Communiqué is a media and intelligence organisation focused on Africa’s creative economy. Founded as a newsletter in May 2020 by David I. Adeleke, it has evolved into a multi‑dimensional firm that combines longform analysis, research products, events, training and a data offering to help entrepreneurs, investors, creators, journalists and policymakers understand and act on opportunities across media, entertainment and creator markets in Africa.
The organisation publishes in‑depth essays and periodic reports (notably a Creator Economy Report), runs an events series (Communiqué IRL), operates training initiatives such as a Visual Storytelling Bootcamp, and maintains a Creative Economy Database of companies and makers. Its output emphasises the intersection of technology, culture and business and aims to bridge knowledge and investment gaps by offering data, storytelling and community engagement.
Communiqué positions itself as an “intelligence” provider for the creative sector: combining editorial analysis with research products and practitioner-facing programming. Its audience includes media and tech founders, investors, creative professionals, academics and policy actors who need strategic context and actionable insights about African markets for film, music, publishing, digital creators and related industries.
Distinctive characteristics include its origin as a subscriber newsletter that scaled into a services-oriented intelligence business, a small multidisciplinary team led by its founder (a former Africa editor and media executive), and a mix of paid research, community events and capacity-building programs. Communiqué has worked with sector partners to amplify in‑person networking and research-driven work, aiming to convert editorial authority into an end‑to‑end knowledge and market intelligence product for the continent’s creative economy.