Empoweringthe nextgenerationof Africancommunicators.
Through events, mentorship, and real access, we connect, equip, and amplify the voices that will shape Africa's communication narrative.
TalkComms Summit 2025
The Zone, Gbagada · Lagos
20+ Universities
Pan-Nigerian reach
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Students at the maiden summit
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Universities represented
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Industry practitioners as facilitators
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Fireside chats at Summit 2025
Africa's media gap starts in the classroom.
Students graduate without practical footing. The networks do not exist. The platforms are absent. TalkComms was built to close that gap not as a supplement to the university system, but as the thing that exists alongside it.
65%
UNESCO, 2023
of communication graduates lack practical training
Limited
Fragmented Networks
peer-to-peer learning across African universities
Few
Underrepresentation
platforms to amplify student voices at industry level
Three words.
One direction.
Connect
Students and the industry professionals actively shaping African communication. Through events, community, and curated access.
Equip
With practical skills — campaign thinking, content strategy, crisis communication. What the industry actually demands.
Amplify
African voices are not lacking. Platforms are. We amplify the work and perspectives of the next generation.
What we run.
Founders Circle
A 2-day intensive masterclass for 30 hand-selected students. No theory — live briefs, real practitioners, honest critique.
July 24–25, 2026 · Lagos
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The TalkComms summit is an annual summit that brings together the brightest young communicators, students and industry leaders to explore the future of communication in Africa.
November · Lagos, Nigeria
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Early access to events, opportunities, and content. Pan-African peer network. Built for communicators who are serious.
Open to all
Join Community“Stop waiting for the perfect first role. The person who gets in the room and does the work will always outpace the person who is waiting to feel ready.”
Rahaman Abiola
Editor in Chief, Legit.ng
The maiden summit changed the room.
In November, 29, 2025, we hosted the maiden summit at The Zone, Gbagada, Lagos. The summit had over 200 physical students in attendance and over 500 join us virtually across universities in Nigeria. That one landmark day proved what was possible when you put the right people in the same room.
Your voice
belongs on
this stage.
Whether you are a student building your career, a practitioner who wants to give back, or a brand that wants to invest in the next generation, TalkComms has a place for you.