Previously physicians had to go through verbal autopsy reports to determine the causes of death, which was tedious, time consuming and prone to bias. The new AI model, developed by […]
How AI4D Africa Scholar is using AI to influence reporting of mortality statistics in Tanzania
Previously, physicians had to go through verbal autopsy reports to determine the causes of death, which was tedious, time consuming and prone to bias. The new AI model enables the […]
Kenya hosts forum seeking to raise Africa’s stake in academic research
Kenya will next week host an academy for researchers and scholars on artificial intelligence and machine learning in Africa. The academy, to be held from December 12-16 in Mombasa, will […]
5,000 PhD scholars to meet Africa’s growing AI needs
By Eve Ruwoko Article originally published on University World News If Africa wants to tap into the benefits of the digital economy to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals […]
Artificial Intelligence for agricultural pest detection in Cape Verde – the beginning
By Sonia Semedo, University of Cape Verde The emergence of pests and diseases has destroyed agricultural crops in Cape Verde and often farmers do not realise this until late and […]
Training the best AI brains in Africa
By Dr. Lawrence Nderu Storytelling is an essential communication tool and can be used as a contextual bridge between play and written narrative. This is something that I discovered when […]
Detecting Crop Diseases Using Mobile Application
By Dr. Neema Mduma Crop diseases are substantially problematic for agricultural yield management and a major threat to food security. On addressing this challenge which facing agricultural sector in Tanzania, […]