The DAAL Journal

Notes on building durable ventures for the Global South.

Field notes from Digital Assets Africa — the company, the portfolio, and the conviction that the digital future of the developing world should be owned by its own people.

№ 0525 Jul 2026

VisaNationals reaches 565 applicants

A portfolio note: a fellow DAAL venture, VisaNationals, saw 565 real applicants complete its free UK visa readiness assessment in the first four days of its July 2026 launch week.

№ 0425 Jul 2026

VisaNationals is live

Our second venture to reach the public, after Amen.Travel, is now open worldwide — a free UK visa readiness check that flags your weakest area before you pay the £135 fee, with paid reports for the full score and Fix Plan. Go try it.

№ 031 Jul 2026

Owned by its own people

Digital Assets Africa (DAAL) builds technology for the Global South as an owner, not a conduit — mobile-money-first products, held and compounded, with a long-term stake in every outcome.

№ 021 Jul 2026

Six ventures, one conviction

A walkthrough of the six Digital Assets Africa (DAAL) ventures — VisaNationals, OurRoots, Endesha, Hyloti, The Midnight Alchemist and Amen Travel — and the single conviction behind them.

№ 011 Jul 2026

What is Digital Assets Africa (DAAL)? The holding company building for the Global South

Digital Assets Africa Ltd (DAAL) is a Nairobi-based technology holding company, founded 2019, that builds six ventures across Africa, Asia and Latin America — not a crypto business. Here is exactly what DAAL is.