Drones are an exciting emerging technology with a fast growing adoption in the global consumer market. Despite an increasing presence of drones in the African continent, there is a lack of research that incorporates African perspectives in the design and development of drones.

We brought together 15 sub-Saharan African community members to a co-design session based on dialogue-labs that discussed cultural aspects of human-drone interaction. Results highlight the importance of working directly with communities to inform the design of an emerging technology such as drones.