02/04/2025
🌍 Empowering Africa Through AI: The Vision of Alieu Jagne & LocaleNLP 🌍
Meet Alieu Jagne, a visionary entrepreneur and AI innovator, committed to transforming Africa’s digital landscape. As an alumnus of Université Cadi Ayyad, Alieu's journey reflects his passion for leveraging technology to solve real-world problems, particularly in underserved communities across Africa.
Alieu’s mission is embodied in LocaleNLP, his groundbreaking AI startup that focuses on bridging the digital divide by making AI accessible for Africa’s underrepresented languages. Through speech-to-text, text-to-speech, machine translation, and speech-to-speech translation, LocaleNLP is developing offline, low-power AI solutions tailored for areas with limited connectivity, such as education, healthcare, and agriculture.
In a region where over 2,000 languages are spoken, LocaleNLP is helping local farmers, educators, healthcare professionals, and governments connect with communities in their native languages. Their work is about more than just AI—it’s about creating lasting social impact by ensuring that technology works for everyone, not just the digitally privileged.
Alieu’s vision extends beyond just LocaleNLP. As the founder of the Entrepreneurship Unboxed Podcast, he’s empowering entrepreneurs across Africa, breaking down barriers to success with tools, knowledge, and networks. Through both initiatives, Alieu is not just shaping the future of AI—he’s shaping the future of Africa’s digital inclusion.