Why Africa's AI Revolution Will Be Built in Arabic
400 million Arabic speakers have almost no AI tools built for them in their language. Here is why that is about to change.
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✓ Completed
ORBIT — Agentic AI Task Orchestrator
Conceived and led ORBIT during the IBM Dev Day AI Demystified Hackathon — an agentic AI system built on IBM watsonx Orchestrate. Led an international team of 3 engineers. Implemented LLM-based agents with tool use, reasoning chains, and multi-step workflow automation.
⟳ In Development
DarijaBot — AI for Morocco's 35M Darija Speakers
The first AI assistant designed specifically for Darija — the language 35 million Moroccans use daily but that mainstream AI ignores. Entire communities excluded from the AI revolution because of language barriers. DarijaBot changes that.
⟳ In Development
CoopAI — AI for African Cooperatives
WhatsApp-first AI assistant for Morocco's 20,000+ cooperative managers. Helps with regulations, pricing intelligence, export documentation, and financial tracking — entirely in Arabic and French. Built from direct cooperative founder experience.
● Ongoing
Elite Yassmin AI — Cooperative Transformation
Led complete digital and AI transformation of Elite Yassmin Cooperative — natural cosmetics in Dakhla, Morocco. AI pricing intelligence, customer segmentation, and multilingual product catalog for European and Gulf markets.
◌ Coming Soon
ArtisanLink AI — Morocco to Global Markets
AI platform turning Darija voice notes into multilingual product listings. Helping traditional craftspeople access international buyers on Etsy, Faire, and Amazon Handmade without language barriers. Extends the award-winning Link Artisanal Dakhla project.
