Africa Digital Innovation Lab (ADIL) is an academic research and innovation lab based at African Leadership University (ALU), Rwanda, within the BSE – Software Engineering community
# Africa Digital Innovation Lab (ADIL), Website
The official website of the **Africa Digital Innovation Lab (ADIL)** at **African Leadership University (ALU), Rwanda Campus**, BSE Software Engineering, Kigali Innovation City, Bumbogo, Kigali.
A static, dependency-free academic research-group website designed for **GitHub Pages**, white background, black text, black navigation bar, bold masthead, and an auto-sliding photo strip. No build step, no framework: HTML + CSS + a small amount of vanilla JavaScript.
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## Quick start (view locally)
```bash
# from the repository root
python3 -m http.server 8000
# then open
localhost
```
## Deploy to GitHub Pages
1. Push these files to the `main` branch of your repository
(`
github.com`):
```bash
git add .
git commit -m "Redesigned ADIL website"
git push
```
2. On GitHub: **Settings → Pages → Source: Deploy from a branch → Branch: `main` / (root) → Save**.
3. Live at: `
jturatsinzealu.github.io`
`.nojekyll` is included; all paths are relative, so the site works at the project URL or a custom domain with no changes.
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## Editing the site, where everything lives
**Routine content updates never require touching HTML.** All content is in plain JavaScript data files:
| File | Controls |
|---|---|
| `data/site.js` | Lab name, tagline, university, address, **email**, logo path, navigation, footer |
| `data/slides.js` | **Home photo slider**, image paths, alt text, captions |
| `data/research.js` | Research themes (Research page + Home featured cards) |
| `data/projects.js` | All projects, `status`: `"current"` / `"proposed"` / `"completed"`; `featured: true` shows on Home |
| `data/people.js` | Everyone on the People page, grouped by role |
| `data/publications.js` | Publications & datasets, grouped by year |
| `data/news.js` | News entries (newest first; top 3 appear on Home) |
| `data/partners.js` | Partner groups **a …