2022 is the year UmojaHack Africa grew up. From a chaotic start in 2020 amidst a new global pandemic, UmojaHack Africa has grown and developed into the leading hackathon in the African data science space. …

UmojaHack Africa is Africa’s largest inter-university machine learning hackathon, taking place this year 19–20 March 2022 at universities all over the continent. …

A collaboration between Zindi, Mtoto News, Basic Needs Basic Rights Kenya, and Qhala has created a chatbot powered by machine learning that serves as a mental health companion for young people in Kenya, specifically university students. …

“While working as a software engineer at Andela, I would occasionally hop in and participate in Zindi competitions — I think that was from 2018. I was only a user for a while. Then after I left Andela, I ventured into contracting because I was focusing on starting my business…

Data science communities are bootstrapping a new revolution in Africa. For Paul Kennedy, reflecting on two years of community-building at Zindi, it’s a joy and a privilege to be a small part of the movement. When I joined Zindi as Community Manager in December 2019, I had very little idea…

We’d like to introduce Balogun Hammed Opeyemi, winner of the Uber Nairobi Ambulance Perambulation Challenge. Read on to see how he came out on top and learn from his approach. Please introduce yourself to the Zindi community. I am Balogun Hammed Opeyemi (Balogun) from Lagos, Nigeria. I have a Bachelor’s…

Part 2: In the previous blog, we discussed why you should focus on your CV rather than a cover letter, here we discuss CVs. In our opinion, your CV is a direct reflection of you, your background, your personal, academic and commercial achievements and what you can bring to any…

In this first installment of a two-part blog series on getting a data science job, we discuss cover letters. Do you really have to write one? Are they still relevant? We will also introduce some alternatives to cover letters. Do you need a cover letter? There is a mixed opinion about cover letters and the value…

In a recent survey, we discovered that about half of the users on Zindi were thinking about starting their own AI business. Zindi co-founder Ekow Duker dives into taking charge of your own destiny, and gives some tips on how to make sure you succeed. — Zindi is much more than a machine learning platform. It’s the place where people come to learn, collaborate, and connect while solving problems that really matter. In a recent survey, we discovered that about half of the users on Zindi were thinking about starting their own AI business. …