Podcasters and podcast enthusiasts from Africa and other continents celebrated the #AfricaPodcastDay on Friday by participating in the inaugural Africa Podfest.

The successful and memorable festival was co-hosted virtually by Africa Podfest co-directors Melissa Mbugua and Josephine Karianjahi.

Melissa was based at Baraza Media Lab in Nairobi, Kenya and Josephine in Düsseldorf, Germany and streamed via YouTube - a first for the continent’s podcasting industry.

This year’s podcast festival was themed, ‘We are proud to be here!’

Podcasters can now also look forward to seeing Josephine and Melissa speak on the global stage for Podfest Global Summit taking place from March 1-5, 2021.

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The 2021 Africa Podfest virtual gathering celebrated and appreciated the podcasting talent from across the African continent.

The virtual gathering saw more than 269 people logged in globally and participating in the day’s events, while more than 640 people streamed the festival through the YouTube video platform.

The event also managed to reach more than 1.1 million people on social media.

Africa Podfest. 

A variety of hosts from various countries were featured and they shared their insights alongside speakers who provided valuable tips which others can be able to apply in the podcasting world.

The community events provided insights into how podcasters, journalists and storytellers are growing the continent’s podcasting industry.

The festival also included independent podcast producers representing disability awareness on hearing loss in Nigeria, podcasting trends in Angola which was presented in Portuguese and a live comedy podcast recording from South Africa.