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Yebetumi: Annual Report of the Deep Learning Indaba 2023
We are releasing our annual report that provides a high-level overview of the work of the Indaba over 2023. We share this as a record of the work of the Indaba, as a form of accountability to our beneficiaries and donors, and as a source of lessons for other...
Finding Our “Why” in the Indaba Community
My name is Aya Salama. Since 2019, I've had the privilege of being involved with the Indaba community, starting when I first applied to host an IndabaX in Egypt. Throughout the years, I've contributed to various committees including the IndabaX Steering Committee,...
Call for Workshop Proposals DLI 2024
The Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) is the annual meeting of the African machine learning and AI community with the mission to strengthen African AI. This year, it will be taking place in Dakar, Senegal, from the 1st to the 7th of September 2024 at Amadou Mahtar Mbow...
From Consumers to Creators of Machine Learning
Becoming creators of machine learning We have heard calls for us, the African Machine Learning (ML) community, to move beyond being consumers of the latest ML techniques (such as 1 and 2). Whether we are solving African problems or core theoretical challenges,...
Call for reviewers for Indaba awards 2024
The Deep Learning Indaba 2024 has been announced officially ON since the start of the year ! The new edition will be taking place in Dakar, Senegal from the 1st to the 7th of September. With a new edition, this year’s awards has been announced with a...
Planting the Flag of Knowledge – Building a Stronger African Machine Learning Ecosystem
In the New Year, Shakir Mohamed (Deep Learning Indaba Co-founder and Trustee) put forward an inspiring message to the Deep Learning Indaba organisers, aptly titled "Planting the Flag of Knowledge in 2024 and Beyond,". This message quoted Mariama Bâ's, a Senegalese...