African AI products that impressed in 2025
African AI startups are solving local problems in creative ways, from multilingual dubbing to smart study tools. Here are ten AI products from 2025 that impressed with innovation, practicality, and impact across the continent.
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Artificial intelligence has been the most popular technology conversation of 2025 and has remained so for the past three years.<br />
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From fears of AI stealing jobs to debates over regulation and safety, AI has remained the topic of choice, making headlines and gracing the panel sessions at tech conferences.<br />
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However, beneath the noise, one reality has remained constant: African hobbyists, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs are harnessing the technology to build businesses and solve problems.<br />
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From developer tools and customer support automation to creative software and enterprise infrastructure, AI has quietly moved from experimentation to execution.<br />
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Across Africa, founders, developers, and solo builders are finding ways to participate in the AI boom by applying existing AI capabilities to local problems.<br />
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In this article, we have put together a list of AI products that impressed us in 2025. The selection is based on editorial judgement, and it spans both simple and technically ambitious ideas.<br />
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Africa’s AI scene and the products that impressed<br />
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Africa’s AI scene in 2025 saw builders leveraging AI in mostly small, but interesting ways. Essentially, it was defined less by scale and more by intent.<br />
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The year saw a mix of early-stage experiments, public betas, and fully launched products that were built by small teams or even solo founders.<br />
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These products mirrored global trends, from customer support automation, developer tooling, and creative assistance, but with a more local-first approach, utilising AI to solve problems often overlooked by global platforms.<br />
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With that context, here are some of the African AI products that impressed in 2025.<br />
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1. Terp 360<br />
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Terp 360 is an app that translates speech into sign language. Elly Savatia, the Kenyan entrepreneur w...
