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This Ethiopian Startup Has Taught AI to Listen to Amharic and Afaan Oromo

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In just over a year, Addis AI has grown to more than 100,000 users, many outside Addis Ababa, signaling how local-language AI scales when it is built natively.

February 16, 2026
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Ana Mulatu

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ana Mulatu is an intern at Shega Media and a third-year student at Addis Ababa University. She is passionate about startups and works to help them increase their digital presence.

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