CEO and co-founder, Lelapa AI
Pelonomi Moiloa
South Africa
Building African language AI products for African contexts.
Community
Voices from the African AI ecosystem
Real researchers, builders, and policy leaders shaping African AI. Every card links to their own page or organization.
CTO, Lelapa AI; co-founder, Masakhane
Jade Abbott
South Africa
Leader in African language technology and practical ML systems.
AI researcher, University of Pretoria / Masakhane
Vukosi Marivate
South Africa
Research leader in machine learning, NLP, and data science for Africa.
AI researcher and founder figure in African AI ecosystem
Moustapha Cissé
Senegal / Ghana
Known for strengthening African AI research capacity and community.
Co-founder and CEO, InstaDeep
Karim Beguir
Tunisia
Built one of Africa's most visible deep-tech AI companies.
Co-founder and CEO, Zindi
Celina Lee
Pan-African
Built a platform connecting AI builders to real challenges and jobs.
Research director and decolonial AI scholar
Shakir Mohamed
South Africa / UK
Important voice on decolonial AI and equitable technology.
AI ethics researcher
Abeba Birhane
Ethiopia / Ireland
Influential voice on AI ethics, datasets, and audit culture.
Computer scientist and AI for social good researcher
Rediet Abebe
Ethiopia / USA
Works at the intersection of algorithms and social justice.
Founder, DAIR; co-founder, Black in AI
Timnit Gebru
Eritrea / Diaspora
Global leader in AI ethics, labor, and accountability.
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
Joy Buolamwini
Ghana / Diaspora
Global leader exposing algorithmic bias and the coded gaze.
Digital policy and rights leader
Nanjira Sambuli
Kenya
Prominent voice on digital rights, inclusion, and policy.
Digital policy and technology leader
Bitange Ndemo
Kenya
Influential public-sector voice on Africa's digital transformation.
Founder, AppsTech; African tech ecosystem leader
Rebecca Enonchong
Cameroon
Long-time champion of African technology entrepreneurship.
Many roles. One movement.
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