buby3090/Africanaai

AI platform for African languages focusing on NLP, LLMs, multilingual translation, datasets, benchmarks, and educational AI. # AfricanaAI ## Vision AfricanaAI is an initiative focused on advancing Artificial Intelligence for African languages and under-represented linguistic communities. The project aims to bridge the gap between modern AI technologies and African languages by developing datasets, benchmarks, language models, educational tools, and multilingual AI applications. ## Mission To create inclusive AI technologies that empower African communities through language accessibility, digital inclusion, education, and innovation. ## Focus Areas * Natural Language Processing (NLP) * Large Language Models (LLMs) * Machine Translation * Educational AI * Speech Technologies * African Language Datasets * Multilingual AI Systems * Benchmark Development ## Current Projects ### AfricanaAI Study Assistant An AI-powered learning assistant that helps students understand concepts in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Programming. ### Hausa Language Dataset Initiative Development and curation of culturally-aware Hausa datasets for NLP and LLM research. ### Under-Represented Language Benchmark A benchmark framework for evaluating language technologies on low-resource African languages. ## Research Interests * Low-resource NLP * Multilingual Language Models * Language Preservation * AI for Education * Responsible AI * African Language Technologies ## Long-Term Goal To establish AfricanaAI as a leading platform for African language technologies and contribute to the development of inclusive AI systems that serve diverse linguistic communities worldwide. ## Author Bello Umar Bello Graduate Assistant, Federal University of Technology Babura Founder, AfricanaAI ## How to Run Locally 1. Clone this repository: ```bash git clone cd AfricanaAI