Portrait of David I. Adeleke

Hello, I'm David.

I’m a media entrepreneur.

I turned a single newsletter into a media, research, advisory, and events company.

I build journalism and intelligence products for Africa’s media and creative industries.

Now

I run Communiqué. I founded it in 2020.

We have readers in more than 100 countries.

Communiqué Intelligence, our data platform, tracks more than 1,000 entities across 54 African markets.

Our editorial covers the business of media, content, and attention in Africa: who makes it, who pays for it, and who profits.

We publish the Africa Creator Economy Report.

We have hosted Communiqué IRL in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, New York, London, and Kigali.

David on stage in Lagos with a microphone in front of a slide that reads: A lot happens in a year. If you don’t believe so, Communiqué is proof.
Communiqué IRL, Lagos.

Before

I was Africa Editor at Rest of World. I interviewed Sam Altman.

I led communications at Eko Atlantic City, Africa’s largest private urban development.

I was an editor at TechCabal, Ventures Africa, and Business Insider Africa.

Policy

I work at the intersection of policy and the creative and digital economy.

I took part in the UK FCDO’s consultations on trade and industrial strategy.

Communiqué was a research and ecosystem partner on an EU Global Gateway programme in Ghana.

We partnered on the Nigeria Creator Economy Report 2025.

We won the UNIDO Global Call for an Inclusive Digital Economy.

David speaking at the Global Creative Economy Council Roundtable in London.
Global Creative Economy Council Roundtable, London.

Cited

The Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Reuters Institute, and Semafor have cited my work.

My published work is on Muck Rack.

Speaking

I speak about the business of media and Africa’s creative economy.

Recent stages:

  • 1 Billion Followers Summit, Dubai
  • Syracuse University, Newhouse School
  • King’s College London
  • Forum CréationAfrica, Lagos
  • GITEX Africa
  • Moonshot by TechCabal
David speaking on stage at the 1 Billion Followers Summit.
Dubai
David speaking at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School.
Syracuse
David speaking at King’s College London.
London
David on stage at Forum CréationAfrica in Lagos.
Lagos

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David I. Adeleke is a media entrepreneur based in Lagos. He is the founder and CEO of Communiqué, which he built from a single newsletter into a media, research, advisory, and events company. Communiqué builds journalism and intelligence products for Africa’s media and creative industries, has readers in more than 100 countries, and has hosted Communiqué IRL events in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, New York, London, and Kigali. Its data platform, Communiqué Intelligence, tracks more than 1,000 entities across 54 African markets. David was previously Africa Editor at Rest of World, where he interviewed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Head of Communications at Eko Atlantic City. His work has been cited by The Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Reuters Institute, and Semafor. He speaks regularly on the business of media and Africa’s creative economy.

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