About

Operator. Founder. Strategist.

Raphael Afaedor

Short bio

Founder, operator, and strategist working at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, institutions, and long-term company building across Africa.

Experience

Co-founded Jumia, one of Africa's largest e-commerce platforms, and built Kyosk, transforming distribution across the fragmented everyday economy.

Multi-country operating experience across technology, retail, and logistics. Recognized by the Financial Times, with executive education at Harvard.

Philosophy

Enduring institutions are built through operational discipline, institutional design, long-term thinking, and the ability to compound successful systems over decades.

Current Work

  • Advisory
  • Boards
  • Conferences
  • Writing
  • Ecosystem building
  • Zebras