The African Language AI Adoption Report 2026: An empirical study of awareness, discoverability, and adoption of African language AI models across 10 African countries.
# The African Language AI Adoption Report 2026
## From Awareness to Adoption: Understanding Discoverability and Developer Adoption of African Language AI Models
This repository contains the official Beta-Tech Labs research report examining awareness, discoverability, and adoption of African language AI models.
The report is based on responses from **195 participants across 10 African countries**, including developers, researchers, students, startup founders, and AI practitioners.
## Authors
- Aliho Gilbert
- Kyomugisha Evelyn
- Muhereza Alouzious
- Edyelu Andrew
- Ahmed Umar Khemis
**Affiliation:** Beta-Tech Labs Company Limited
## DOI
doi.org
## Citation
Aliho, G., Kyomugisha, E., Muhereza, A., Edyelu, A., & Khemis, A. U. (2026).
*The African Language AI Adoption Report 2026: From Awareness to Adoption: Understanding Discoverability and Developer Adoption of African Language AI Models.*
Beta-Tech Labs Research Report Series (BTL-RR-2026-001).
doi.org
## Report
The PDF is available in the `report/` directory.
## License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).