African digital infrastructure
Free and sovereign
infrastructure
for Africa.
TheAfriForge aligns public institutions, academia and industry to secure local control over critical digital systems.
Why join us
Access opportunities around African digital sovereignty with committed partners and world-class infrastructure.
Sovereignty
Full control over your data, infrastructure and critical systems. No external dependency.
Resilience
Decentralized, interoperable systems designed to withstand shocks. Robust African infrastructure.
Growth
Access to a growing African market. Ongoing business and innovation opportunities.
Community
A continental network of innovators, experts and public stakeholders committed to digital transformation.
Three founding pillars
Autonomy
Strengthen Africa's capacity to build, maintain and govern essential software components.
Infrastructure
Connect public and private platforms into resilient, interoperable and trusted services.
Neutrality
Promote open, transparent and public-interest governance across all shared systems.
Strategic projects
Initiatives in production, incubation and research for African digital sovereignty.
GitForge.africa
Sovereign code forge hosting strategic African projects in production.
AfriRegistry
Federated registry of open standards, services and software artifacts currently in incubation.
AIForge
Research initiative for an open and responsible AI platform tailored to African realities.
Join the movement
Join African stakeholders committed to digital sovereignty. Together, we are building tomorrow's infrastructure.
Universities & Schools
Contribute to digital commons
Join technical groups, research labs and certification-driven training tracks.
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Federate continental infrastructure
Co-design hosting, security and interconnection standards for critical services.
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