The new office strengthens Yango Group’s long-term strategy in Africa, supporting local innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital infrastructure development

29 July 2025 – Yango Group, a Dubai-based tech company operating in over 30 countries, has opened a new African regional office in Abidjan. The hub will coordinate the company’s growing operations across the continent and marks a new chapter in Yango’s long-term commitment to Africa. With around 200 employees already on the ground, the company plans to scale its local capabilities in the coming year.

Image 1- Daniil Shuleyko, CEO of Yango Group

Yango first launched in Côte d’Ivoire in 2018, making Africa its starting point. Since then, the company has expanded into 16 countries across the continent, building a diverse portfolio of digital services. With Abidjan now serving as its continental headquarters, Yango Group is deepening its regional presence and accelerating innovation tailored to local realities.

Yango Group upgrades its AI assistant Yasmina for enhanced creativity, richer conversations, and expanded language translation skills

Dubai, UAE; 12 June 2025 – Yango Group, a global tech company, significantly upgraded the LLM powering its AI assistant, Yasmina, to deliver more accurate, in-depth, and context-aware responses in both Arabic and English. The upgrade is part of a gradual rollout of YangoAI, a suite of AI features and technologies adapted and localized to meet the specific needs of regional users, powering a wide range of the company’s products and services, including Yasmina.

The AI assistant now provides 38% more relevant and up-to-date answers in Arabic, thanks to its enhanced ability to analyze web documents. The new LLM has also enabled smoother conversational interactions and reduced the number of unnecessary refusals in answers by almost 50%.