Africa AI Safety Prize Competition 2026

The Africa AI Safety Prize Competition 2026 invites innovators, researchers, and practitioners to develop context-aware AI safety solutions tailored for African communities. The competition offers a total prize pool and aims to advance practical safeguards for AI deployment across Africa, with tracks focusing on community-level harms reporting and context-appropriate safety evaluation. Winners and participants gain access to webinars, mentorship, and a network of African AI innovators along with recognition across partner platforms.

Prize money for winners (up to $5,000 for the top prize) plus mentorship, training webinars, and access to a network of African AI innovators; visibility across partner platforms.

Open to individuals and teams worldwide; applicants must be 18 years or older; submissions must be open-source if selected; ethical and legal considerations must be addressed.

Prepare a proposal aligned with one or both tracks and submit via the provided application portal.