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AI4Africa 2026

20–23 Jul 2026Lagos, Nigeria · In personTimes in WAT (Africa/Lagos)
Submissions closed on 22 Mar 2026

Call for papers

The 2025 edition of AI4Africa brought together 250+ researchers to discuss AI innovations across the continent.

Double-blind peer review, with 3 reviews per paper.

  • Full Paper
  • Short Paper
  • Poster
  • Abstract Only

Tracks and topics

01Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • AI for Social Good
02Natural Language Processing
  • Low-Resource Languages
  • Machine Translation
  • Sentiment Analysis

Important dates

  1. Call opens22 Nov 2025Done
  2. Registration closes21 Jan 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  3. Abstract submission closes20 Feb 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  4. Full paper due22 Mar 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  5. Author notification21 May 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  6. Camera-ready due20 Jun 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  7. Conference20–23 Jul 2026Done

Fees

FOR AUTHORS
Abstract feePaid when you submit₦3,000
Publication chargePaid once a paper is accepted₦20,000
REGISTRATION
StudentDiscounted rate for full-time students with valid ID₦40,000
AcademicFor researchers and university faculty members₦120,000
Industry ProfessionalFor industry practitioners and professionals₦240,000
Virtual AttendeeRemote participation with full access to online sessions₦56,000

Paid online in naira. Receipts are emailed to you.

Submission guidelines

Full papers: up to 10 pages; short papers: up to 6 pages (IEEE double-column format, references excluded). Submissions must be anonymised for double-blind review.

Venue

Faculty of Engineering, University of LagosLagos, Nigeria

Contact

Questions about submissions or registration:conferences+unilag@example.com