Awarri – enablers of AI for Africa – are proud to announce the winners of the Awarri Developer Challenge 2025!
The winning projects highlight the depth of technical skill, creativity, and social impact African developers are delivering when equipped with tools designed for local realities—language, access, and inclusion.
🥇 First Place: Team Sabi Law — Civic Access
Team Sabi Law clinched the top prize with Civic Access, a multilingual AI-powered legal assistant that simplifies Nigerian laws into plain, local languages. The solution empowers citizens to better understand their rights, navigate legal processes, and access justice—bridging a long-standing information gap.
Team mmbers:
- Samuel Dasaolu Oluwafeyigbemiga — Team Lead, Backend Lead & RAG Architecture
- Paul Ogor Olatunji — Frontend & Authentication Systems
- Reuben Mulero Ayobami — Data Engineering & Legal Text Processing
- Akirinde Ademola Victor — Solution Overview & Video Production
- Oluwapelumi Oluwafemi Awoyale — Legal Adviser
🥈 Second Place: Afolabi Ajao — Farm Eyes
Taking second place is Farm Eyes is an AI-driven crop health platform that blends computer vision with multilingual intelligence. Designed for smallholder farmers, the solution helps detect crop diseases early and protect yields using voice-first, localized guidance tailored to farmers’ realities.
🥉 Third Place: Tiamiyu Hamzat (T-R-U-S-T) — Lauya mi
In third place, Lauya mi addresses tenant rights by using AI to analyze Nigerian tenancy agreements. The tool flags unfair clauses and explains tenant rights clearly in local languages, making housing contracts more transparent and accessible.
The Awarri Developer Challenge is part of Awarri’s broader mission to enable frontier technology development and adoption across Africa. By supporting developers to build locally relevant AI solutions, Awarri is helping shape an inclusive digital future powered by African innovation.
Congratulations to all participants whose work signal a powerful new chapter for African AI, grounded in access, equity, and real-world impact. 🚀