Call for Applications – DSAWH Fellowship 2026 We’re selecting 20 early-career women researchers from Eastern & Southern Africa for a 9-month program advancing women’s health through data science. Apply 6 Oct – 3 Nov 2025 apply here: https://t.co/rx1bnqGvtn

Building Africa’s AI Future! DSA contributes USD 8,000 to the Institute of Accountancy Arusha 🇹🇿 to: ✅ Fund 2 Masters students ✅ Develop a Swahili NLP chatbot for agriculture ✅ Support data science meetups Learn More: https://t.co/mACKMN8v8w

5. Are you a passionate woman researcher committed to addressing women’s health challenges in Africa? Applications are now open for the Data Science (@dsa_org) to Advance Women’s Health (DSAWH) Fellowship – 2026 Cohort! 📌Deadline: 3rd November 🔗

🌻 Why Sunflower? Most Ugandans speak local languages first, yet digital tools only know a few global tongues. Sunflower changes that. Many voices, one system 🌍 Growth: from 40+ Ugandan languages to all of Africa 🌱 Turning to people: centering speech, tone & culture ☀️

MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌

DSA & Meta have unveiled the 2025 Llama Impact Grant winners at #UNGA’s Unstoppable Africa. From 800+ applications, 5 African innovators will each receive $20,000, mentorship & support to scale AI solutions in health, agriculture, education & accessibility.

Data Science to Advance Women’s Health (DSAWH) Fellowship 2026 for Eastern and Southern Africa women scholars. @dsa_org #Africa

Congratulations to Cynthia Amol, PhD student @masenoUnikenya & NLP researcher at @mcaai_msu, on receiving the 2025 DSA Visiting Fellowship in partnership with @SunbirdAI 🔗Learn More: https://t.co/8nGoVYJL2G

#News: AI-powered startups from South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda have been chosen for the Llama Impact Grant from @Meta and @dsa_org. #ConnectingAfrica #AI #LlamaAI #LlamaImpactGrant #Meta @VamboAI @radeaseglobal https://t.co/USm8lq67BG

From hacking old radio batteries in rural Uganda to leading at Makerere, Prof. Engineer Bainomugisha shows Africa’s engineering potential is limitless. 🚀 Hardware access is still a bottleneck, but makerspaces & orgs like @dsa_org are changing that. 🔗 https://t.co/6SHdUX9srK

@MasakhaneNLP @DeepIndaba @LacunaFund @PartnershipAI @che_SouthAfrica @dsa_org My Inaugural Lecture is now online 🎥 Beyond the Symbols: Natural Language Processing as an Adaptive Problem I reflect on my journey in advancing AI & NLP for African languages, tackling data scarcity, building communities & imagining inclusive future

3/ This lecture is not just about my work, but about all of us building together. May we keep widening the door so that many more can walk through. @MasakhaneNLP @DeepIndaba @LacunaFund @PartnershipAI @che_SouthAfrica @dsa_org

They've been wagging their finger at America for years, telling us to go solar, go wind, go broke. Now they're running back to good old reliable energy. You know, the kind that actually works — oil and gas. Four G Dave explores the hypocrisy of Meta building gas power plants

Applications are open for the AI Innovation Academy! 9 weeks of hands-on AI/ML training + 2 months incubation to turn ideas into market-ready solutions. 💡Focus: Health, Agriculture, Climate, FinTech 💡Up to $4,000 seed funding Deadline: Sep 4, 2025 Apply Now👉

📢 The Data Science Africa 2024 Annual Activity Report is here! 500+ trained participants, 21 research grants & the launch of the Women’s Health Fellowship, 🔗Read More Here: https://t.co/wghyECnl2c

Thank you, DSA🤭❤️ The keyword remains 'actionable research'. I had a great time at this year's #DataScienceAfrica summer school and conference.

“My goal is actionable research; policies that protect girls.” @Vinaprisca_Ik, a #DSAWH fellow, is tackling sexual activity & health issues among female secondary school students in Port Harcourt, facing resistance but pushing for AI-driven solutions & policy change.

#DSA2025Ibadan Highlights

Join us for a beginner-friendly session on Sandboxes! Hosted by @thedatasphere , we’ll explore what sandboxes are, who needs them, how to design them, and nd the practical value they offer. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/FXzyseChF9

“Postpartum depression is underexplored in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Consolas HODONOU, part of the 2025 #DSAWH fellows, is tackling this through research + an AI-powered app. She calls on @dsa_org for support in outreach & funding. Let’s raise awareness.

📢Call for Submissions📢 Are you working on AI systems deployed in the real world? Do you care about how these systems interact with people and their governance? Join our Workshop on Human-AI Interaction in the Global Majority @DeepIndaba 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda! Details below:

As we countdown to 15 days to #indabaxnigeria2025. Join Professor Jelili Adebiyi. The session focuses on AI for sustainable futures. All participants should bookmark the session. @DeepIndaba @SummitUniOffa @dsa_org @dsn_ai_network