.com/p/afridig...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Money with wings" aria-label="Emoji: Money with wings"> Smells like money

@NovastarV raised $108M in new commitments to its 2nd fund

• Now a big fish, its total capital is +$200M

• Recent investments include @mPharmaHealth, @Sure_Chill, and @maxdotng

• Just don& #39;t call them an impact fundhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤐" title="Zipper-mouth face" aria-label="Emoji: Zipper-mouth face">

• Congrats @DrDotun & all https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍾" title="Bottle with popping cork" aria-label="Emoji: Bottle with popping cork">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag"> Securing the bag

@AlitheiaIDF secured a $10M commitment from @OpenSociety& #39;s SEDF to invest in SMEs that present an opportunity to promote gender equality

• Congrats @Tolushola & @PoloLeteka https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥂" title="Clinking glasses" aria-label="Emoji: Clinking glasses"> - Nigeria & South Africa should team up more often https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Winking face" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face"> https://twitter.com/seanjhinton/status/1260235590580293639">https://twitter.com/seanjhint...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag"> Securing the bag (cont.)

@vp_fund invested in @TambuaHealth, @FunnelJoy, & Brass

@FunnelJoy’s model of African-built software to serve primarily US & European customers should be of interest in these times of devaluation

• Well done @kola_aina, @oyewolekay, & team https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏋🏻‍♂️" title="Man lifting weights (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Man lifting weights (light skin tone)">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎤" title="Microphone" aria-label="Emoji: Microphone"> Is culture Africa’s new oil?

• Lagos-based @AristokratGroup, best known for discovering @burnaboy, entered into a strategic partnership with @UMG

• Well done @PeediPicasso & team #BuildYourOwnTable #PepperDem https://twitter.com/UMG/status/1259958219503435776">https://twitter.com/UMG/statu...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎤" title="Microphone" aria-label="Emoji: Microphone"> Is culture Africa’s new oil? (cont.)

• “We are ready to explore and exploit the ‘new oil.’" —Lai Mohammed, Nigeria& #39;s Minister of Information and Culture

• Seems like the world is also ready to receive Africa& #39;s cultural exports https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Winking face" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face with smiling eyes"> https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1256608726586286081">https://twitter.com/Rewkang/s...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Electric light bulb" aria-label="Emoji: Electric light bulb"> Trendwatch

• Have you heard of & #39;livestreaming e-commerce& #39;?

• It& #39;s a trend currently taking over Asia & it& #39;s probably time to start paying attention to it.

• I& #39;ll cover it more at Afridigest, but for now, here& #39;s an intro https://twitter.com/CGTNGlobalBiz/status/1258337213185589248">https://twitter.com/CGTNGloba...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💼" title="Briefcase" aria-label="Emoji: Briefcase"> Management Read of the Week

• From @jpgg, @Airbnb& #39;s first product manager

• "Metrics aren’t just a series of numbers; they should be a reflection of your company vision." https://hbr.org/2020/05/dont-let-a-single-metric-drive-your-business">https://hbr.org/2020/05/d...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📺" title="Television" aria-label="Emoji: Television"> Recommended Watches

@GibsonBiddle & @TobiOtokiti on product strategy https://youtu.be/crmxtkbgsKY 

•">https://youtu.be/crmxtkbgs... @obyezeks & others on women& #39;s leadership https://youtu.be/8hE8nAYKwvk 

•">https://youtu.be/8hE8nAYKw... @iaboyeji, @JustinStanford, @tolushola, @AmeyaUpadhyay & @ArjunaCosta on VC+Africa https://youtu.be/BKZxh87SAB4 ">https://youtu.be/BKZxh87SA...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐤" title="Baby chick" aria-label="Emoji: Baby chick"> In case you missed it - Twitter edition

@opeawo on the importance of sales and business development in a tech business

@pesa_africa on why bank card usage is so low

@StoneAtwine on why wallets are the future of payments

@TechCabal’s recap of & #39;Bullish on Africa& #39;
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐤" title="Baby chick" aria-label="Emoji: Baby chick"> In case you missed it - Twitter edition (cont.)

• And don& #39;t forget @dijadontneedya& #39;s hilarious Ikoyi roosterhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐔" title="Chicken" aria-label="Emoji: Chicken">thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing"> https://twitter.com/dijadontneedya/status/1261564233181016065">https://twitter.com/dijadontn...
That& #39;s the Twitter recap of the Substack recap of notable business & innovation happenings across Africa for Week 20, according to me.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with smiling eyes">

Now head to the Week in Review for the details.

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