Yasser Hakim, CGTN
For this edition of the African Media Spotlight, we headed to the MENA region to speak with Yasser Hakim, a news anchor and the Cairo bureau co-director at CGTN. With over 25 years of experience telling business and economic stories
Why Early-Stage Founders Cannot Afford to Be Invisible
Maria Adediran, Associate Director and Head of Wimbart LiteThey say PR people are the worst at doing their own PR, and that is not far from the truth. We are good at helping other businesses find the right words, refine
Blessed Frank, Technext
This next edition of the Media Spotlight series is with Blessed Frank, a tech journalist at Technext. Blessed shared his journey from student journalism, independent publishing, deep dives into Blockchain and AI, plus why storytelling matters and why the continent’s
As African Startup Funding Rebounds, PR Becomes a Strategic Advantage
Africa’s tech funding winter has been a season that those of us in the ecosystem are all too familiar with. Startups and companies on the continent saw a decline in venture funding between 2023 and 2024, as part of the
JACKIE OPARA-FATOYE, SciDev.Net
Kicking off this year's Media Spotlight series is Jackie Opara-Fatoye, the regional deputy editor of SciDev.Net. She shared why she's drawn to covering science, health, technology, and development, the power journalism has to make a lasting impact on people's lives,
Tomiwa Aladekomo: Building Big Cabal and the Media Business Behind It
It would be unfathomable for me to host a podcast on communications & storytelling in African tech without speaking to Tomiwa Aladekomo, CEO of Big Cabal Media [the parent company of media brands such as TechCabal and Zikoko]. Over almost
Kabui Mwangi, Nation Media Group
We’re closing out the Media Spotlight series for the year with Kabui Mwangi of Nation Media Group! From discovering a love for language early on to breaking into the Nation Media Group in 2021, Kabui’s journey is rooted in curiosity, rigour,
Thinking in Headlines: Iyin Aboyeji on Story, Scale and Conviction
“E” - Iyin Aboyeji - was top of the list when we started planning The Wimbart Way Podcast for obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. E is synonymous with both storytelling and African tech. He has arguably had one of the most
Emmanuel Nwosu, TechCabal
We're grateful to Emmanuel Nwosu, from TechCabal for agreeing to be the subject of our latest Media Spotlight series. He shared why he's drawn to Web3 and broader tech reporting, the “hot trend” of resilience in Africa's Web3 ecosystem, how he
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, African Eye Report
Our latest Media Spotlight features Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, from the African Eye Report. He shared his thoughts on what he would have done if he weren’t a journalist, his thoughts on why the African business landscape is unique, journalism and