Research & Innovation
Research that ends in something built.
Six research centres, a venture studio, and partnerships with industry, government and global universities.
Forward AI Lab
Foundation models, African-language NLP and applied ML.
Climate & Agriculture Centre
Precision agriculture, drought-resilient crops, carbon markets.
Biomedical Research Institute
Endemic disease, diagnostics and pharmaceutical formulation.
Sustainable Energy Lab
Off-grid energy, storage, and continental grid economics.
Innovation & Venture Studio
Spinning research into ventures with continental traction.
Public Policy Observatory
Evidence-driven policy for the African public sector.
Partners
A continental and global network.
African Development Bank
M-KOPA
Andela
Bridge Cities
Microsoft Africa
Carnegie Mellon Africa
UCT
African Union