We are proud to announce that the annual event of the Deep Learning Indaba will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 17th-22nd August, 2025.
This year we are partnering with the University of Rwanda, to host the event at the Kigali Campus.
Applications for the 2025 DLI with financial aid are now closed !
We are still accepting applications through the registration lottery ticket.
As always, the Indaba is the meeting point for the African AI community, bringing together research students, academics, research organisations, startups, and other groups across our continent.
The Indaba will feature keynote talks from thought leaders in the fields of ML/AI and Ethics, opportunities to learn skills in practical (programming) sessions, mentorship opportunities, a two-day African Research Symposium, deep dive workshops on topics including NLP, AI in Healthcare, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning at the Edge, and AI Governance and Policy, and much more.
We are proudly announcing the theme for this edition: 🤝 Urunana – Hand in Hand for AI in Africa 🤝
“Urunana”, is a word that embodies the spirit of solidarity, cooperation, and shared responsibility. In many African traditions, “Urunana” (holding hands together) symbolizes the strength of community—just as we must come together to shape the future of AI on the continent.
Our theme emphasizes not only collaboration between African nations but also highlights the importance of bridging gaps between academia and industry, established researchers and emerging talent, traditional knowledge systems and modern AI applications and practitioners and policy makers. Through “Urunana”, we envision an AI landscape where progress is achieved through partnership, where success is shared, and where no one is left behind in the digital transformation of Africa.
Hand in hand, we advance AI in Africa—driven by unity, shared knowledge, and collective progress!
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We are currently Fundraising – Check our sponsorship booklet and get in touch with us at sponsorship@deeplearningindaba.com for more details.
