{"id":1021599,"date":"2024-05-15T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-lab&#038;p=1021599"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:23:14","slug":"microsoft-research-lab-africa-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"msr-research-lab","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-lab-africa-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Research Lab &#8211; Africa, Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background- card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MSRAfrica_Nairobi_header_1920x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"MSR Africa Lab - photo of the Nairobi skyline\" 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\/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-research-lab-africa-nairobi\">Microsoft Research Lab &#8211; Africa, Nairobi<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"building-globally-equitable-ai-models-and-tools\">Building Globally Equitable AI Models and Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"farmers onboarding to AI advisory app\" class=\"wp-image-1137980\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC05292.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addressing-real-workplace-needs\">Developing small language models to serve under represented populations<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1.jpg\" alt=\"health worker sharing info with patient\" class=\"wp-image-1137982\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1.jpg 811w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-240x160.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addressing-real-workplace-needs\">Leveraging large language models in low-data scenarios<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"researchers reviewing code\" class=\"wp-image-1138242\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GU3A6710-edited-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addressing-real-workplace-needs\">Fine-tuning models to enhance flood forecasting<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seminar hosted by MSR Africa: Powering inclusive AI for Africa's future\" class=\"wp-image-1139150\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2364-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addressing-real-workplace-needs\">Powering inclusive AI for Africa&#8217;s future<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-video  has-vertical-margin-small  has-vertical-padding-none  is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"media-text__video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/e82uG-7aHvY?enablejsapi=1&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mari-is-now-microsoft-research-africa\">MARI is now Microsoft Research Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MARI\u2019s (Microsoft Africa Research Institute) mission to understand, build, and deploy innovative cloud and AI technologies which not only address core opportunities in Africa and contribute to solving local challenges at scale, but which contribute to creating a more productive future of work globally remain a core focus as the team now operates as Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi.\u202fThe move to Microsoft Research a reflection of the important foundational work the team does, and Microsoft Research Africa will continue to foster a close relationship between research and product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>At MSR Africa in Nairobi, one of our key goals is to support inclusive empowerment for individuals, organizations, communities, and countries to access pathways to growth and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We seek to continue to build partnerships with both local and global researchers who have the interest, knowledge, expertise, and experience of working in the ecosystem in order to collectively understand and solve some of the challenges facing the communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-approach\">Our approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We endeavour to do this by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supporting in the strengthening of research capacity within universities in Africa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging in collaborative research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, we have several approaches that we are using to build collaborated relationships:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mentoring, curriculum development and review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminars, trainings, workshops, and collaborative conferences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer schools and visiting scholar program. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-research-africa-phd-fellowship\">Microsoft Research Africa PhD Fellowship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022,&nbsp;MSR Africa selected 3 PhD students at African Universities, as awardees of the Microsoft PhD fellowships.&nbsp;This was the first time awards have gone to students studying for doctorates at universities in Africa.&nbsp;In 2023 another 3 PhD students from Universities across Africa were awarded as Microsoft Research Africa as Fellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the period of the fellowship, Microsoft worked closely with researchers on topics of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-2023-fellows\">Our 2023 Fellows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/fci.must.ac.ug\/member\/tezira-wanyana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tezira&nbsp;Wanyana<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/denden047.github.io\/index_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naoya Muramatsu<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hasnae-zerouaoui-98a5b090\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hasnae Zerouaoui<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;were awarded as the Microsoft Research PhD fellows for the Africa region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-2022-fellows\">Our 2022 Fellows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mwigereri-dorcas-497b51b4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorcas Gicuku<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aojsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olalekan Joseph Akintande<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sofia-bourhim-43924a10b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sofia Bourhim<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u2014our first cohort of PhD fellows at MSR Africa. This first cohort completed their 3-month internship in&nbsp;July&nbsp;undertaking cutting edge research in climate,&nbsp;artificial intelligence&nbsp;& fairness, and recommender systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"join-us-for-the-microsoft-research-africa-ai-for-good-grand-seminarthursday-april-30th-from-2pm-to-5pm-eat\">Join us for the Microsoft Research Africa & AI For Good Grand Seminar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"join-us-for-the-microsoft-research-africa-ai-for-good-grand-seminarthursday-april-30th-from-2pm-to-5pm-eat\">Thursday April 30th from 2pm to 5pm EAT<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Microsoft-Grand-Seminar-2026-\u2013-April-30-_-Language-Voice-AI-for-Africa.ics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add to calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar explores how language and voice AI systems can be built and scaled for African contexts\u2014from community-driven data collection and multilingual foundation models\u00a0to robust deployment and real-world applications across sectors such as agriculture, health, and public services.\u00a0\u00a0We will discuss technical advances, evaluation challenges, and ecosystem partnerships\u00a0needed to ensure these technologies work for Africa\u2019s linguistic diversity and development priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar will include a keynote address by <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/vukosimarivate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Vukosi Marivate<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (University of Pretoria) and a talk by <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tobi-olatunji-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Tobi Olatunji<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Intron). This will then be followed by an invited talk by <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/ke.linkedin.com\/in\/siyavora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tavonga Siyavora<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Google) and lightning talks by <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/jqug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Quinn<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Sunbird AI) and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/ke.linkedin.com\/in\/kiplangat-korir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kiplangat Korir<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (MsingiAI). We will close after a panel discussion moderated by <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/ke.linkedin.com\/in\/girmaw-abebe-tadesse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Girmaw Tabebe Adesse<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. 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