African Language AIfeatured
Masakhane
Pan-African • Pan-African
Continent-wide grassroots research collective driving African language NLP.
Focus: Open NLP for African languages
Directory
African AI Organizations
Researchers, startups, labs, funders, and ecosystem builders shaping the future of intelligence across the continent.
60 organizations
AI Researchfeatured
Data Science Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Trains the next generation of African data scientists.
Focus: Capacity building & summer schools
Communityfeatured
Deep Learning Indaba
Pan-African • Pan-African
The largest African AI community gathering.
Focus: Annual continental ML gathering
Fundingverified
Lacuna Fund
Pan-African • Pan-African
Funds dataset creation across the Global South.
Focus: Datasets for low-resource communities
African Language AIfeatured
Lelapa AI
South Africa • Southern Africa
Building Vulavula, an African-language API stack.
Focus: African language LLMs
Health AIverified
Jacaranda Health
Kenya • East Africa
PROMPTS SMS service supports millions of mothers.
Focus: Maternal health AI assistant
AI Researchfeatured
InstaDeep
Tunisia • North Africa
Tunisian-founded, world-class enterprise AI.
Focus: Decision-making AI
Communityfeatured
Zindi
South Africa • Pan-African
Africa's largest data scientist community & contest platform.
Focus: African data science competitions
Educationverified
Data Science Nigeria
Nigeria • West Africa
Mass AI literacy programs across Nigeria.
Focus: AI talent at scale
Communitycommunity
Nairobi AI
Kenya • East Africa
Nairobi's hub for AI practitioners.
Focus: AI meetup & research
Communitycommunity
AI Kenya
Kenya • East Africa
Connects practitioners across Kenya.
Focus: Kenyan AI community
AI Researchverified
Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa
South Africa • Southern Africa
Cross-disciplinary AI institute.
Focus: Applied research & policy
African Language AIfeatured
Ghana NLP
Ghana • West Africa
Open NLP for Twi, Ga, Ewe and more.
Focus: Ghanaian language models
Startup Ecosystemverified
Ghana Tech Lab
Ghana • West Africa
Builds founders & engineers in Ghana.
Focus: Tech entrepreneurship
Talent Developmentverified
MEST Africa
Ghana • West Africa
12-month entrepreneurial training program.
Focus: Pan-African founder training
Startup Ecosystemfeatured
CcHUB
Nigeria • West Africa
West Africa's leading innovation center.
Focus: Innovation hub
Startup Ecosystemverified
iHub Nairobi
Kenya • East Africa
Iconic catalyst of Silicon Savannah.
Focus: East African tech hub
Startup Ecosystemverified
AfricArena
South Africa • Pan-African
Pan-African startup competitions & investor network.
Focus: Tech startup accelerator
Startup Ecosystemfeatured
Afrilabs
Pan-African • Pan-African
450+ hubs across 53 countries.
Focus: Network of innovation hubs
Educationverified
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Pan-African • Pan-African
Pan-African network producing top researchers.
Focus: Postgraduate maths & ML
Educationverified
AIMS Rwanda
Rwanda • East Africa
Home of African Masters in Machine Intelligence.
Focus: AMMI program
Educationverified
AIMS South Africa
South Africa • Southern Africa
Founding AIMS centre.
Focus: Mathematical sciences
Educationverified
AIMS Senegal
Senegal • West Africa
Bilingual research training.
Focus: Francophone AI training
AI Researchverified
UP Data Science for Social Impact
South Africa • Southern Africa
Leading African NLP research lab.
Focus: Social-impact ML research
AI Researchverified
Wits RAIL Lab
South Africa • Southern Africa
Research on robust, accountable AI.
Focus: Responsible AI
AI Researchfeatured
Makerere AI Lab
Uganda • East Africa
Pioneering AI for agriculture & health in East Africa.
Focus: Applied AI for Africa
Educationverified
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Rwanda • East Africa
Top-tier graduate AI training on the continent.
Focus: Engineering & AI graduate programs
Educationfeatured
African Masters of Machine Intelligence
Pan-African • Pan-African
Africa's flagship ML masters.
Focus: Elite ML masters program
AI Researchverified
Google Research Africa
Ghana • Pan-African
Accra-based AI research lab.
Focus: Industry research lab
AI Researchverified
Microsoft Africa Development Center
Kenya • East Africa
Nairobi & Lagos engineering hubs.
Focus: Engineering & AI
AI Researchverified
IBM Research Africa
Kenya • East Africa
Industrial research labs in Nairobi & Johannesburg.
Focus: Applied AI research
Policyverified
Mozilla Africa Mradi
Pan-African • Pan-African
Champions African digital rights.
Focus: Open internet & AI
Data Infrastructurepending
Open for Good Alliance
Pan-African • Pan-African
Coalition for open agricultural data.
Focus: Open data partnerships
Fundingpending
Data.org Africa initiatives
Pan-African • Pan-African
Funds purpose-driven data projects.
Focus: Data for social impact
Policyverified
African Union AI policy initiatives
Pan-African • Pan-African
Drives the AU AI continental strategy.
Focus: Continental AI strategy
Policyverified
Smart Africa
Rwanda • Pan-African
32-country digital agenda.
Focus: Digital transformation alliance
Policyverified
Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Rwanda • East Africa
Affiliate of WEF C4IR network.
Focus: AI policy lab
Policypending
Tony Blair Institute Africa Digital Programs
Pan-African • Pan-African
Supports African governments on AI strategy.
Focus: Government advisory
Fundingverified
African Development Bank Digital Programs
Côte d'Ivoire • Pan-African
Funds continental digital infrastructure.
Focus: Digital transformation finance
Fundingverified
World Bank Digital Development Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Major financier of African connectivity.
Focus: Digital infrastructure
Fundingverified
UNICEF Innovation Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Funds AI for child wellbeing.
Focus: Tech for children
Fundingverified
UNDP Africa Innovation Programs
Pan-African • Pan-African
Catalyses public-sector AI projects.
Focus: SDG innovation
Fundingverified
GIZ Digital Transformation Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Major bilateral digital partner.
Focus: German cooperation
Fundingverified
Digital Africa
France • Diaspora
France-Africa initiative funding early-stage tech.
Focus: African startup financing
Educationverified
Orange Digital Center Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Free digital training across the continent.
Focus: Digital skills network
Data Infrastructureverified
MTN Group AI Initiatives
South Africa • Pan-African
Continental telecom investing in AI.
Focus: Telecom AI
Fintech AIverified
Safaricom Innovation Programs
Kenya • East Africa
Pioneer of M-Pesa & data products.
Focus: Mobile financial AI
Fintech AIverified
Flutterwave AI
Nigeria • West Africa
AI-powered fraud detection at scale.
Focus: Payments fraud AI
Fintech AIverified
M-Pesa Data & Fintech
Kenya • East Africa
Africa's largest mobile money platform.
Focus: Mobile money intelligence
Talent Developmentfeatured
Andela
Nigeria • Pan-African
Connects African engineers to global teams.
Focus: Global engineering talent
Talent Developmentverified
Gebeya
Ethiopia • East Africa
Engineering talent platform from Addis.
Focus: Pan-African talent marketplace
Educationfeatured
ALX Africa
Pan-African • Pan-African
Trains hundreds of thousands of African technologists.
Focus: Tech leadership at scale
Communityverified
The Room
Pan-African • Pan-African
Global community of African talent.
Focus: Network of doers
Educationverified
African Leadership University
Rwanda • East Africa
Mission-driven university with AI programs.
Focus: Next-gen African leaders
Educationverified
African Leadership Group
Mauritius • Pan-African
Parent of ALU/ALX/The Room.
Focus: Education ecosystem
Talent Developmentverified
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
South Africa • Southern Africa
Connects young Africans to digital work.
Focus: Youth jobs at scale
Startup Ecosystemverified
CcHUB Design Lab Kigali
Rwanda • East Africa
Cross-border innovation studio.
Focus: Product & design lab
Startup Ecosystemverified
Founders Factory Africa
South Africa • Pan-African
Builds & invests in early-stage African startups.
Focus: Venture builder
Startup Ecosystemverified
Startupbootcamp AfriTech
South Africa • Pan-African
Continental tech accelerator.
Focus: Accelerator
Fundingverified
Future Africa
Nigeria • Pan-African
Backs Africa's frontier founders.
Focus: Mission-aligned VC