The 7th AfricaNLP Workshop First Call for Papers

Event Notification Type: 
Call for Papers
Location: 
EACL 2026
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 to Sunday, 29 March 2026
Country: 
Morocco
City: 
Rabat
Submission Deadline: 
Friday, 19 December 2025

The 7th AfricaNLP Workshop @ EACL 2026 (Rabat, Morocco)
First Call for Papers
Theme: Multilingual Multimodal LLMs
Details: https://sites.google.com/view/africanlp2026/home

The 7th AfricaNLP Workshop will be co-located with EACL 2026 in Rabat, Morocco. This year’s theme is Multilingual Multimodal LLMs. We invite submissions exploring multilingual and multimodal systems for African languages — including text, speech, and vision — as well as work on datasets, evaluation, and responsible practices for multilingual and multimodal systems.

Submission Formats
- Full Papers: 4–8 pages (archival or non-archival)
- Extended Abstracts: up to 2 pages (non-archival)
- ARR Submissions: Papers from the October 2025 ARR cycle (or earlier) with completed reviews and metareview

Key Dates
- Direct Submission: December 19, 2025 (AoE)
- Acceptance Notification: January 23, 2026 (AoE)
- Workshop: day-long event during EACL 2026 (March 24-29, 2026)

More details: https://sites.google.com/view/africanlp2026/home

AfricaNLP aspires to bring together a diverse group of researchers to explore solutions, collaborations, and innovation around enhancing LLMs’ capabilities in African languages and ensuring cultural awareness in their applications. We particularly welcome first-time authors, collaborative efforts, and work connecting multiple modalities — text, speech, or vision — for the benefit of African communities.