An Africa-led digital humanities ecosystem

Building African scholarship in the digital age

The African DH Lab brings together scholars, technologists and institutions to teach digital-humanities tools, publish open research, and grow a continental community of practice — from manuscript to publisher, and from workshop to showcase.

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Chapters in the 2026 volume
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2025 Hackathon graduates
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Countries represented
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Open editorial review items
What we do

Four ways the Lab supports African DH

A connected platform for events, editorial publishing and community writing — built around open tools like Voyant and Spyral.

Editorial & publishing

From manuscript to publisher-ready — peer review, Chicago-style editing, replication bundles and open-access publishing.

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Events & training

Hackathons, workshops and editorial sprints delivered live on Zoom, with certificates and recordings.

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Blog & insights

Stories, essays and field notes from the African DH community — from quick dispatches to long-form research write-ups.

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Learn on CourseHub

Structured learning now lives on CourseHub — corpus building, Voyant, Spyral and reproducible research, self-paced and mentored.

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Featured · Edited volume 2026

Exploring African Digital Humanities Using Voyant Tools

Corpora, methods, and classroom practice — peer-reviewed chapters spanning literary, legal and cultural corpora, tracked from manuscript to publisher-ready for the open-access 2026 edition.

Edited by Augustine A. Farinola, Geoffrey Rockwell, Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo, Ozioma Okey-Kalu, Reggemore Marongedze, Yohanna Woliya, Abel Ochika, and Joseph Kunnuji · University of Alberta · 2026

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Open-access edition
01 From Click to Code: A Four-Group Methodology for Moving from Voyant to Spyral in African Digital Humanities Research In review
02 Influencing Minds: The Role of Algorithms in Shaping Information Behaviour Revised
03 A Critical Exploration of Climate Change-Related Speeches: Decline in Discourse on Climate Change Revised
04 Evaluating Child-Voice Fidelity in two Alain Mabanckou's Novels Using Voyant Tools and Spyral Revising
+ 10 more chapters in review
Now recruiting · Free

The ADH 2026 Digital Humanities Hackathon

Four free, live training courses run by the ADH Lab in August 2026 and supported by CourseHub. AI literacy in the age of agentic systems, semantic text analysis in Voyant and Spyral with LLMs, African NLP and AI models, and data science for DH — taught on African corpora. Register for the days you want.

Four standalone courses · 5, 7, 12 and 15 August 2026
Live on Zoom · start times vary by day, all UK time — see the programme
7 August streams into beginner, intermediate and advanced rooms
Free to attend · materials, labs and recordings on CourseHub
View the event & apply
Five training days · August 2026
Wed 5 Aug · 12:00–16:00 UK
Using Agentic AI for Digital Humanities Research
Introduces AI agents, their architecture, research applications, tools, memory, orchestration and responsible use in Digital Humanities.
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Fri 7 Aug · 11:00–14:00 UK
Using AI with Voyant Tools: An Introduction to LLM-Driven Semantic Textual Analysis
Moves from conventional corpus analysis to AI-supported interpretation, semantic exploration and advanced textual analysis. 11:00 opening in the main room · 11:30 three breakout rooms by …
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Wed 12 Aug · 12:00–16:00 UK
African-Language NLP and AI Models
Machine Translation, Transcription and Corpus Analysis for African Languages. Addresses one of the programme's most important contributions: using African NLP resources and models to analyse, translate …
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Sat 15 Aug · 18:00–22:00 UK
Data Science and Computational Methods for Digital Humanities Research in Africa
Broadens participants' methodological knowledge through data collection, cleaning, analysis, visualisation, computational interpretation and reproducible research.
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QR code to register for Day 4: Data Science and Computational Methods for Digital Humanities Research in Africa
Wed 19 Aug · 12:00–16:00 UK
African Digital Humanities and AI Projects Exhibition Day
Participants, researchers and developers demonstrate projects, receive feedback, identify collaborators and discuss future development. Tell us about your project when you register so we can plan …
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Our mission

A platform and framework for teaching digital-humanities tools across Africa

We build an Africa-led ecosystem — defining what African Digital Humanities means, localising tools for African languages and datasets, and connecting technical experts with humanities scholars across the continent.

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Integrate DH tools and resources for African analysis and research.
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Define what African Digital Humanities means for scholars and practitioners.
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Provide training, workshops and certification to build capacity.
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Connect technical experts with humanities scholars across Africa.
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Localise DH tools for African languages and datasets.
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Collaborate formally with the Voyant Consortium in Canada.
Connect in African DH

Upcoming events

Join upcoming African Digital Humanities gatherings, lectures, and conversations.

Upcoming

The ADH 2026 Digital Humanities Hackathon

Aug 05, 2026
Certified practitioners

The 2025 ADH Hackathon cohort

Congratulations to the 19 scholars who completed the inaugural African Digital Humanities Hackathon and earned certification in Voyant Tools and computational text analysis.

Community voices

From scholars across the continent

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AfroDH opened my eyes to a wealth of resources I never knew existed.

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Amina Bello
Historian, Nigeria
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The trainings are top-notch and genuinely engaging — I built my first corpus in a week.

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Kwame Asante
Researcher, Ghana
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A must-visit hub for anyone working in African digital humanities.

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Zuri Ndlovu
Archivist, South Africa
In collaboration with
VC Voyant Consortium (Canada)
UA University of Alberta
CO CourseHub
SP Spyral Project

Join the African Digital Humanities community

Learn a tool, submit a chapter, facilitate a workshop, or partner with the Lab. There's a place for every kind of contributor.