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The Cortex Hub has announced the launch of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African languages, culture, and priorities into the next generation of Artificial Intelligence.
Running across more than 40 cities from September to November 2025, the eight-week programme will unite developers, researchers, startups, and students to build practical solutions using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an emerging open standard that enables applications to deliver structured, locally relevant information to large language models.
The hackathon will culminate in a continental showcase in Cape Town on 11–12 November 2025, where finalists will present to investors, incubators, and technology leaders from across the globe.
A total prize pool of US$9,500 will be awarded, with a grand prize of US$5,000 for the best overall solution, US$3,500 USD for outstanding innovation, and US$1,000 for excellence in execution.
Andile Ngcaba, Patron of The Cortex Hub, said, “The Model Context Protocol is Africa’s opportunity to move from being consumers of AI to creators of the standards that govern it. By coding MCP servers for our towns and cities, participants will be embedding African contexts, cultures, and priorities into the very fabric of AI’s evolution.”
MCP Hackathon Africa 2025 is supported by leading technology partners including TESPOK, Seacom, Mauritius Telecom, CSquared, Solcon Capital, and Datacentrix, reflecting a shared commitment to advancing Africa’s digital future.
Group CEO of Datacentrix, Ahmed Mohamed said, “The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the glue that transforms abstract algorithms into situated intelligence. By coding MCP servers for your towns, you are not just writing software – you are inscribing African contexts into the very fabric of AI’s evolution.
“Datacentrix’s sponsorship of the MCP Hackathon reflects our ongoing, long-term commitment to cultivating local talent, fostering African innovation and, ultimately, helping to shape a digital future where our continent is not on the sidelines but at the very centre of global AI development.”
CEO of TESPOK, Dr. Fiona Asonga, said “this hackathon provides a great opportunity for the youth of Kenya and East Africa to test their skills in Artificial Intelligence, such as building AI Agents, Agentic AI, and MCPs.”
Group Chief Executive Officer of Seacom, Alpheus Mangale, “the new AI frontier where artificial intelligence evolves from code to consciousness, the youth of Africa stand as pivotal architect,our participation in this pan-African hackathon to construct Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers is not merely technical labor; it is the forging of cognitive infrastructure that will bind real-time intelligence to the lived experience of our cities, transforming abstract algorithms into contextually grounded knowledge.”
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