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In the 12 months and a half since Spotify launched in <\/span>greater than 80 new markets around the globe<\/span><\/a>, we\u2019ve been paying shut consideration to the various storytellers and entertainers throughout the African continent and utilizing our platform to amplify and empower creators by means of activations on <\/span>Fela Kuti\u2019s birthday<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Africa Day<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>spotlights on RADAR artists<\/span><\/a>, and extra.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, we\u2019re turning up the quantity on much more up-and-comers with a first-of-its-kind podcast initiative referred to as the <\/span>Africa Podcast Fund<\/b>. Through this initiative, we\u2019ll help burgeoning podcasters and additional amplify their tales, bolstering their careers by means of monetary grants, workshops, and networking alternatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We provided the $100,000 fund to 13 creators from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana\u2014the 4 African nations with the most important podcast listenership. The fund additionally features a Cameroonian podcast with a big listenership each in France and in Francophone African nations, comparable to Cote d\u2019Ivoire. And languages abound: Given the big selection of chosen nations, the profitable podcasts are recorded in a variety of languages together with Pidgin, English, French, Sheng, Ga, and Twi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The recipients of the fund are unbiased rising podcasters with rising audiences. We targeted on supporting podcasts that showcase a variety of voices, codecs, languages, and content material from hosts of all genders. Our objective is to assist platform African creators on a worldwide scale and shift the traditionally restrictive view of tales concerning the continent.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited about the development of podcasting in Africa, particularly because the medium allows underrepresented African voices to tell the story of Africa,\u201d says <\/span>Melissa Mbugua<\/b>, Co-Director of Africa Podfest, the group that may administer the fund.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Get to know the 13 podcast recipients (in alphabetical order by nation) under.<\/span><\/p>\n Entrepreneur, journalist, and artwork collector <\/span>Diane Audrey Ngako<\/b> is the host of the French-language podcast <\/span>Si Maman M\u2019avait Dit<\/i><\/b><\/a>, which roughly interprets to \u201cif my mom had told me.\u201d On her podcast, Diane Audrey offers the ground to friends, posing questions on what classes they\u2019ve realized navigating their lives, careers, and relationships.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCameroon<\/b><\/h2>\n