How You Can Contribute
We welcome contributions from researchers, organizations, and individuals working with data relevant to Africa. If you have a dataset that can help drive innovation, improve decision-making, or support open AI development, we'd love to hear from you.
Sector Focus
Datasets from agriculture, health, environment, climate, language, or digital economy sectors across Africa.
AI-Ready Data
Data that supports AI research, modeling, or applications—structured, documented, and machine-readable.
Open Licensing
Openly licensed (CC-BY, CC0, ODC) or publicly shareable datasets with clear usage terms.
Submit Your Dataset
To contribute a dataset, please send us an email with the following details. Our team will review your submission and get back to you within 5 business days.
- Dataset Name – Clear, descriptive title
- Description – Short summary of content and purpose
- Date Collected/Updated – When data was gathered or last refreshed
- Source/Organization – Publisher or custodian information
- License – Usage terms and access conditions
- Link – URL to dataset (if already hosted online)
- Contact – Your email for follow-up questions
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Why Contribute?
By sharing your dataset, you help strengthen Africa's data ecosystem and support local innovation. Every contribution adds value to researchers, startups, and policymakers working to build inclusive, data-driven solutions.
Your data could power the next breakthrough in African AI, inform critical policy decisions, or enable new services that improve lives across the continent.
Together, we can make AI truly "Made in Africa."