research
The Rise of AfricaNLP: 20 Years of Progress in One Paper
A new bibliometric survey maps two decades of African NLP research: 2.2K papers, 4.9K authors, and clear signals of where the field is heading.
call-for-testers
We're looking for testers: try AfriAnnotate early
Calling annotators, students, and researchers to try AfriAnnotate, our open annotation platform for African languages, before v1 ships.
Call for Chapters
Call for Chapters: AfriPlaybook
We're inviting researchers and language experts to lead chapters in the Playbook. USD $1,000 honorarium per accepted chapter, open through 30 June 2026.
Announcement
Welcome to the Waraka Blog
This is the first post on the new Waraka blog. We'll use this space to share community updates, calls for contribution, project milestones, and stories from teams building NLP for African languages.
