Communiqué is a media and intelligence firm focused on Africa’s creative economy.
We provide the data, insights, stories, and expertise that bridge the creative and cultural industry’s knowledge, talent, and investment gaps.
Our mission is to establish the most impactful end-to-end intelligence company for this rapidly growing sector while empowering stakeholders to take advantage of the industry’s opportunities.
Through our newsletter and media platform, Communiqué, we engage over 43,000 global professionals and thought leaders.
Our intelligence services offer incisive data, actionable insights, and compelling narratives. They enable our clientele to cultivate valuable knowledge and networks, enhance profitability, and strategically invest in the creative economy’s future.
Through workshops, courses, and fellowships, our academy trains and develops the talent that grows the industry.
We value simplicity, care deeply about excellence, and strive to be authentic in everything we do.
Our work covers:
Media: We produce stories and analyze Africa’s creative economy, covering creators, film, music, arts and culture, sports and gaming, and the media.
Intelligence: We provide the data, research insights, and expertise that bridge the creative and cultural industry’s knowledge and investment gaps.
Community Building: We design events and conversations for high-level operators, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers.
Talent Development: Our academy trains and develops the talent that grows the industry through workshops, courses, and fellowships.
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Communiqué Newsletter
Smart analysis of media, tech, and the creative economy in Africa. 43,000 subscribers and counting.
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Africa Creator Economy Report
The most comprehensive report about Africa’s creator economy. A collaboration between Communiqué and TM Global.
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Communiqué IRL (f.k.a. Creators’ Circle)
An event designed to share knowledge and build networks that help people think deeper about the creator economy in Africa.
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Communiqué Academy
Workshops, courses, and training programs developing talent for Africa’s creative economy.
Meet our founder, David.
David I. Adeleke is a writer, journalist, and media entrepreneur with over ten years of experience. His work covers African business, tech, and the creative economy.
In 2020, he founded Communiqué, a media and tech analysis newsletter with over 41,000 subscribers on Substack and LinkedIn. It has since evolved into a media company covering Africa’s creative economy.
Previously, he was the Africa Editor at Rest of World, a publication exploring the impact of technology outside the Western bubble. He also headed Business Insider Africa and worked as an editor at Ventures Africa and TechCabal. His work has appeared in publications such as The Continent, Al Jazeera, and Guardian Life.
David is a Media and Journalism Fellow with the Charles Koch Institute. He holds a degree in Mass Communication from Covenant University and a certificate in Storytelling for Modern Media from Yale University.