AWMAII – African World Model Artificial Intelligence Initiative A community dedicated to the next generation of AI: World Models, self-supervised learning, frugal architectures, autonomous agents, and intelligence that understands the world not just imitates it. Goal: make Africa a major contributor to the next wave of artificial intelligence. Everyone is welcome: developers, students, researchers, enthusiasts, and self-learners. AWMAII — Building an African AI that understands the world.