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Zambian Platform Enables Africans to Connect, Transact, and Do Business

ChitChat is a Zambian social-commerce and fintech platform designed to make digital transactions as simple as sending a message. The platform was developed by Union54, the fintech company co-founded by Perseus Mlambo (CEO) and Alessandra Martini (COO), which first gained prominence for building payment infrastructure across Africa. ChitChat combines messaging, payments, wallets, and commerce into a single experience, enabling users to communicate, send money, make purchases,

Spotlight In Africa

Aug 111 min read

Zambian Platform Enables Africans to Connect, Transact, and Do Business

Kenyan Agri-fintech Using AI, Satellite Data, and Mobile Tech to Help Farmers

Apollo Agriculture is a Kenyan agri-fintech company transforming how smallholder farmers access the tools and capital needed to grow. The company was co-founded by Benjamin Njenga, alongside Eli Pollak and Catherine Berman, to address one of agriculture’s biggest challenges: the lack of affordable financing for small-scale farmers. By combining satellite imagery, machine learning, mobile technology, and agronomic data, Apollo assesses farm-level risk and provides farmers with

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Spotlight In Africa

Aug 111 min read

Kenyan Agri-fintech Using AI, Satellite Data, and Mobile Tech to Help Farmers

Rwanda's Huuza Games, Bringing Together Expertise in Cultural Storytelling and Tech

Huuza Games is a Rwandan gaming and cultural tech company co-founded by Marie Grace Iradukunda (CEO), Alfred Wanjau (CTO/CFO), and Kamugisha Yuhi Joshua, on a mission to connect people with places, heritage, and one another through interactive, culturally grounded games. It brings together expertise in storytelling, technology, and community engagement.

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Joyline Arodi

Jan 61 min read