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Our Mission

Our mission is to empower African language representation in AI technology by creating high-quality datasets, tools, and expertise that can bridge existing language and cultural gaps.

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Community in Action

2026 Impact Fellowship Summit (IFN IREX)

2026 Impact Fellowship Summit (IFN IREX)

Virtual presentation on April 27, 2026, by Chinenye Anikwenze on "Human-in-the-Loop AI: Centering African Languages in Fellowship Systems" for the summit hosted in Washington, DC.

African Languages Conference (AFLC)

African Languages Conference (AFLC)

On February 27, 2026, Chinenye Anikwenze presented "Why Linguists are the Essential Guardrails for African AI," demonstrating how human-in-the-loop validation repairs tonal "Semantic Collapse" in Igbo.

Tonative Booth at Deep Learning Indaba Conference at Kigali

Tonative Booth at Deep Learning Indaba Conference at Kigali

Engaging with other African NLP enthusiasts and signing new members into our community.

AfriLang Conference at Kampala

AfriLang Conference at Kampala

Presenting our paper "Tonative: Community-Driven Extension of African Datasets Through Human-AI Collaboration.

Centre for Low-Resource Languages and Cultures Workshop at NeurIPs, Mexico City

Centre for Low-Resource Languages and Cultures Workshop at NeurIPs, Mexico City

Founded and chaired by Joy Naomi, with Tonative leaders as part of the co-organisers.

Mawazo Ideas Night: Is the Algo African?

Mawazo Ideas Night: Is the Algo African?

Cynthia Amol at a public events platform for science engagement and communication.

Become a Language Champion

Join us in our mission to preserve and promote Africa linguistic diversity. Whether you're a language enthusiast, educator, or technologist, there's a place for you in our community to drive equitable AI.