Zero budget. One person. Claude AI. A mission to connect 1.4 billion Africans + diaspora worldwide.
I'm a South African techie who got tired of scrolling past the same 5 African stories on global news sites. Where was the PSL drama? The Afrobeats behind-the-scenes? The diaspora success stories?
So I built MonoKromatik Network — an AI-powered platform covering African culture, sports, and entertainment from an insider's lens. Zero budget. One person. Claude API. And a mission to connect 1.4 billion Africans + diaspora worldwide.
This isn't another "African poverty" narrative. This is vibrancy, innovation, excellence — in black and white with burnt amber accents. Monochrome meets chromatic. MonoKromatik.
Our Scout agent monitors 20+ African RSS sources every hour — OkayAfrica, BellaNaija, NotJustOk, KickOff, SA Hip Hop Mag, Punch Nigeria, and more across culture, sports, music.
Our Curator agent uses Claude to score every story by diaspora relevance. Filters out poverty porn, conflict, and generic news. Keeps the celebratory, the cultural, the surprising.
Our Writer agent uses Claude to draft 1,000-word articles in MonoKromatik voice — energetic, insider, never academic. Each article connects the story back to diaspora experience.
Articles auto-commit to GitHub, Vercel deploys in ~2 minutes, and the new story is live. Daily, at 6 AM SAST. While you sleep, the newsroom runs.
The 10 principles that guide everything we create
Consistency over perfection. Ship it.
Integrity matters. Link back, tag creators.
No poverty porn. Excellence, innovation, culture.
Show AI usage openly. Trust through honesty.
Reply to every comment within 24 hours.
Data-driven decisions only. Track, analyze, adapt.
Ruthless prioritization. No sacred cows.
Document the journey. Vulnerability builds trust.
Their stories, their lens, their connection.
Automation over manual labor. Think 10x.