Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader, and Gebeya, the leading provider of an ecosystem for Africa’s service economy, have announced a strategic partnership which will see the launch of “Gebeya Dala,” a groundbreaking suite of AI-powered tools designed to empower all Africans with an idea to become a digital creator, powered by Cassava’s AI-ready data centers and infrastructure.
Gebeya Dala shatters the technical barriers to entry for the digital economy. It is built not for expert developers or artists, but for the vast, untapped potential of Africa’s youth. Its launch modules include:
An AI-Powered App Builder, enabling anyone, even without coding experience, to create functional applications in minutes using simple instructions in their local language.
An AI Comic Book Creator, allowing users with no artistic training to visually bring Africa’s rich oral traditions and original stories to life in comic and manga formats.
This partnership unites Cassava’s scalable, secure cloud and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) infrastructure with Gebeya’s vision to unlock mass creativity. The collaboration ensures that the power of AI is accessible, culturally relevant, and technologically sovereign.
“Africa’s digital future must be built in Africa, by Africans. Our partnership with Gebeya brings this to life by making advanced AI accessible to every young creator, entrepreneur, and storyteller across the continent. Not only are we enabling sovereign innovation, where African ideas are developed and protected locally, and scaled globally, we’re unlocking the next generation of local talent and driving a truly inclusive digital economy,” said Ahmed El Beheiry, CEO of Cassava AI.
A primary objective is the co-development of culturally relevant Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI tools. All data processing and model training will occur within Africa on Cassava’s infrastructure, ensuring data sovereignty, low latency, and compliance with local regulations.
“Our mission is to build the operating system for Africa’s digital economy, and that begins by empowering the millions, not the few,” said Amadou Daffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Gebeya. “With Cassava’s infrastructure, ‘Gebeya Dala’ is a declaration that you don’t need to be a coder to build an app, or an artist to create a comic. We are handing the keys of creation to a teenager in Dakar, a merchant in Nairobi, and a storyteller in Lagos. This is how we unlock a continental wave of innovation.”
The partnership includes a joint go-to-market strategy to promote these tools to students, entrepreneurs, and creatives across the continent.
