Four pan-African cyber-AI competitions
AISSA 2027 shines a light on African talent through four official competitions bringing together developers, cyber experts, startups and students around the continent's strategic challenges.
The four official competitions
/04Each competition extends the ambition of AISSA 2027: reveal African talent, structure innovation ecosystems, and connect the continent's best teams with strategic cyber and AI actors.
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AI Hackathon
48-hour AI competition: design an applied solution for an African challenge (health, agriculture, education, security).
Target audienceDevelopers, data scientists, AI engineers
- Prizes to be confirmed
- Application calendar shared in 2027
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Cybersecurity Challenge
Three-day technical CTF challenges: capture the flag, red team exercises, real-time forensic analysis.
Target audienceCyber experts, CISOs, security researchers
- Prizes to be confirmed
- Application calendar shared in 2027
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Startup Pitch
Pitch competition for high-growth African cyber-AI startups — jury of investors and executives.
Target audienceSeed or Series A cyber-AI startups
- Prizes to be confirmed
- Application calendar shared in 2027
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Student Challenge
Competition open to African students: university teams, engineering schools, doctoral programmes.
Target audienceAfrican students (bachelor, master, doctorate)
- Prizes to be confirmed
- Application calendar shared in 2027
A question about the competitions?
Detailed rules, juries, prizes and application dates will be shared progressively in 2027. For any question about the AISSA 2027 competitions, the partnerships team is your single point of contact.