The AFRIX Problem Library

Africa, What Needs Solving?

Before we ask people to build solutions, we want to understand the problems that matter.

AFRIX invites citizens, communities, companies, governments, universities and the diaspora to tell us about real problems affecting Africa. You do not need to have a solution. You simply need to help us understand the problem.

Any Voice. Any Format. Any Language.

Submit a Problem

Selected problems may become part of the AFRIX Problem Library and may be explored by teams participating in the AFRIX AI Grand Challenge.

Who can submit

Citizens

Share a problem affecting your everyday life or community.

Communities

Tell us about challenges affecting your neighbourhood, organisation or community.

Companies

Submit operational, industry or market challenges worth solving.

Governments

Share public-service and development challenges that could benefit from new approaches.

Universities

Submit research, institutional or societal problems that innovators could explore.

Diaspora

Share problems and opportunities you have observed or experienced relating to Africa.

Tell us about yourself

Name

Country

Organisation (optional)

I am submitting as

AFRIGRID may display my name publicly alongside this problem.

What problem have you identified?

Short title

Describe the problem in your own words.

Tell us what is happening. You do not need to propose a solution.

Where is the problem?

Africa-wide / Cross-border

Country or countries

You can choose more than one.

City / County / Region (optional)

Who is affected?

Who experiences this problem and how does it affect them?

Why does this problem matter?

Help us understand why this problem is important and what happens if it is not solved.

How do you know about this problem?

Choose the closest option

Tell us more (optional)

Problem category

Sector / industry (optional)

Primary category

Evidence (optional)

Add a photograph, short video, voice note or document — up to 3 files, 50 MB each.

Links (optional)

Paste one or more web addresses, separated by spaces or new lines.

Existing solutions

Are you aware of anyone already trying to solve this problem?

Permission

AFRIGRID may publish this problem in the public Problem Library after review (optional).AFRIGRID may share this problem with eligible Challenge participants after review (optional).

This is not an application to the AFRIX AI Grand Challenge. Your email is never shown publicly.