AI Perspectives from Africa
Research, technology trends and African innovation — written by our team of AI scientists, engineers and strategists.
Building LLMs on African Languages: Challenges and Breakthroughs
How we trained multilingual models on Wolof, Hausa, Swahili and 12 other African languages — and what we learned about low-resource NLP.
Dr. Aminata Diallo
Lead AI Researcher
June 28, 2026
8 min read
Why African Data is Different — And Why It Matters for AI
The unique characteristics of African datasets — informal economies, multilingual text, mobile-first data — and how to build AI that actually works.
Ousmane Sarr
June 15, 2026
Agentic AI in 2026: What It Means for African Enterprises
Autonomous AI agents are reshaping enterprise workflows. Here's how African companies can adopt agentic systems without the hype.
Fatou Mbaye
June 5, 2026
How We Cut Fraud Losses by $2.4M for a West African Bank
A detailed look at our real-time fraud detection deployment — architecture, model choices and the business impact 6 months post-launch.
Ibrahima Ndiaye
May 20, 2026
Responsible AI for Regulated African Industries: A Framework
Building explainable, fair and auditable AI systems for banking, healthcare and government — tailored to African regulatory contexts.
Dr. Aminata Diallo
May 8, 2026
NexAfrica: Building a Pan-African Data Intelligence Network
The vision, architecture and early results from our pan-African data network connecting insights across 15+ countries.
Moussa Kouyaté
April 22, 2026