, over 1 200 African students developed around 11 000 machine learning solutions to solve real-worldchallenges.
Over 200 universities across 30 African countries competed to win up to $10 000 in prize money and for an opportunity to become part of the next generation of global data professionals. Nigerian students dominated the intermediate category, which asked students to predict the value of future short-term insurance claims. Working in teams, Nigeria’s Eniola Olaleye, Saheed Azeez, and Joseph Olaide placed third. Victor Olufemi, Paul Okewunmi and Oluwadunsin Fajemila placed second. Senegal’s Lawrence Moruye came out on top, finishing in first place in this category.
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