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CREATORS.
The people making African audio: launches, growth stories and how the best shows are built.
FEATURE
MacG's network passed half a billion views. Now it has an arena to fill.
The New Era grid ships six days a week, the channel passed half a billion views, and the Road to 2 Million arena date is booked. Distribution is a job, and this network treats it like one.
NETWORKS
Africa's biggest podcast network has a home bias too.
25 JUL
CREATORS
We list 17 Nigerian podcasts. The census found 329.
26 JUL
DATA
Our African podcast map is 88% one country.
24 JUL
CREATORS
Africa's diaspora podcast star speaks Korean.
23 JUL
AWARDS
Africa's top podcast prize went to a business show.
21 JUL
GROWTH
BTW by Celestine: 10,000% growth since debut, says Spotify's September report
13 JUL
CHARTS
So This Is Love went quiet in April. It still charts.
13 JUL
CHARTS
The97sPodcast holds number two as Kenya's chart turns local
13 JUL
EVENTS
Spotify brings Greasy Tunes to Nairobi. Kenya was ready.
13 JUL
SESSIONS
TMI, The Sandwich and So This Is Love: the sessions that started Spotify's Nairobi habit
13 JUL
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ON OUR RADAR
KEThe97s Podcast: comedy that travels beyond Nairobi
NGTea With Tay: the interview slot Lagos argues about
ZASobering Podcast: hip-hop's unofficial archive
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