What a way to close the Indaba! Day 6 was a powerful final day of learning and celebration. It featured a final round of half-day workshops, a keynote by Dino Machuve (@DMachuve ) on End-to-End Deep Learning for Chicken Diseases Diagnosis, and the inspiring Maathai Impact Award

Day 5 was all about hands-on learning. Workshops gave the community space to dive deep, share skills, and build together, keeping the spirit of Urunana (hand in hand) alive. Here are some highlights from the day. #DLI2025 #Indaba2025 #Urunana

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🌟 Celebrating African research excellence at #DLI2025! 🌟. The Cheikh Anta Diop Award recognises and encourages excellence in research, teaching, and community service by early to mid-career academics and researchers at African universities, in any area of artificial

Day 4 at #DLI2025 was electric ✨. Incredible energy across the sessions and a buzzing poster session. The momentum continues as we head into Day 5, a full day of workshops. #DLI2025 #Urunana #Indaba2025

The poster session at #DLI2025 reflects the Indaba’s mission: building AI in Africa, Urunana (hand in hand). Researchers from early-career to experienced experts shared work spanning healthcare, African language processing, and environmental and agricultural applications, all

A flagship keynote panel at #DLI2025 delved into the critical topic of AI policy and national strategies for Africa. Moderated by @jane_munga, Fellow, at @CarnegieEndow (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), the panel featured powerful insights from:. @BarbsGlover,

We are thrilled to introduce the Pamodzi Awards, a true testament to the power of our community. "Pamodzi," a word from the Nyanja and Bemba languages meaning "together" or "in unity," celebrates outstanding IndabaX communities and individuals who champion unity, collaboration,

🌟Celebrating African research excellence at #DLI2025! 🌟. The Kambule Doctoral Award recognises and encourages excellence in research and writing by doctoral candidates at African universities, in any area of computational and statistical sciences. This award celebrates African

Day 3 at #DLI2025 was a day of co-creation and building the future of our community. This video captures the day as innovators and researchers came together to tackle critical challenges, share research, and lay the groundwork for the future of AI in Africa. It's what #Urunana

Another important session at #DLI2025. The Women in Machine Learning (WIML) event was dedicated to an open discussion on the challenges women face in the field, and to exploring potential solutions. The conversation continued at the community social, where connections were

Ideathon at #DLI2025: . This initiative serves as a hub for problem solvers and creative thinkers. It brings together passionate individuals from diverse countries and backgrounds to team up and tackle Africa's most critical issues through groundbreaking machine learning

Data is the lifeblood of AI, and yesterday's discussion on African Datasets was a powerful call to action for inclusivity and equity. This initiative aims to bridge the data gap by building a robust repository of high-quality, African-relevant datasets. This is a vital step to

Recapping Day 3 at #DLI2025! . Day 3 brought together founders and innovators driving the future of African AI startups. The discussion explored how homegrown startups are tackling real-world challenges in healthcare, agriculture, and finance with cutting-edge AI solutions. The

Today's community sessions were all about action! 💡 First, we saw the incredible Top 5 Community Challenge Finalists showcase their innovative projects. The teams are tackling critical issues, with top areas of focus being Health, Agriculture, Climate, Language preservation and

The Publication Oral Presentations were a brilliant glimpse into the innovative work coming out of the continent. This session offered a powerful preview of the projects that will be on full display at our poster session tomorrow!. #DLI2025 #Urunana

We were honoured to host our Faculty Panel Session, a crucial step in ensuring faculty and academia are at the heart of the conversation. A huge thank you to our panellists @ulrichpaquet, @vodumuyiwa, Esther Gathenya Khakata, Njeri Ngaruiya-Ng'ang'a, and Paul Amayo (@UCT_news).

Another amazing Keynote at #DLI2025 by @sanmikoyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at @Stanford , Co-Founder of @VirtueAI_co , and President of @black_in_ai, on “Beyond Benchmarks: Building a Science of AI Measurement.” 🧪. Sanmi made a compelling case for moving

Day 2 at #DLI2025 was packed with energy and ideas, from inspiring keynotes and hands-on tutorials to engaging panels and awards celebrating African research excellence. Here are some of the moments that made today unforgettable. #DLI2025 #Indaba2025 #Urunana