Par Axel Toubson
#TechFriday n°2️⃣9️⃣8️⃣ – Issue of 21/08/2026
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This week on TechGriot: in Cameroon, a botched Mobile Money transfer might not be a lost cause, we explain how to get your money back. Automatic gas stoves are challenging the unkillable classic burner in Yaoundé, Shazam-style apps become a national reflex for identifying songs, and 631 young innovators presented AI solutions at SIN 2026. Also this week: Scales 32 opens its 2nd cohort, MINAT digitizes its bilingualism efforts, UNESCO rewards resource-efficient AI, Senegal tests a digital shepherd, Google Scholar helps African researchers, and Kenya digitizes its electric buses. Happy reading!
Mobile Money in Cameroon: What to do after sending money to the wrong number 📱💸
In Cameroon, sending money to the wrong number via Orange Money or MTN MoMo does not necessarily mean you will lose everything. Procedures for cancelling or reversing the transaction do exist, but they depend, in particular, on time limits and the availability of funds with the recipient. Click here for full story
Automatic vs classic: Cameroon’s kitchens are quietly going electronic 🔥 🇨🇲
Piezoelectric ignition, leak detectors, programmable timers: the automatic gas hob features electronics previously reserved for top-of-the-range models. In contrast, the traditional model relies on a component-free design and robustness. The real challenge is to make this innovation accessible everywhere. Click here for full story
‘What song is this?’ The new digital reflex sweeping Cameroon 🎵📱
Thanks to artificial intelligence, music recognition apps can identify a song in a matter of seconds. In Cameroon, they are becoming second nature for people looking to find a track they’ve heard on the street, on TikTok or on the radio, and they make it easier to discover new artists. Click here for full story
SIN 2026 : Cameroon’s youth are shaping AI, not just using it 🤖 🇨🇲
Cameroon’s Scales 32 opens its second startup cohort 🚀🇨🇲
The Scales 32/Cameroon programme, run by Enovation Factory and the UNDP, is launching its second round of applications, which will remain open until 24 August 2026. Priority is being given to digital start-ups, following on from the first cohort of 16 graduating companies, which are now taking part in a 12-month alumni programme. Click here for full story
Interpretation gear lands at Cameroon’s MINAT to ease the French-English gap 🇨🇲
UNESCO rewards AI models that do more with less energy 🌱🤖
UNESCO’s Resilient AI Challenge has recognised three teams for optimising AI models to reduce their resource consumption. The aim is to develop systems that are more efficient, accessible and suited to environments where energy and computing capacity are limited. Click here for full story
Senegal’s ‘digital shepherd’ aims to outsmart cattle thieves 🐄🇸🇳
In Senegal, the FAO is trialling GPS collars linked to a mobile app to track the movements of livestock. Rolled out in Kaffrine and Louga, this scheme aims to improve animal welfare and help combat theft, as part of the future SNITB. Click here for full story
Google Scholar: The technological ally powering African researchers 🎓
In the face of exorbitant subscription fees, Google Scholar brings together articles, theses and patents for African researchers. However, given indexing errors and competition from AI tools such as Semantic Scholar, the platform should remain a starting point, not an end in itself. Click here for full story
Kenya : E-Moti is digitizing Nairobi’s electric bus network 🚌 🇰🇪
The Kenyan start-up E-Moti has developed Manara, a digital platform that digitises its electric buses: remote booking, online payment and a smart routing system based on traffic data. The result: up to a 40 per cent reduction in operating costs, ahead of a planned nationwide roll-out. Click here for full story
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That’s it for this week. We wish you a good weekend and look forward to hearing from you in the comments.
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