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We are releasing something important with full transparency 🧵 Fikira Dataset by @VamboAI : a synthetic reasoning dataset for 10 African languages. Version 1.0 is available now: 🔗 huggingface.co/datasets/vambo… Here is why we are doing this and what we need from you:

@TendaiDara @chidostartsup @StanfordGSB Thank you Tendai!

@chidostartsup @VamboAI @StanfordGSB History 👏👏 Congratulations team VamboAI

Our work @VamboAI is now part of a @StanfordGSB case study (Case No. E933) I am grateful that our insights as one of the early movers in this space can add value to operators, investors and partners interested in AI across emerging markets 🌍 🔗 Case Study Link: gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-resear…

@VamboAI has been building localised infrastructure for Africa with a focus on African languages. We are grateful to see our work featured in a @StanfordGSB case study on AI adoption in developing economies alongside ventures from across the world 🌍 gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-resear…

Here are some more innovators shaping Africa’s AI future at #AfricaAIVillage Expo – India AI Impact Summit. From Nigeria 1. Udu Technologies – A trusted AI partner helping governments and enterprises turn their AI ambitions into reality. 2. mDoc – A digital healthcare pioneer connecting patients and providers through remote care and monitoring solutions. 3. @equalyz_ai – Democratizing AI for Africa’s diverse language communities by building inclusive AI tools tailored to local contexts. From South Africa 1. @OptimusRobotics – Building next-generation robotics solutions powered by advanced AI technologies. 2. UmkhoAI AI – Driving African self-reliance through AI solutions that empower governments to better serve their people. 3. @VamboAI | Multilingual Intelligence – Enabling users to access powerful AI tools in their native African languages. From Zimbabwe 1. Justtrade365 – An AI-powered platform simplifying trade by connecting businesses to market insights, compliance support, logistics, and finance solutions. From Zambia 1. @agripredict – Using satellite data and AI to give farmers real-time advice on weather, soil, crops, and market prices — accessible even on basic mobile phones. From healthcare to agriculture, robotics to trade, African innovators are building AI solutions designed for real-world impact across the continent. #AIVillageInIndia #IndiaAIImpactSummit #SouthSouthCooperation #AIinAfrica #GlobalMajority #ResponsibleAI #DigitalInfrastructure

A heartfelt thank you to our partners and sponsors for making #DEAL2026 possible! Your support drove our success. We look forward to future collaborations! Cheers! @USEmbZim, @techsolutely, @VamboAI, @HarareInstitute #CAI #datawired #DEAL2026 #ThankYou #Partnership #Community

400+ downloads in 48 hours 🎉 Fikira Dataset by @VamboAI is reaching researchers and developers building African language AI. For those just hearing about it: → Reasoning data for 10 African languages → 50,000+ examples → Open source, free to use 🔗huggingface.co/datasets/vambo…

400 downloads in two days 🎉 The research community has spoken, I'm working on 2.0 and hope to get more languages, more examples, and human validators. Feedback is always appreciated 🤠

@AbdulGafaruHero @chidostartsup Please email us on tech@vambo.ai and we can see if our other products can assist you at this time

@chidostartsup @VamboAI This is incredible. When are you bringing Ghanaian languages? We need this for our startup but we don't have the capacity to build it 😫😫

At @VamboAI we believe that AI should think in every language! Fikira dataset is live in 10 languages 🚀 Amharic • ChiShona • Hausa • Igbo • Kinyarwanda • IsiXhosa • IsiZulu • Kiswahili • Tunisian Arabic • Yorùbá Fikira is open source, available now and built to grow with the community. This is how we build inclusion 🌍 🔗huggingface.co/datasets/vambo…

@theMacharian @chidostartsup Thank you! Please spread the word 🌟

@chidostartsup @VamboAI Keep it up guys, you are doing a good job, a noble cause.

Congrats. This is what Africa needs.

@TadiwaClyde @chidostartsup Great! Please share with us - we can’t wait to see what you build with it

@chidostartsup @VamboAI This is great! Can't wait to use it! Been waiting for this

@Hawona_4th Haha we love you too! 🫶🏾

I love you 😘

@phillipchananda @chidostartsup Thank you!

@chidostartsup @VamboAI This is great 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏

@iamBlessingM Please do! And let us know what you build with it. Any feedback will help us as we prepare for v2

@VamboAI I'm very impressed and I think I'm going to use this!

3/ What this is (and is not): This is version 1.0. A bootstrapping tool, not a gold standard. The dataset contains LLM-generated reasoning examples. We are transparent that synthetic data may not capture authentic cultural reasoning patterns and carries potential biases.

@sgt14331 @thisisisheanesu @chidostartsup Thank you! This dataset is just the beginning Stay tuned 🚀

@VamboAI @thisisisheanesu @chidostartsup Congratulations on launching your new AI

We are releasing something important with full transparency 🧵 Fikira Dataset by @VamboAI : a synthetic reasoning dataset for 10 African languages. Version 1.0 is available now: 🔗 huggingface.co/datasets/vambo… Here is why we are doing this and what we need from you:

In half a day a lot of researchers have already downloaded this. If you need any resources that we can provide, they're all yours. If you need any resources that we can't provide, I'll call, email and text everyone I know. Listen... African AI will only ever be built in Africa, let's do the work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

7/ The Fikira Dataset is available now. Known limitations. Open license. Download it. Build with it. Help us make it better. 🔗 huggingface.co/datasets/vambo… 📧 tech@vambo.ai Built in South Africa 🇿🇦 For the world 🌍

6/ At @VamboAI, we exist to advance language inclusion in artificial intelligence. Sometimes that means making pragmatic choices. Sometimes that means releasing imperfect work and inviting collaboration. We believe transparency builds trust. Community builds quality.

2/ Why synthetic? Quality reasoning datasets for African languages are scarce. Human annotation by native speakers is expensive, time-intensive + difficult to scale. The choice: wait years for perfect data or release something now that researchers can use. We chose pragmatism.