# AMLD Africa

AMLD Africa is a pan-African organization focused on applied machine learning and AI.
Born from Applied Machine Learning Days (AMLD) at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, it has run four editions connecting researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders across Africa.

Website: https://mlafrica.org

## Mission

Turn AI research into real-world impact across Africa. Connect the ecosystem — researchers, students, startups, companies, and public institutions — through conferences, workshops, and a pan-African ambassador network.

## Core facts

- Organization: AMLD Africa
- Region: Africa (pan-African)
- Origin: Derived from AMLD at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Focus: applied AI, education, community building, events, partnerships
- Audience: students, researchers, startups, companies, institutions, policymakers
- Language: English (primary), French (secondary)

## Editions

- AMLD Africa 2021 — inaugural edition
- AMLD Africa 2022
- AMLD Africa 2024
- AMLD Africa 2026 — upcoming edition

All editions available at: https://mlafrica.org/event

## Services

- **Applied AI events and conferences** — Flagship gatherings and regional editions bringing practical AI use cases, research, and ecosystem building to life across African cities.
- **Ambassador-led community programs** — Students and professionals run meetups, campus events, and learning circles in their own towns, languages, and universities.
- **Partnerships for organizations** — Companies, universities, nonprofits, and public institutions collaborate on sponsorships, education, talent, and long-term ecosystem initiatives.

## Key pages

- `/` — Homepage and organization summary
- `/about` — Mission, values, team, and organization history
- `/event` — All conference editions (2021, 2022, 2024, 2026)
- `/event/amld-africa-2026` — AMLD Africa 2026 edition details, schedule, and speakers
- `/speakers` — Speaker directory across all editions
- `/ambassador-program` — Ambassador program details and how to join
- `/apply-speaker` — Speaker application for upcoming editions
- `/startups` — Startup and community initiatives
- `/partner` — Partnership and sponsorship information
- `/insights` — Articles, essays and field notes from the AMLD Africa community, plus external press coverage
- `/insights/{slug}` — Individual article pages

## Insights

`/insights` publishes two kinds of content:

- **Community articles** — essays, field notes and announcements written by AMLD Africa, each on its own page at `/insights/{slug}`. Listed in `https://mlafrica.org/sitemap.xml`.
- **In the press** — links to external coverage of AMLD Africa by third-party publications (see below).

## Press coverage

- Forbes Africa (2022) — "How Applied Machine Learning Days impacted Africa": https://www.forbesafrica.com/entrepreneurs/2022/12/09/how-applied-machine-learning-days-impacted-africa/
- African Business (2024) — "Beyond a conference: AMLD Africa as a catalyst for change": https://african.business/2024/02/apo-newsfeed/beyond-a-conference-amld-africa-as-a-catalyst-for-change
- The Guardian Nigeria — "Machine learning: Africa at the heart of a three-day conference at EPFL": https://guardian.ng/apo-press-releases/machine-learning-africa-at-the-heart-of-a-three-day-conference-at-the-ecole-polytechnique-federale-de-lausanne/
- Wits University (2026) — "Building AI the African way": https://www.wits.ac.za/future/stories/2026/building-ai-the-african-way.html
- Acalytica (2026) — "Africa's AI community converges at Wits University for AMLD Africa 2026": https://acalytica.com/blog/africa-s-ai-community-converges-at-wits-university-for-amld-africa-2026
- TechCabal (2026) — "Experts say AI's promise in African healthcare hinges on ownership": https://techcabal.com/2026/01/28/africas-ai-healthcare-agenda-in-2026/

## Machine-readable resources

- Sitemap: https://mlafrica.org/sitemap.xml
- Crawl rules: https://mlafrica.org/robots.txt

## Contact

Partnership and general inquiries via the contact form at https://mlafrica.org/partner

## Summary

AMLD Africa connects people and organizations across Africa through applied AI events, programs, and partnerships. The organization believes Africa should lead — not wait for — the AI revolution.