Where Africa learns from Africa.
Communities, creators and courses built by the continent's sharpest minds.
Learn from Africa's best.
Amara Okafor
✓🇳🇬🎓 Product Design Foundations
Helping African designers ship world-class products
Yasin Osman
✓🇰🇪🎓 Producing Afrobeats: Studio to Stream
Music Producer & Sound Engineer
Zola Nkosi
✓🇰🇪🎓 Story in Motion: Cinematic Filmmaking
Teaching cinematic storytelling from the wild
Zanele Mthembu
✓🇿🇦🎓 Money Basics: Zero to Investor
Personal Finance & Investing Coach
Thabo Mokoena
✓🇿🇦🎓 Ship Your SaaS in 60 Days
Turning junior devs into senior shippers
Tendai Chikafu
✓🇿🇼🎓 Full-Stack Bootcamp: Zero to Hired
Full-Stack Software Engineer
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Applaya Dev Community
Daily coding discussion, code review swaps, and job referrals for African developers.
Beat Makers Lounge
Share beats, get feedback, trade sample packs, and find collaborators.
Design Lagos
West Africa's product design circle. Weekly critiques, mentorship, job board.
Money Moves Circle
Weekly accountability, budgeting templates, and real talk about building wealth on an African salary.
Design Guild
Portfolio reviews, Figma files, and job leads for product designers.
Data Diaspora
Data & ML practitioners building for African markets.
Level up with a course.
Design · by Amara Okafor
Product Design Foundations
Engineering · by Thabo Mokoena
Ship Your SaaS in 60 Days
Data · by Chiamaka Eze
Data for African Founders
Marketing · by Aisha Diallo
Brand Strategy 101
Film · by Zola Nkosi
Story in Motion: Cinematic Filmmaking
Music · by Kwame Mensah
Afrobeats Production Masterclass
Testimonials
Real people, real progress.
"I went from struggling with Figma to landing a remote design role in six months. Applaya changed my career."
Ifeoma A.
Junior Designer, Lagos
"Finally, a platform where the mentors actually understand the African market. The community alone is worth 10x the price."
Sipho M.
Founder, Cape Town
"Live sessions, real feedback, real accountability. It's like having a bootcamp in my pocket."
Njeri W.
Software Engineer, Nairobi
FAQ
Questions? Answered.
Who is Applaya for?
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African creators who teach and African learners who want to grow. But everyone is welcome — our creators reach students in over 40 countries.
How do creators get paid?
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We support cards and local African payment providers via Paynow. Creators receive payouts minus a transparent platform fee.
Can I try a community before paying?
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Yes. Most creators offer free communities, and paid ones show their price upfront before you join.
Do I need to be verified to teach?
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Anyone can create a community and publish courses. Verification is a separate badge admins can grant to build extra trust with learners.
Do you support offline learning?
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The mobile experience is fully responsive today, with native apps and offline downloads on the roadmap.