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Top Story: NKENNEAi and Nigeria’s NITDA Partner to Build AI Systems That Understand African Languages
The Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered NKENNEAi, an African language artificial intelligence platform, to accelerate the development of language technologies designed specifically for the continent’s linguistic diversity.
The collaboration aims to build scalable translation systems and AI-powered language infrastructure that can support services across government, healthcare, financial platforms, and other digital applications used by Nigeria’s multilingual population.
With more than 500 languages spoken across Nigeria, language remains one of the biggest barriers to digital inclusion. By developing AI models trained on African languages and their tonal structures, the partnership seeks to make digital technologies more accessible to a wider population.
“NKENNEAi is about building the infrastructure that allows African languages to exist, scale, and thrive inside artificial intelligence systems,” said Michael Odokara-Okigbo, Chief Executive Officer of NKENNEAi.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Orca Fraud Secures $2.35m to Strengthen Fraud Detection Across Africa’s Digital Payments Ecosystem
Financial technology startup, Orca Fraud, has raised $2.35 million in seed funding to expand its transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence platform across Africa and other emerging markets.
The funding round was led by returning investor Norrsken22, with participation from OneDayYes, Enza Capital, and CV VC Africa.
Founded by Thalia Pillay and Carla Wilby, the company has rapidly grown into a cross-border fraud monitoring platform that now processes more than $5 billion in monthly transaction volume across over 70 countries.
According to Thalia Pillay, the company’s strategy prioritises deep technical expertise and close collaboration with enterprise clients rather than rapid headcount growth.
“Orca remains a small team by design — tight, technical, and deeply embedded with clients. As we scale across emerging markets and payment systems, our focus remains clear: ensuring safety keeps pace with scale,” Pillay said.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
South Africa’s NjiaPay Secures $2.1M Seed Funding to Simplify Payments for African Businesses. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
