Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story
BoxOutAfrica DigestIssue 01 • Jan 2025

Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story

The Infrastructure Revolution You Haven't Heard About

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By Sarah MensahSenior Editor
Jan 24, 202512 min read

The Selection

Editor's Picks

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder
Founders

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

"In an exclusive long-read, we sit down with Tunde Ademola to discuss the three times his company almost died, and why he kept going when everyone told him to pivot."

15 min read Jan 22, 2025
The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance
Creatives

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

"How Maria Wambui is turning a derelict warehouse into the heart of East Africa's digital art movement."

8 min read Jan 21, 2025
The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way
Future

The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

"Why the traditional office model failed African talent, and how a new generation of borderless workers is redefining productivity."

6 min read Jan 20, 2025

Weekly Archive

The Latest Stories

Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story
FeatureInnovators

Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story

Beyond the apps and the flashy interfaces lies a massive challenge: infrastructure. Meet the team building the cables and nodes that will power the next decade of African growth.

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Sarah MensahSenior Editor
12 min read Jan 24, 2025
The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder
InterviewFounders

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

In an exclusive long-read, we sit down with Tunde Ademola to discuss the three times his company almost died, and why he kept going when everyone told him to pivot.

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Collins NnajiFounder & Editor
15 min read Jan 22, 2025
The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance
ProfileCreatives

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

How Maria Wambui is turning a derelict warehouse into the heart of East Africa's digital art movement.

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David OkoroContributor
8 min read Jan 21, 2025
The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way
EssayFuture

The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

Why the traditional office model failed African talent, and how a new generation of borderless workers is redefining productivity.

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Amara DialloGuest Writer
6 min read Jan 20, 2025
Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda
BriefImpact

Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

A quick look at the milestone and what it means for rural education.

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Staff WriterBoxOutAfrica Digest
3 min read Jan 19, 2025
The Agri-Tech Wave: From Subsistence to Global Export
FeatureInnovators

The Agri-Tech Wave: From Subsistence to Global Export

How data-driven farming is changing the economics of agriculture in West Africa.

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Maria KanteContributor
10 min read Jan 18, 2025

Section 1

Founders

Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story

Building The Digital Backbone: How One Team is Rewriting Africa's Connectivity Story

"Beyond the apps and the flashy interfaces lies a massive challenge: infrastructure. Meet the team building the cables and nodes that will power the next decade of African growth."

Jan 24, 202512 min read
The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

"In an exclusive long-read, we sit down with Tunde Ademola to discuss the three times his company almost died, and why he kept going when everyone told him to pivot."

Jan 22, 202515 min read
The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

"How Maria Wambui is turning a derelict warehouse into the heart of East Africa's digital art movement."

Jan 21, 20258 min read

Section 2

Innovators

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

The Unfiltered Truth: A Conversation with Lagos' Most Resilient Founder

"In an exclusive long-read, we sit down with Tunde Ademola to discuss the three times his company almost died, and why he kept going when everyone told him to pivot."

Jan 22, 202515 min read
The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

"How Maria Wambui is turning a derelict warehouse into the heart of East Africa's digital art movement."

Jan 21, 20258 min read
The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

"Why the traditional office model failed African talent, and how a new generation of borderless workers is redefining productivity."

Jan 20, 20256 min read

Section 3

Creatives

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

The Silent Architect of Nairobi's Creative Renaissance

"How Maria Wambui is turning a derelict warehouse into the heart of East Africa's digital art movement."

Jan 21, 20258 min read
The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

The Future of Work is Distributed, and Africa is Leading the Way

"Why the traditional office model failed African talent, and how a new generation of borderless workers is redefining productivity."

Jan 20, 20256 min read
Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

"A quick look at the milestone and what it means for rural education."

Jan 19, 20253 min read
Depth & Authority

The Long Read

"Scale in Africa isn't about capital; it's about endurance. You have to outlast the problems."

In an exclusive long-read, we sit down with Tunde Ademola to discuss the three times his company almost died, and why he kept going when everyone told him to pivot. It's a story of grit, Lagosian hustle, and the global vision that kept him going through the darkest nights of the tech winter.

Interviewee

Fast Content

In Short.

Brief highlights and rapid wins from across the ecosystem.

LaunchJan 11, 2025

Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

"A quick look at the milestone and what it means for rural education."

3 MIN READ
LaunchJan 12, 2025

Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

"A quick look at the milestone and what it means for rural education."

3 MIN READ
LaunchJan 13, 2025

Solar-Grid Expansion Reaches 500th Village in Rwanda

"A quick look at the milestone and what it means for rural education."

3 MIN READ

Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Our stories are written by the people building and documenting Africa's digital future.

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Collins NnajiFounder & Editor
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Sarah MensahSenior Editor
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Joshua OmoraiyewaBusiness Reporter
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Maria KanteSustainability Writer

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