Cassava and Gebeya unveil AI-powered creator platform

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Devices & Platforms; 22 December 2025; 8118 views

Pan-African technology group, Cassava Technologies and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools provider, Gebeya have reportedly collaborated to launch Gebeya Dala, a suite of AI tools aimed at enabling Africans to create digital content using Cassava’s data centres and infrastructure.

The partnership combines Cassava’s cloud and GPU infrastructure with Gebeya’s platform to provide AI tools within Africa. Gebeya Dala is designed for users without technical expertise.

Its initial modules include an AI-powered app builder that allows users to create functional applications without coding experience, using instructions in their local language. There is also an AI comic book creator that lets users create comics and manga from Africa’s oral traditions and stories – without prior artistic training.

The partnership will also include a joint strategy to make the tools available to students, entrepreneurs and creatives across Africa.

The companies explain that, with Cassava’s infrastructure, Gebeya Dala means you don't need to be a coder to build an app, or an artist to create a comic.

The ITWeb news resource quotes Ahmed El Beheiry, CEO of Cassava AI, who adds: “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.”

The collaboration will focus on developing culturally relevant large language models and AI tools. However, say the two companies, all data processing and model training will take place in Africa to ensure data sovereignty, low latency, and compliance with local regulations. This partnership, they argue, ensures that the power of AI is accessible, culturally relevant, and technologically sovereign.

Cassava recently announced that its AI activities will now operate as a separate business unit known as Cassava AI.