Applications are now open for the Sahara CodeSwitch Africa Challenge 2026, an innovation competition designed for developers, researchers, startups, students and other builders working on real-world voice AI solutions for Africa. Organised by Intron, the challenge focuses on improving speech technology’s ability to understand African accents, local languages and code-switching — the practice of switching between two or more languages during a conversation. The competition offers a US$10,000 total cash prize pool, with top-performing teams set to receive cash awards across the various competition categories. Beyond the financial prizes, participants could also...