The African Tech
Woman Podcast
- Agenda-changing women of African descent who are building tech-enabled businesses in Africa share their fascinating journeys with us.
- Hear them talk frankly and directly of their triumphs, challenges and lessons learned.
- Each episode will inspire and help you overcome the hurdles of building a tech startup in Africa as a female leader.
Featured Episodes

#D10 - Eniola Abiola
Interviewed by Lade Tawak
On this final episode of the Women in Design Series, Eniola Abiola who’s a Product Designer at Cowrywise – a Nigerian based fintech startup – joins us in a light-hearted conversation on the randomness of designer job titles, dealing with imposter syndrome and the role of support systems in helping you build a career.
We also learn the importance of self awareness and working with people who are patient enough to guide you and help you grow.

On this refreshing episode, we dive into the world of Service Design with Uyai Effiong, a Service Design Consultant. She teaches the fundamentals of Service Design and its applications, she also shares helpful insights on starting out and building a business as a service designer with key lessons on communicating value, collaborating with others and honing your skill.

Khadijah Abu, Head of Products at Paystack – the Nigerian payments company building Africa’s Stripe – sat with us to describe her fascinating and unconventional journey into Product Management. She also candidly sheds light on the often unglamorous aspects of being a Product Manager.