Africa Editor
Ciku Kimeria
Ciku is a longtime contributor to Quartz Africa, and has authored almost 40 articles for the site, on topics as wide-ranging as the perils of traveling with an African passport to the optimism inspired by Africa’s first NFT art...
News from the continentEndSARS memorial, controversial covid-19 appointment, Ghana’s anti-gay bill📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • October 24, 2021
News from the continentImpressive crypto scams, gendered startup financing, stolen art📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • October 17, 2021
News from the continentWhatsApp outage, Africa’s disconnect, Google’s billion-dollar agenda📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • October 10, 2021
News from the continentAndela is a unicorn, mobile money capital, end “colonial” funding📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • October 3, 2021
News from the continentAfrica Innovators 2021, Kenya’s free Netflix and chill, fintech for solar📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • September 26, 2021
News from the continentAfrican genomics, Central Bank digital currencies, China DRC suspensions📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • September 19, 2021
News from the continentIvorian TV show outrage, new Covid variant, Wizkid’s Shazam success📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • September 5, 2021
News from the continentNigeria’s “Hushpuppi” on screen, Israel in the AU, visa-free travel📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • August 15, 2021
News from the continentNigeria’s Puma scandal, Ugandan surveillance, African cryptocurrencies📬 Quartz Africa Weekly Brief • August 8, 2021
NARRATIVE SHIFTHow much has Africa’s media landscape changed since Binyavanga wrote his viral Granta essayQuartz Africa • August 5, 2021