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2026 Awards Announcement

This year, the Deep Learning Indaba Awards attracted over 50 nominations. Over the last few months, the Awards Committee alongside a dedicated team of external reviewers drawn from academia, research, and industry, worked hard reviewing all nominations. We thank…

Deep Learning Indaba workshops 2026

We are excited to announce this year’s accepted workshops and sessions. At the Deep learning Indaba, workshops are a way for the community to contribute to the program. They offer a snapshot of what our community is thinking about, what challenges researchers are…

The Tensions of Pursuing African Excellence in Innovation

Victoria Natsai Chasi is a South African and Zimbabwean Master of Public Administration graduate from Cornell University, with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Social Sciences both from the University of Cape Town. As a tech founder with a background in the United…

Press Release DLI 2025

Press Release DLI 2025

Deep Learning Indaba 2025: Africa’s biggest AI Community Gathers 1000 participants in Kigali, Rwanda to Shape the Future KIGALI, RWANDA –July 14th, 2025– The Deep Learning Indaba (DLI), Africa’s premier machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) event, proudly…

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Under the Jasmine Tree

تحت الياسمينة This month’s newsletter was written by two community members. Amal Nammouchi, originally from Tunisia 🇹🇳, is a co-founder of AfriClimate AI, a Pan-African non-profit using AI to tackle climate challenges across Africa. She is a PhD candidate affiliated…

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Letter to the Community: Prof. AZA Allsop

This month’s letter is presented by Professor AZA Allsop: artist, neuroscientist, and psychiatrist who conducts research at the intersection of social cognition, music mindfulness, and psychedelics. AZA’s intersectional research is motivated by the desire to decode…

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Throwing bones

With a good enough model, could we throw the bones and predict the impact of the Deep Learning Indaba on ourselves, and on the continent? Rarely, with the benefit of hindsight, there is a moment that stands out as wildly impactful. For me, attending the Deep Learning…

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Group Photo at Indaba 2024

Xam Xamlé: Our Latest Indaba Impact Report

This last year has been one of our most ambitious, and throughout we  preserved the pioneering, experimental and service-driven nature of the Deep Learning Indaba’s work and culture. The theme for the Annual Indaba in 2024 was the Wolof phrase Xam Xamlé, which…

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