About AFTA AI

The language intelligence of the Horn of Africa

AFTA AI builds Somali speech, text, and data infrastructure for institutions, innovators, and communities across the Horn of Africa and the global Somali diaspora.

Somali speech & text Evaluation & analytics Language infrastructure

Who we are

AFTA AI is a frontier Somali language technology company focused on long-term infrastructure: models, datasets, and tools that make Somali a first-class digital language.

Our teams combine machine learning, systems engineering, and Somali linguistics to design products that are deployable in real institutions — not just labs.

What we focus on

End-to-end Somali speech systems — ASR, TTS, diarization, and analytics
Lexicons, morphology engines, and grammar intelligence for Somali text
Evaluation, embeddings, and analytics for Somali AI systems
Secure deployment patterns for governments, enterprises, and operators

Language coverage

3+ dialect families

Models and resources tuned for regional variation and real-world speech.

Infrastructure mindset

Stack, not demo

Designed as reusable infrastructure that other teams can build on.

Collaboration

Institutions & partners

Open to structured collaborations with universities and cultural bodies.