The media and intelligence company helping people and organisations understand, engage with, and invest in Africa’s creative economy.
We tell stories, uncover insights, connect the dots, and build communities around the business of culture and creativity.
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We uncover hidden insights, gather data, and turn that into research reports, bespoke research projects, and campaigns for partners who want to better understand and engage with their stakeholders.
The art of community.
In-person engagements, from small gatherings to large-scale conferences, that connect our community and those of our partners.
We are a media and intelligence company that helps people and organisations understand, engage with, and invest in Africa’s creative economy — through the stories we tell, the data and insights we produce, and the communities we build.
Africa’s creative economy is one of the continent’s fastest-growing sectors, but it is also one of its least understood. The intelligence required to navigate it — to invest well, to build durably, to position correctly — has never been gathered in one place, until now.
Communiqué exists to change that. Through rigorous editorial coverage, proprietary data, and structured intelligence, we give decision-makers the clearest possible picture of a sector in motion. Our work is free from hype and commercial noise, so that the people who rely on us can act on the best available evidence.
Our flagship newsletter reaches readers in over 100 countries. We report on the people, companies, policies, and forces shaping Africa’s media, music, film, and technology sectors.
We uncover hidden insights and turn them into research reports, bespoke research projects, and campaigns for partners who want to better understand and engage their stakeholders.
We convene the people building and investing in Africa’s creative economy through industry gatherings, roundtables, and other programmes. Our events are designed to move conversations forward.
Culture doesn’t exist in isolation — it shapes how people spend, where they live, what brands they trust, and which leaders and ideas they believe. That means the creative economy’s reach extends far beyond music, film, and fashion, into consumer behaviour, urban development, technology adoption, diplomacy, and policy. Yet there is no reliable, consistent source of data or intelligence on the people, companies, and capital shaping it — meaning investors don’t always have the right strategies, policymakers often misdirect their budgets, and brands engage far too often on instinct rather than insight. Communiqué exists to close that gap by building the intelligence infrastructure this sector needs to be taken seriously and understood properly by everyone whose work revolves around culture, whether or not they call it “the creative economy.”
At Moniepoint, we are building a global company that powers the dreams and aspirations of Africans. Communiqué has played a key role in our drive to build that global brand. The brand has proven trustworthy, and the team is dedicated to doing high-quality work.
Communiqué embodies the collaborative and warm spirit of Africa's creative economy, bringing together a community of thinkers, doers, and innovators. By fostering important conversations and amplifying emerging voices, it creates opportunities for creatives to connect, grow, and shape the industry's future. We are proud that we supported the Communiqué IRL.
The work Communiqué did on the Nigerian Creator Economy Report 2025 represents the kind of rigorous thinking and data-driven insight our ecosystem urgently needs. Nigeria is home to Africa's largest and most dynamic creative economy, yet for too long the sector has grown faster than the data and intelligence available to understand it. Communiqué has helped bridge that gap through reliable research, credible data, and stories told with clarity and depth.
At Sporty Group, we operate across multiple African markets and work with some of the continent's biggest cultural and sporting figures. Communiqué has been a trusted partner in shaping and executing our communications and media strategy across the region, including managing pan-African media relations for one of our largest marketing campaigns featuring Burna Boy and other leading sports and cultural icons. The team demonstrated strong strategic thinking, deep media relationships, and a clear understanding of Africa's cultural landscape. Their ability to connect brand storytelling with the dynamics of culture and media in Africa makes them an invaluable partner.
Newsletters, video essays, conversations, and original reporting for the people shaping Africa’s creative future.
The essential read for entrepreneurs, investors, scholars, and operators looking to make sense of the opportunities within Africa’s media, tech, and creative ecosystem.
Over the years, Communiqué readers have learned how African countries can effectively export their culture, the dynamics of the creator economy, and how global players are approaching the African market.
Read the Newsletter →Media and content for the operators, founders, investors and policymakers who want to deeply understand and connect with Africa's creative economy.
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Video essays about the people, companies, and forces shaping Africa’s media and creative landscape.
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Weekly series on the builders behind Africa’s creative economy.
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Original reporting on the people, companies, and forces shaping Africa’s creative economy.
Coming SoonWe develop in-person engagements, from small gatherings to large-scale conferences, to connect with our community and those of our partners.
Our events bring together creators, founders, investors, policymakers, and cultural leaders shaping the future, from intimate community gatherings to high-level summits.
A city-to-city gathering where the ideas from Communiqué leave the page and enter the room.
Communiqué IRL brings together founders, creators, investors, and cultural operators for intimate conversations about the forces shaping Africa's creative economy. Each edition blends sharp discussion with meaningful networking, creating a space where relationships and ideas move forward.
A summit for the people shaping what's next.
FutureCraft is an invite-only gathering of CEOs, creators, investors, and policymakers exploring the future of culture, media, and technology. Inspired by the agenda-setting model of global forums, the summit features main-stage interviews, off-record sessions, and tightly programmed conversations designed to surface the next decade's opportunities.
We work with organisations navigating structural shifts in culture, technology, and global markets—helping them understand where influence, value, and opportunity are moving, and what this means for long-term strategy.
Specialised insight into Africa’s creative, media, and innovation economies.
Trusted by policymakers, investors, founders, and creators across the continent.
We combine strategic advisory with storytelling and media influence to ensure ideas travel, resonate, and shape outcomes.
Communiqué Advisory partners with organisations shaping the future of Africa’s creative and digital economies.
advisory@communiquehq.comCommuniqué exists to make Africa’s creative economy easier to understand and easier to build a career in — through journalism, policy engagement, and hands-on training for the next generation of storytellers.
Every Communiqué essay, report, and newsletter is free to read — no paywall, because the people who most need to understand this sector are often the people least able to pay for the privilege.
Communiqué’s research and relationships put us in the room where creative-economy policy gets made — from government ministries to international consultations.
Contributed to the UK Foreign Office’s five-month consultation on its new Africa strategy, one of a small number of creative-industry voices included alongside 600+ organisations, 47 governments, and 25 multilateral institutions.
Invited participant in “Flying the Kite,” a senior roundtable convened by the Global Creative Economy Council, British Council, and ODI Global on closing the gap between capital committed and capital deployed in the creative economy.
Produced in partnership with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy and the National Council for Arts and Culture — research now informing national creative-economy policy.
Through the Communiqué Academy, we run hands-on training, mentorship, and fellowships for early-career writers, journalists, and creative entrepreneurs.
Two cohorts in 2022 trained 25 writers, selected from 127 applicants. Alumni now work at Communiqué, the BBC, SAO Global, Talking Drum Communications, and wearegst.
In 2024, 10 journalists trained in political and social storytelling, followed by a six-month fellowship at wearegst.
In 2026, 15 early-career journalists trained in analytical storytelling on Africa’s creative and media economy.
Courses supporting 13 creative entrepreneurs on investment readiness.
A living, curated list of 50+ fellowships, jobs, grants, and investment calls for African creatives.
Scaling the creative economy across Africa is both necessary and inspiring. What you’re building — connecting operators, investors, and policymakers — shows the ecosystem what’s possible when vision meets execution.
I keep coming back to this article. I always use it to demonstrate the project lifecycle for a real-life project to my project management students.
Such important work! This kind of expertise is sorely lacking on our continent, especially as our media — whether hard news, lifestyle, or business — is facing major challenges.
We’re seeking partners — individuals, brands, and institutions — who want to expand access to knowledge and opportunity across Africa’s creative economy.
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