AethexAI Adds 25+ Languages to Kora 2.0
The update brings Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Swahili and other languages to enterprise conversational agents.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Language Learning
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AethexAI released Kora 2.0, adding more than 25 languages and dialects to its conversational agents. The languages are available now to enterprise customers, with API access to follow.
Why it matters
The update extends conversational AI to a wider set of African languages used in customer support, collections, sales, identity verification and public services. Existing customers receive the languages without new infrastructure, integration or pricing changes.
AethexAI's Kora 2.0 adds more than 25 languages and dialects to its agents, which operate over voice, WhatsApp and SMS. The company has not published accuracy benchmarks or the full language list.
The players
AethexAI
AethexAI is the company that develops the Kora conversational agents and released version 2.0 with added language support.
The details
Kora 2.0 is built to handle the accents, dialects and code-switching of real conversations, meaning speech that moves between languages mid-sentence. The languages work across the company's existing inbound and outbound agents.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Kora 2.0 release announced
API access for Kora 2.0 to follow, date unspecified
Language Landscape
Kora 2.0 extends AethexAI's earlier Kora conversational agents into a broader set of African languages used in code-switching speech. The expansion targets markets where customer interactions mix languages mid-sentence.
Customers who use AethexAI's agents for support, sales or identity checks may be served in more African languages without changes to their existing setup. Access for API integrations will follow at a later, unspecified date.
The takeaway
Multilingual conversational AI is moving toward the code-switching speech common in everyday African conversations. Readers tracking language technology should watch for published accuracy benchmarks and the full language list.
Further reading
Explore more on Language Learning to see how multilingual tools are reshaping communication.
Source note: This article includes information reported by IAfrica.
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