#25 Google invests $37M into Africa’s Agriculture and lost languages

2025-07-31

We discuss Google’s $37M AI investment across Africa, aimed at transforming farms and preserving forgotten African languages through cutting-edge machine learning. Is this the foundation of a truly inclusive AI revolution on the continent or just another big tech experiment? We also talked about Nigeria’s FIRS move to mandate banks and fintechs to share transaction data for VAT monitoring. Is this the beginning of tighter regulation in the country’s fast-growing digital economy? And how are stakeholders reacting? Also in this episo...

We also talked about Nigeria’s FIRS move to mandate banks and fintechs to share transaction data for VAT monitoring. Is this the beginning of tighter regulation in the country’s fast-growing digital economy? And how are stakeholders reacting?

Also in this episode:

- Ghana moves to license crypto exchanges starting September 2025

- BasiGo launches Kenya’s first electric matatu pilot for intercity travel

- Uganda offers tax breaks to local electric motorcycle manufacturers in green push

- ArthurAI to power AI learning hubs across Africa

- Kava enters Africa’s streaming market with a Nollywood-first platform

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