MCP Hackathon Africa 2025
Completed · September–November 2025 · 40+ cities across Africa
MCP Hackathon Africa 2025 was a continent-wide, eight-week programme run by The Cortex Hub, bringing together developers, researchers, start-ups and students across more than 40 African cities — spanning Southern, West, Central, East and North Africa — to build practical solutions using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for giving large language models structured, locally relevant information. The programme included bootcamps, mentorship and starter technical resources, and culminated in a continental showcase in Cape Town on 11–12 November 2025, where finalists presented to investors, incubators and technology leaders.
Innovation tracks
- Telecommunications
- FinTech
- Agriculture
- Logistics
- Public Services
Prize pool
$9,500 total — $5,000 grand prize, $3,500 for outstanding innovation, $1,000 for excellence in execution. Winners also gained visibility at AfricaCom.
Patron
Andile Ngcaba, Patron of The Cortex Hub.
Outcomes
To be added: participation numbers, the number of submissions received, and the winning solutions.
The original programme site
Visit the original MCP Hackathon Africa siteSupporting technology partners
- TESPOK
- Seacom
- Mauritius Telecom
- CSquared
- Solcon Capital
- Datacentrix