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The African AI Languages Model Project
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In Africa. By Africa. For Africa

Accelerating scalable, relevant, and inclusive AI language models

The African AI Language Models project convenes the G6 Mobile Network Operators and other telecommunications companies, public and private sector actors, academia, and civil society in a collaborative drive to accelerate the building and adoption of scalable, relevant, and inclusive AI language models for African Languages

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Project Terms and Conditions

In Africa. By Africa. For Africa

African driven and owned – no exclusions to those outside Africa to participate. From major indigenous languages to Africanised English, French, and Arabic dialects.

Collaboration and Scale

Prioritise broader ecosystem collaboration rather than duplicating siloed LLMs. Scale only if viable.

Sustainable Commercial Models

To be researched but not discussed as part of workstreams

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Addressing fundamental challenges to building, using, and scaling Data for Model training and inference across the continent.

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Identifying and addressing barriers to access and usage of scaled compute for AI training and inference.

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Mobilising and upskilling African researchers, developers, and communities.

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Driving adoption, application relevance, policy alignment, and commercial pilots.

Project Roadmap: Planning to MWC Kigali 2026

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Please note: All non-GSMA members are required to complete our ‘Non-Members Participation Agreement. You can download this using the button below. Once the registration form is completed, a member of the GSMA staff will be in touch to complete the agreement with you.









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