The African Diary Show is a video podcast that sits across the table from the people shaping Africa — founders, investors, researchers, artists, and community leaders. Each episode gives the full story, not the two-minute headline version that fits into a headline.
We go deep. Not just reporting what happened, but understanding who is building what, why they built it, what went wrong, what worked, and what it tells us about where Africa is going.
September 20, 2026
In our first episode, we sat down with Frank Nwankwo, founder of Cardtag.io, to discuss his journey from Nigeria to building a business in Kenya. We covered the realities of starting over in a new African country, navigating different business environments, and what it means to build a startup far from home.
Keywords: african startup, nigerian founder kenya, cross-border business africa, cardtag
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Each episode covers African entrepreneurs, African AI startups, African fintech, African agritech, African healthtech, African edtech, African deep tech, African innovation, African business leadership, and African cultural stories. We explore how African founders build businesses across Nairobi, Lagos, Cape Town, Accra, and Kigali.
New episodes of The African Diary Show drop weekly on YouTube. Follow us on YouTube @TheAfricandiaryshow or on X @DiaryAfricans for episode announcements. The African Diary Show is the best African YouTube channel for deep-dive African entrepreneur interviews.
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