Building Narrative Intelligence for Africa.
Aware Labs is the parent technology company and independent research facility behind Africa is Watching, BeAware, and 2nacheki. We engineer computational journalism infrastructure to measure, verify, and defend African narratives.
The 4 Venture Portfolios
Unified Watchdog NetworkAfrica is Watching
A computational journalism platform tracking over 1,000 news organizations across 54 African nations. It pairs mainstream international reporting with African coverage side-by-side to expose bias, strip away spin, and publish verified facts with standardized Story Scores.
BeAware
An on-demand forensic URL analysis applet and browser extension suite that enables readers, journalists, and researchers to paste any live web URL and run instant checks across spin, omissions, framing tropes, and factual accuracy.
2nacheki
Meaning 'We Are Watching' in Swahili slang, 2nacheki ignited the digital watchdog movement with over 1.3 million subscribers and 500 million organic views across social media, documenting African history, geopolitics, and media representation.
Aware Labs Research
The dedicated research arm authoring open-access technical whitepapers (WP/2026/01 through WP/2026/14). The lab publishes formal scoring mathematics, propaganda detection NLP taxonomies, and media accountability frameworks under CC BY 4.0.
Our Three Guiding Pillars
1. Mathematical Transparency
Unlike black-box rating services, Aware Labs publishes every scoring formula, agent prompt mandate, and weighting parameter openly for peer review.
2. Computational Forensics
We deploy autonomous multi-agent forensic systems with tiered reasoning to cross-examine factual assertions, headline rhetoric, and narrative omissions in real time.
3. Pan-African Agency
Built in Africa for the continent and its diaspora, Aware Labs places African perspectives at the center of media evaluation rather than treating them as an afterthought.