Afropolitan wants to build a digital nation for Africans
Summary
That year, the number of international travellers peaked at 1.13 million, from 960,000 in 2018, which helped contribute an additional $1.9 billion to the Ghanaian economy.Afropolitan was on its way to organising another edition of its party in Beyond the Return in 2020 when the global pandemic broke out and countries went into lockdown and physical events ceased. It got on the audio platform, Clubhouse, and built a community of 50,000 black people.Afropolitans inspiration for this digital nation can be traced to an article written by the former CTO of Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, in April 2021, titled How to start a new country in the 21st century. In the second phase, it will build a super app that will allow people to monitor their holdings, send money to anyone across borders, earn by contributing to the DAO, and buy goods and services from one another. For this value capture to take place, you need catalysts like Afropolitan, Shima Capital said.The African diaspora represents roughly 150 million people, while the continent is home to nearly 1.5 billion, with 70% in sub-Saharan Africa under 30. This community-first approach, combined with their unmatched network of Africas top entrepreneurs, artists, and creators, will be the key that unlocks the regions vast yet underrepresented talent.Get the best African tech newsletters in your inbox