AI policy and governance advisor
I work between the policy table and the community hall, bridging grassroots needs and high-level strategy so that Africa does not only take part in the digital future, but defines it.
Voice AI Regional Manager
Localised voice AI for low-resource languages across the region
Investment advisory
Digital transformation investment advisory through AfCEN
Watch
A short film with the United Nations Development Programme on voice AI and the communities it is meant to serve, from the policy room to the ground.
Affiliations and partners
A position
True data sovereignty is not just about where data is stored, but who derives value from it.
As the continent moves towards 2030, the conversation must shift from adoption to strategic ownership. Africa can leapfrog legacy systems, but only with governance built around its own community needs rather than imported models.
What I do
From national frameworks to community programmes.
Frameworks for digital public infrastructure and AI governance, designed with and for government agencies and the institutions that advise them.
Keynotes and panels on technology policy, data governance and environmental AI, for conferences, assemblies and closed-door roundtables.
Capacity building for senior stakeholders and for community programmes, delivered in person and online across the continent.
Evidence-based policy research, sector readiness assessments and advisory reports that inform national plans and institutional decisions.
Strategy and investment readiness for digital transformation where the stakes are highest, from public services and health to critical minerals and energy.
Selected work
Prioritising high-impact digital projects across the ECOWAS region and convening government and investors at the West Africa Integration and Investment Summit.
Regional strategy and pilots for localised voice AI in agri-tech and public services, with guardrails against algorithmic bias.
Co-authoring the national AI policy and leading public participation across all 47 counties.
Featured perspective
Standards cannot be copy-pasted. They must be contextualised for our own digital ecosystems.
An analysis of where the continent stands on data ownership, digital public infrastructure and the governance choices that will decide who benefits from the AI decade.
Speaking
Facilitator, with UNDP and Enuka
Institutional AI readiness, governance and human-centred capacity building for the AUC Human Resources Department.
Session facilitator, International Day of Women in Diplomacy
AI for Diplomatic Excellence.
Representative, Kenya AI Skilling Alliance
Aligning the digital economy, healthcare and technology innovation with devolved governance, with 21 Senators and private sector leaders.
Work with me
For speaking engagements, policy consultation and media enquiries.
