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We conduct cutting-edge research in AI and machine learning, focused on solving real problems for African communities and businesses. Our work spans languages, healthcare, finance, and agriculture.
45+
Published Papers
30+
Active Projects
15
Research Partners
6
Focus Areas
Our research addresses fundamental challenges in deploying AI across Africa, from low-resource languages to offline-first systems.
Developing natural language processing models for 50+ African languages, enabling AI accessibility for hundreds of millions of speakers.
AI-powered diagnostic tools and telemedicine solutions bridging the gap between urban medical centers and rural communities.
Machine learning models for credit scoring, fraud detection, and financial services designed for the unbanked population.
Satellite imagery analysis and IoT-driven solutions helping smallholder farmers increase yields and adapt to climate change.
Research on fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI systems deployed across diverse African contexts.
Developing AI models that run efficiently on low-resource devices and work in disconnected environments.
Our research doesn't stay in the lab. See how our work is creating measurable impact across Africa.
Our voice-enabled health assistant helps community health workers triage patients in rural Tanzania, speaking natural Swahili and working offline.
75%
Faster Triage
Our real-time fraud detection system processes 15M+ daily transactions across East Africa, protecting users and financial institutions.
$50M
Annual Savings
Computer vision models analyzing satellite imagery detect crop diseases weeks before visible symptoms, saving harvests for 100K+ farmers.
40%
Yield Increase
ML models using mobile data and transaction patterns enable loans for millions who lack traditional credit history.
3x
More Approvals
We publish our findings in top-tier venues and share our work with the broader research community.
Adeyemi, G., Asante, K., et al.
ACL 2024
Mwangi, J., Okonkwo, A., et al.
NeurIPS 2024
Kimani, D., Mutua, L., et al.
MLSys 2024
VE.KE Research Team
VE.KE Publications
Okafor, Z., Banda, M., et al.
CVPR Workshop on AI for Agriculture
Asante, K., Adeyemi, G., Okonkwo, A.
VE.KE Whitepaper
We collaborate with leading universities, research institutions, and organizations advancing AI in Africa.
University of Nairobi
Academic Partner
MIT CSAIL
Research Collaboration
Google Research Africa
Industry Partner
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Academic Partner
Carnegie Mellon Africa
Academic Partner
Microsoft Research
Industry Partner
Lacuna Fund
Funding Partner
Mastercard Foundation
Impact Partner
AfricaNLP Workshop @ ICLR 2024
For our work on multilingual language models for African languages
Google.org Impact Challenge 2023
Recognizing our healthcare AI work in rural communities
Africa Fintech Summit 2023
For pioneering credit scoring models for the unbanked
We're always looking for research partners, collaborators, and talented researchers to join our mission of building AI for African impact.