An African AI research and product company

Building safe AI for the African century.

We build AI products, conduct research and develop practical systems that help Africa participate meaningfully in the next era of artificial intelligence.

HammetLabs Inc.

Research & technology

Hammet Limited

Products & operations

Hammet Research Foundation

Research & public interest

Our mission

Make AI useful, understandable and safe for the people and systems that will shape Africa's future.

What we build

Products designed around real problems.

Our product work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, education, research and African contexts.

Live

Hammet AI Literacy Platform

Practical AI education designed to help students and professionals understand and use AI properly.

Coming soon

LACE

A research-driven system exploring new approaches to responsible AI deployment.

In development

More products

We are continuously exploring products where AI can solve meaningful problems across African markets.

0

Schools reached

0

Schools active

0

Students engaged

Research

Research grounded in African realities.

We investigate the technical, social and cultural questions that emerge as artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday life.

01

AI safety for African contexts

Researching how AI systems can be designed, deployed and governed with African realities in mind.

02

AI literacy and education

Building practical ways for people to understand, use and critically evaluate artificial intelligence.

03

Responsible AI deployment

Developing frameworks for deploying AI responsibly in environments where infrastructure and resources vary.

04

African language and cultural representation

Exploring how African languages, cultures and perspectives can be better represented in AI systems.

Why Africa

The next chapter of AI cannot be written without Africa.

60%

of Africa's population is under 25.

2.5bn

people are projected to live in Africa by 2050.

0.83%

of global research spending is attributed to Africa.

Sources: UN population projections, UNESCO and related public research datasets.

Our approach

Safety is not a feature.
It is the foundation.

We believe responsible AI development requires deliberate decisions about how systems are researched, built and deployed.

Responsible Scaling Policy

Who we are

A small team building for a very large future.

Engr. Prince Obinna

CEO & Co-founder

Angel Nwafor

CPO & Co-founder

Oluebube Okafor

CTO & Co-founder

Partner with us

Let's build what Africa needs next.

We work with organisations, researchers, educators and technology partners who share an interest in building useful and responsible AI systems.

Start a conversation

Careers

Build the future with us.

We are interested in people who care deeply about their craft, think independently and want to work on difficult problems with real-world consequences.

Build with purpose

We work on problems that matter and products that create tangible value.

Safety first

Responsible development is part of the foundation, not something added later.

Think independently

We question assumptions, investigate deeply and form our own conclusions.

Build for Africa

African realities are part of the design context, not an afterthought.

Get in touch