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Who's Leading — Africa AI Summit & Awards

Top nominees across every category, updated as votes come in.

Leading Now
🥇 Betty Mwaura
Betty Mwaura AI Influencer of the Year
2,146
🥈 Chilufya Theresa Mulenga
Chilufya Theresa Mulenga AI Influencer of the Year
883
🥉 Naomi Mwelu Kilungu
Naomi Mwelu Kilungu AI Researcher of the Year
704
5,610Nominees
101Categories
9Groups
AI in Different Sectors 21 categories ▾

Best AI in Climate, Energy and Sustainability

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🥇 MW
Mukoko Weather AI AI weather intelligence platform
500
🥈 A
Agridence AI-powered precision agriculture platform
0
🥉 MS
My Smart Farm AI-enabled smart farming platform
0

Africa’s Top 100 AI Players

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🥇 LIFTEDBUD COMPANY LIMITED
LIFTEDBUD COMPANY LIMITED Information Technology (IT), Advanced tech solutions, ICT infrastructure, and Modern telecommunications.
203
🥈 Exponential Automations
Exponential Automations
112
🥉 Elitjohns Digital Agency
Elitjohns Digital Agency Empowering African Brands to Scale Digitally
106

Best AI in Retail & E-Commerce

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🥇 T
Tezeon Ghana’s customer‑first e‑commerce platform with AI shopping assistant and visual search.
200
🥈 ST
Sumet Technologies AI-powered FMCG distribution that turns stockouts into sales.
0
🥉 T(
Trovestak (TroveVoice) The first voice-driven AI shopping assistant built for East African consumers.
0

Best AI in Real Estate & Construction

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🥇 K(
KejaAI (Edgar Muyale) Agentic multi-AI systems that analyze, price, and negotiate real estate deals
66
🥈 P(
PropertyDuka (by NCBA Bank) East Africa's first AI-native real estate ecosystem
0
🥉 H(
HomeManager (Buniva) Natural-language AI that turns property data into instant answers for landlords
0

Best AI in Education

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🥇 EduMate Africa
EduMate Africa An all-in-one AI learning and teaching platform that generates curriculum-aligned content, lesson notes, quizzes, and provides a smart AI tutor for students across Africa.
5
🥈 Angaza Elimu
Angaza Elimu An AI-powered adaptive learning platform transforming classrooms with personalized student experiences and powerful teacher intervention tools.
0
🥉 M-Lugha
M-Lugha An AI-powered platform that translates Kenya's early childhood curriculum into 19 indigenous languages, making education accessible to learners in their mother tongue.
0

Best AI Research, Infrastructure & Models

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🥇 PS
Prof. Shubi Kaijage AI infrastructure builder advancing multidisciplinary AI research across Africa.
5
🥈 JO
Jeremiah Olamijuwon Inaugural recipient of the Deep Learning Indaba Pamodzi Award, building community and mentoring the next generation of African AI talent.
0
🥉 PM
Prof. Mutiu Busari Director of Research, Innovations and Partnerships at FUNAAB, recognised for excellence in AI application for teaching and learning.
0

Best Corporate AI Transformation Award

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🥇 Jumia Technologies
Jumia Technologies Founder / CEO: Francis Dufay (CEO)
0
🥈 Abdool Kadell
Abdool Kadell Embedding Artificial Intelligence into Enterprise Financial Operations.
0
🥉 Abdou Diop
Abdou Diop Championing Responsible AI Adoption Across African Enterprises.
0

Best AI in Finance

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🥇 Mohamed El Baha
Mohamed El Baha Connecting and Elevating Morocco's AI Research Community.
0
🥈 Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké
Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké Building the Future of AI-Enabled Financial Infrastructure.
0
🥉 Mouna Kchaou
Mouna Kchaou Promoting AI Education and Responsible Innovation.
0

Best AI in Retail and Ecommerce

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🥇 W
Wazso AI-powered eCommerce and WhatsApp commerce platform
0
🥈 W
Wiikko AI-enabled shopping and delivery platform
0
🥉 L
Loba AI consumer assistance and digital commerce protection chatbot
0

Best AI in Manufacturing and Industry

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🥇 B
BazzAI AI-powered manufacturing intelligence platform
0
🥈 KE
Kubtech Engineering Services Industry 4.0 automation and AI systems integrator
0
🥉 NA
NEXT Africa AI transformation and intelligent automation company
0

Best AI in Finance & Fintech

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🥇 Branch International
Branch International Leveraging AI to minimize Credit Risk
0
🥈 Umba
Umba
0
🥉 Pezesha
Pezesha
0

Best AI in Healthcare

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🥇 MH
Mwana Health Revolutionizing Maternal and Child Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence.
0
🥈 AH
Avalon Health Building Africa's AI-Powered Healthcare Operating System.
0
🥉 SA
SantéDZ AI Building Intelligent Digital Healthcare for Algeria.
0

Best AI in Agriculture

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🥇 TerraClim
TerraClim Climate intelligence and digital decision-support tools for farmers, backed by a government-led initiative to modernise agriculture
0
🥈 Kitovu
Kitovu AI-enabled platform connecting smallholder farmers to processors and commodity buyers
0
🥉 Nela Agro
Nela Agro AI-powered pricing and quality assessment platform connecting village farmers directly to urban buyers
0

Best AI in Government & Public Services

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🥇 HE
HISP Ethiopia Data-Driven Public Health Policy through AI-Powered Health Information Systems
0
🥈 ET
Empire Technological Solution (EMPTECH) AI-Powered Biometric Solutions for National Digital Identity Infrastructure
0
🥉 AI
Afrosoft IT Solutions (UG Gov Agent) Uganda's Unified AI Agent for Citizen-Centric Public Service Delivery
0

Best AI in Logistics & Supply Chain

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🥇 InstaDeep
InstaDeep CEO: Karim Beguir — Tunis, Tunisia
0
🥈 EC
Eazy Chain Founder Wilfried Dabire at Eazy Chain
0
🥉 F
Freterium Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mehdi Cherif Alami at Freterium
0

Best AI in Climate, Energy & Sustainability

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🥇 SunCulture
SunCulture Founder / CEO: Samir Ibrahim
0
🥈 Apollo
Apollo Eli Pollak (CEO & Co-founder)
0
🥉 Flux
Flux Kenya · East Africa
0

Best AI in Manufacturing & Industry

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🥇 B
BazzAI AI Manufacturing, Tanzania
0
🥈 MS
Minetec Smart Mining AI Manufacturing and Industry
0
🥉 FC
Foundry Cortex AI Manufacturing and Industry, Tanzania
0

Best AI in Tourism & Hospitality

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🥇 David Gonahasa
David Gonahasa CEO Tripesa
0
🥈 Jurni
Jurni Founding team — Cape Town, South Africa
0
🥉 Wovoka (Travel Intelligence)
Wovoka (Travel Intelligence) Founding team — Nairobi / South Africa
0

Best AI in Smart Mobility & Transport

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🥇 Moove
Moove CEO: Ladi Delano & Jide Odunsi — Lagos / Abu Dhabi
0
🥈 Leta
Leta CEO: Sam Daramola — Nairobi, Kenya
0
🥉 Shuttlers
Shuttlers CEO: Damilola Olokesusi — Lagos, Nigeria
0

Best AI in HR Tech, Talent & Future of Work

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🥇 Kwiks
Kwiks AI-powered recruitment platform with headhunter network
0
🥈 Talenteo
Talenteo Algerian HR-tech startup
0
🥉 Hitalents
Hitalents AI-powered job search platform
0

Best AI in Mining, Oil, Gas & Extractives

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🥇 Botswana Diamonds
Botswana Diamonds CEO: James Campbell — Gaborone, Botswana
0
🥈 Minopex
Minopex Corporate leadership — Johannesburg, South Africa
0
🥉 Simera Sense
Simera Sense CEO: Johann du Toit & Charles Black — Stellenbosch, South Africa
0
AI Champions & Leaders 15 categories ▾

AI Influencer of the Year

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🥇 Betty Mwaura
Betty Mwaura ICF certified coach
2,146
🥈 Chilufya Theresa Mulenga
Chilufya Theresa Mulenga Bridging the gender gap in technology through empowerment and education.
883
🥉 Dr. Bright Gameli Hodzorli
Dr. Bright Gameli Hodzorli Founder of AfricaHackon and a global cybersecurity strategist
0

Young AI Innovator (Under 30)

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🥇 Eugene Mutembei
Eugene Mutembei Kenya · Developing machine learning infrastructure focused on transferable skills to combat youth unemployment in East Africa.
277
🥈 Raphael Kamau
Raphael Kamau Founder, AI Glide
0
🥉 Brian Savatia (Terp 360)
Brian Savatia (Terp 360) Founder, Terp 360 | Age: Under 30 — Kenya
0

AI Content Creator of the Year

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🥇 Alexander Morad
Alexander Morad Sweden (active in Botswana) · AI expert on a mission to revolutionize Africa's perspective on AI through the "AI or Die" tour.
120
🥈 Nicholas Muriira Mbaya
Nicholas Muriira Mbaya AI Innovator | AI Entrepreneur | Creative AI & Music
81
🥉 Enoch Ansong ( AI With Enoch )
Enoch Ansong ( AI With Enoch ) Ghana · AI Content Creator | AI Education Advocate
30

African AI CEO of the Year

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🥇 Alfred Ongere
Alfred Ongere Founder and CEO, AI Kenya
100
🥈 Dr. Shikoh Gitau
Dr. Shikoh Gitau CEO of Qhala
20
🥉 LJ
Lordrick Julius Meela Founder and CEO of Maestro Empire
6

AI Founder of the Year

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🥇 Caleb Jephuneh
Caleb Jephuneh Founder Therabot
25
🥈 EO
Elisha Odemakinde Founder & CEO, Rectlabs Inc.
20
🥉 Paul Ndegwa
Paul Ndegwa Founder - Everything AI Kenya
7

AI Executive Leader of the Year

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🥇 NELe courier services
NELe courier services They operate primarily through the Neno Sacco/Imani Shuttles network.
23
🥈 Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga
Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga Director General, Tanzania ICT Commission
0
🥉 James Paterson
James Paterson CEO & Co-Founder, Aerobotics — South Africa
0

Lifetime Achievement in African AI & Tech

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🥇 CY
Chika Yinka-Banjo Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Pioneer Director of AI-UniPod at the University of Lagos
20
🥈 MB
Mohammed Benlahsen President, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Former); AI and Research Ecosystem Builder
0
🥉 NB
Neïla Benzina Founder, Wimbee & Holberton School Tunisia
0

African AI Visionary Award

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🥇 Rodgers Odimba
Rodgers Odimba African technology entrepreneur, AI innovator, digital publisher and software developer
5
🥈 Dennis N. Mwighusa
Dennis N. Mwighusa
0
🥉 ON
Okechukwu Nwaozor CEO
0

AI Influencers

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🥇 Ayman Elhassi
Ayman Elhassi Educating Libya's Tech Community on Generative AI.
0
🥈 Musaab Abdalhadi
Musaab Abdalhadi Using Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Humanitarian Response.
0
🥉 Mohanad Elsheikh
Mohanad Elsheikh Building AI Skills Through Community Education.
0

Women in AI

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🥇 Angela Oduor Lungati
Angela Oduor Lungati Executive Director, Ushahidi | Open-Source Advocate & WEF Young Global Leader building inclusive AI + civic tech
0
🥈 Fatuma Sharon
Fatuma Sharon Kenya . East Africa.
0
🥉 Stephanie Kasaon
Stephanie Kasaon Kenya . East Africa.
0

Emerging AI Talent

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🥇 Cynthia Mulenga
Cynthia Mulenga Computer Vision Specialist & Geospatial ML Developer
0
🥈 Paul Okewunmi
Paul Okewunmi Computer Vision Engineer & Founder, Agribot AI
0
🥉 Tsegaye Misikir
Tsegaye Misikir AI Developer & Co-Founder, Gebeya AI Hub
0

AI Community Builder of the Year

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🥇 Jade Abbott
Jade Abbott CTO, Lelapa AI; Co-Founder, Masakhane
0
🥈 Data Science Africa
Data Science Africa Pan-African Data Science Community
0
🥉 SOCCDEC
SOCCDEC Somalia's Leading Digital Creator & AI Community Platform
0

African AI Pioneer of the Year

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🥇 Dr. Nyalleng Moorosi
Dr. Nyalleng Moorosi Senior Researcher
0
🥈 Dr. Timnit Gebru
Dr. Timnit Gebru computer scientist
0
🥉 Eng. Dr. Dennis Mwighusa
Eng. Dr. Dennis Mwighusa
0

Pan-African Collaboration Award

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🥇 Nelson Aseka
Nelson Aseka Kenya · Kenya
0
🥈 Dr. David Moinina Sengeh
Dr. David Moinina Sengeh Sierra Leone · West Africa
0
🥉 Prof. Vukosi Marivate
Prof. Vukosi Marivate South Africa · Southern Africa
0

Chairperson's Special Recognition Award

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🥇 Mahuna Akplogan
Mahuna Akplogan Benin · West Africa
0
🥈 Pelonomi Moiloa
Pelonomi Moiloa South Africa · Southern Africa
0
AI Emerging Ventures 9 categories ▾

Fastest Growing AI Startup

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🥇 Debo Engineering
Debo Engineering AI for Industrial and Smart Infrastructure Solutions
255
🥈 PL
Poly Labs Unified AI Platform for Developers and Businesses
0
🥉 H
Healthlane AI-Enabled Digital Healthcare Platform
0

Best AI Startup in Africa

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🥇 Bokgoni AI Labs
Bokgoni AI Labs AI Solutions Built for the Real World
220
🥈 Bret Oreta
Bret Oreta
0
🥉 SHANSCOTT Technologies
SHANSCOTT Technologies Innovative Digital & AI Solutions
0

Best Generative AI Company

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🥇 African Centre for Data Science & Analytics Ltd
African Centre for Data Science & Analytics Ltd Training Africa's generative AI talent pipeline
170
🥈 FarmTrace
FarmTrace FarmTrace: Excellence In Agricultural Transparency
0
🥉 AI for Africa (Morocco / Africa AI solutions)
AI for Africa (Morocco / Africa AI solutions) AI for Africa (Morocco / Africa AI solutions): Excellence In Enterprise Intelligence
0

Best Autonomous Systems Company

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🥇 Ai Kenya
Ai Kenya AI Kenya: Excellence In National AI Ecosystem Building
56
🥈 Nextech Global Solutions LTD
Nextech Global Solutions LTD Nextech Global Solutions: Excellence In Digital Innovation
0
🥉 Global Geomatics South Africa
Global Geomatics South Africa Global Geomatics South Africa: Excellence In Geospatial Precision
0

Best Predictive Analytics Company

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🥇 Datawise Africa
Datawise Africa Datawise Africa: Building Africa’s Data Future
20
🥈 Predictive Analytical Resources Limited (PARL)
Predictive Analytical Resources Limited (PARL) Delivers predictive and data mining solutions
0
🥉 Praelexis AI | South Africa
Praelexis AI | South Africa Specialized machine learning and predictive analytics
0

Best AI Business Model

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🥇 BrickLabs AI
BrickLabs AI BrickLabs AI: Excellence In Construction AI
11
🥈 Enza Al
Enza Al Enza AI: Excellence In Enterprise AI
0
🥉 Africa AI
Africa AI Africa AI: Excellence In Pan-African AI
0

African AI Company of the Year

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🥇 Brillio Africa
Brillio Africa Brillio uses AI to give young people in Africa access to career guidance they never had
1
🥈 Zindi
Zindi Zindi: Africa’s Data Science Community
0
🥉 SisonkeBiotik
SisonkeBiotik SisonkeBiotik: Excellence In African Genomics AI
0

AI Infrastructure Provider of the Year

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🥇 RG
Raxio Group Scaling Carrier-Neutral Capacity for Africa's AI Era
0
🥈 GB
Galaxy Backbone Building Nigeria's Sovereign Digital Backbone
0
🥉 AT
Atlancis Technologies Delivering East & Central Africa's first GPU-powered AI factory
0

Best AI Robotics Solution

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🥇 LM
Landile Mabele Founder, Ariel Robotics
0
🥈 LM
Lindiwe Matlali Founder, Swerfvalk
0
🥉 RL
RocketDNA Ltd Outstanding Custom Robotics & AI Solutions Provider 2025
0
Technical AI Experts 5 categories ▾

AI Researcher of the Year

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🥇 Naomi Mwelu Kilungu
Naomi Mwelu Kilungu Kenya | Armed Conflict, Peace & AI| Founder AI for Peace Africa
704
🥈 John Olalere Ogunlola
John Olalere Ogunlola Nigerian Artificial Intelligence Researcher
491
🥉 BA
Blessing Alice Alao-Olatunji Researcher, University of Greater Manchester
30

AI Developer of the Year

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🥇 Kelvin Kamami
Kelvin Kamami Building AI for African brands that puts people first.
158
🥈 Meshack Kagona
Meshack Kagona
0
🥉 George Waithaka Samson
George Waithaka Samson Serving Kenyan secondary schools with TPAD compliance tools assisted by AI through the web system smarteacher.co.ke
0

Best African AI Research Contribution

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🥇 Lebogang Gunguluza
Lebogang Gunguluza Chairman
140
🥈 Data Science Nigeria / EqualyzAI
Data Science Nigeria / EqualyzAI Nigeria · West Africa
0
🥉 Centre for AI Research (CAIR) — UCT
Centre for AI Research (CAIR) — UCT South Africa · Southern Africa
0

AI Machine Learning Engineer of the Year

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🥇 Dr. Ciira wa Maina
Dr. Ciira wa Maina Chair of Data Science Africa | Building AI for Agriculture, Bioacoustics & African Sustainability
0
🥈 Moustapha Cissé
Moustapha Cissé CEO, Kera Health | Founder, AMMI | Ex-Head of Google AI Accra building ethical AI for Africa
0
🥉 Dr.Shikoh Gitau
Dr.Shikoh Gitau Human-centered AI, digital systems, AI policy & research
0

Applied AI Practitioner of the Year

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🥇 Atnafu Lambebo Tonja
Atnafu Lambebo Tonja Fundamental Research Lead, Lelapa AI
0
🥈 Dr.Chris Emezue
Dr.Chris Emezue Technical Expert in Natural Language Processing
0
🥉 unverified
unverified AI/Data Engineer — Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST); participant, Lacuna Fund Crop Disease Dataset Project
0
Responsible AI & Ethics 8 categories ▾

Responsible AI & Ethics Award

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🥇 Vincent Rioba Sagwe
Vincent Rioba Sagwe AI Transformation Strategist | Economic Systems Architect | AI Governance Advisor
623
🥈 BENIN.AI
BENIN.AI Advancing responsible, inclusive, ethical and human-centered AI innovation in the Republic of Benin and across Africa
455
🥉 CF
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Rwanda National partner of the World Economic Forum network for technology governance
0

AI Cybersecurity Professional of the Year

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🥇 George Njuguna
George Njuguna Architect of Responsible AI Governance and Cyber Resilience Across Africa’s Digital Economy
28
🥈 DN
Dr. Nadine Nibigira Trailblazing Researcher in AI Adoption for Cyber Defense, System Auditing, and Regional Capacity
0
🥉 DE
Dr. Eric Adja International Advocate and Strategist for Responsible AI, Governance, and Cyber Resilience in Africa
0

Best Ethical AI Research Contribution

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🥇 CIPIT — Strathmore University
CIPIT — Strathmore University Organization · Kenya
6
🥈 Fredonastic Peterson Magash
Fredonastic Peterson Magash Music and comedy
0
🥉 Prof. Timothy Waema
Prof. Timothy Waema Individual · Kenya
0

AI Policy and Governance Champion of the Year

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🥇 HA
H.E. Amr Talaat Minister of Communications and Information Technology & Chair, National AI Council
0
🥈 Prof. Bitange Ndemo
Prof. Bitange Ndemo Kenya's Ambassador to Belgium & EU | Former ICT PS & AI Policy Pioneer
0
🥉 Linda Bonyo
Linda Bonyo Founder & Director, Lawyers Hub & Africa AI Policy Fellowship
0

Best AI in LegalTech

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🥇 F
FirmLyt All-in-one law-practice management for Nigerian firms
0
🥈 P
PocketLawyers AI-powered legal services platform for startups and small businesses
0
🥉 SA
Sahel AI AI-powered legal contract review automation
0

Best AI Governance Framework

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🥇 AUDA-NEPAD (African Union Development Agency)
AUDA-NEPAD (African Union Development Agency) Continental Technology & Model AI Legislation Governance
0
🥈 African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS AI Policy Lab)
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS AI Policy Lab) Pan-African Academic Governance & Ethical AI Framework
0
🥉 Research ICT Africa (RIA AI Governance Observatory)
Research ICT Africa (RIA AI Governance Observatory) Policy Research & Just AI Governance Framework for Africa
0

AI Inclusion & Accessibility Award

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🥇 inABLE
inABLE Organization · Kenya
0
🥈 Bernard Chiira
Bernard Chiira Individual · Kenya
0
🥉 ICT Authority Kenya / DigiKen Initiative
ICT Authority Kenya / DigiKen Initiative Government Body · Kenya
0

Best AI for Data Privacy & Security

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🥇 AD
Africa Data Protection (ADP) Pan-African Non-Profit for Data Protection & AI Privacy Policy
0
🥈 AA
ALT Advisory (Data Protection Africa) Public Interest Advisory & Data Privacy Research Hub
0
🥉 Dr. Mugambi Laibuta
Dr. Mugambi Laibuta Advocate of the High Court & Data Privacy Expert
0
AI in Learning & Education 15 categories ▾

Africa AI Trainer of the Year

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🥇 Chuma Memela
Chuma Memela Multi Award Winning AI Consultant, Corporate Trainer, Speaker and Technology Entrepreneur | Managing Director, Genie-yus AI
360
🥈 Rebecca Ryakitimbo
Rebecca Ryakitimbo Tech builder and dataset architect
0
🥉 Rachel Adams
Rachel Adams Principal Researcher
0

Africa AI University Lecturer of the Year

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🥇 PC
Pamela Chogo Lecturer, Institute of Accountancy Arusha
100
🥈 CP
Carine P. Mukamakuza Academic and Digital Humanism Educator
75
🥉 Prof. Delali Kwasi Dake
Prof. Delali Kwasi Dake Associate Professor and Head of ICT Education, University of Education, Winneba
50

Best AI Academic Institution

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🥇 LT
Lux Tech Academy and Data Science East Africa 6-month intensive AI and data science bootcamp with internship
50
🥈 II
Inceptor Institute of Technology Provider of comprehensive hands-on AI training with high job placement rates
0
🥉 ZS
Zindua School Personalized mentorship and flexible AI learning with innovative financing
0

Africa AI Mentor of the Year

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🥇 Happy Tidjani
Happy Tidjani Fullstack developer and Entrepreneur
1
🥈 Toufiq Musah
Toufiq Musah Ghana · West Africa
0
🥉 Bernes Lorier Atabonfack
Bernes Lorier Atabonfack Cameroon, Central Africa
0

Best AI Research Lab

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🥇 Data Labelers Association
Data Labelers Association Data labeling, AI annotation
1
🥈 CAIR — Centre for AI Research, UCT
CAIR — Centre for AI Research, UCT National AI Research Flagship Network
0
🥉 Makerere AI Lab / Mak-CAD
Makerere AI Lab / Mak-CAD Applied AI Research Lab
0

Best AI Research Organization

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🥇 Meta AI
Meta AI
0
🥈 Allen Institute for AI
Allen Institute for AI
0
🥉 Mila
Mila
0

Best AI Innovation Hub

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🥇 DK
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology University
0
🥈 iHub
iHub
0
🥉 AI Singapore
AI Singapore
0

Best AI Accelerator

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🥇 TechstarsAi
TechstarsAi
0
🥈 Google for Startups Accelerator
Google for Startups Accelerator
0
🥉 NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA Inception
0

Best AI Academic or Training Institution

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🥇 Q
Q-Academy Training Academy
0
🥈 OU
Open University of Kenya University
0
🥉 KU
Kabarak University University
0

Best AI Incubator

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🥇 GA
Google Applied AI Lab Google's First Applied AI Lab in Africa
0
🥈 RA
RobotsMali AI4D Lab IDRC-Funded Collaborative AI Research and Startup Incubation Hub
0
🥉 MD
Mali Digital Accelerator National Digital Startup Incubation and Financing Programme
0

Best AI Think Tank

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🥇 Center for AI Safety
Center for AI Safety
0
🥈 The Alan Turing Institute
The Alan Turing Institute
0
🥉 Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
0

Africa AI Educator of the Year

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🥇 Dr. Kelvin Mambwe
Dr. Kelvin Mambwe Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education
0
🥈 Dr. Emily Mangwaya
Dr. Emily Mangwaya Lupane State University
0
🥉 Dr. Rosemary Ngara
Dr. Rosemary Ngara Zimbabwe Open University
0

Africa AI Academic of the Year

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🥇 Prof. Omneya Attallah
Prof. Omneya Attallah Professor of AI & Medical Diagnostics | Winner of DLI Cheikh Anta Diop Award
0
🥈 Dr. Winston Ojenge
Dr. Winston Ojenge Senior AI & Data Science Researcher, African Center for Technology Studies
0
🥉 Prof. Moustafa Youssef
Prof. Moustafa Youssef Full Professor, AUC & Alexandria University | ACM & IEEE Fellow
0

AI Educator of the Year

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🥇 Dr. Robert Oboko
Dr. Robert Oboko Kenya . East Africa
0
🥈 PA
Professor Abejide Ade-Ibijola AI Educator
0
🥉 Prof. Peter Wagacha
Prof. Peter Wagacha Kenya . East Africa.
0

Best AI Training Programme

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🥇 AltSchool Africa — AI for 10M
AltSchool Africa — AI for 10M Pan-African AI Upskilling Initiative
0
🥈 AI Skills Fellowship (FestMan + Microsoft + Google + Bloomberg)
AI Skills Fellowship (FestMan + Microsoft + Google + Bloomberg) Professional AI Certification Programme
0
🥉 AA
AIMS–FATE Advanced AI Upskilling Programme Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Upskilling Programme
0
AI Products & Solutions 15 categories ▾

Best AI in Media, Marketing & Creative

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🥇 Ndeyapo Mbudje
Ndeyapo Mbudje TrendQuest Media
205
🥈 MonAdIA
MonAdIA AI Advertising Creation Platform for Francophone Africa
121
🥉 C
ClippaPay AI-Powered Creator Monetization and UGC Marketing Platform
1

Best AI in Customer Experience & Comms

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🥇 Netritek Solutions
Netritek Solutions Empowering businesses with modern tech deployments, AI-driven chatbots, and smart software solutions
150
🥈 Marezi AI
Marezi AI Kenyan
0
🥉 Resolv CX
Resolv CX Kenyan
0

Best AI SaaS Product

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🥇 NT
Nexbyt Technology AI-Powered Digital Transformation Platform.
25
🥈 F
Factuwha AI Invoice Generation Through WhatsApp.
20
🥉 SAFE AI-AFRICA
SAFE AI-AFRICA AI Health Innovation for Africa.
5

Best AI Product Built for Africa, By Africa

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🥇 M
M-SCAN AI Medical Imaging Platform
25
🥈 Incuti AI
Incuti AI Flagship AI Assistant, CircuitNotion Ltd
4
🥉 WA
Wonda AI Wonderweb Technologies
0

Best AI for Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Trust

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🥇 AT
Amtech Technology AI integration and cybersecurity solutions provider
20
🥈 C
CHOMBEZA Open-source AI-powered web security scanner
0
🥉 MG
Magilatech Global Technology firm innovating in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
0

AI Customer Experience Business of the Year

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🥇 EngageMessage
EngageMessage
0
🥈 EngageMessage
EngageMessage
0
🥉 Intelli Holdings
Intelli Holdings Kenya
0

Best AI Chatbot / Virtual Assistant Solution

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🥇 D
DIVA AI Learning Assistant for the Public Service
0
🥈 MA
MorisAI AI Employees AI Chatbot and AI Employee Platform
0
🥉 AV
Axon Voice Agents AI Voice and WhatsApp Agent Platform
0

Best AI Voice Agent / Call Centre Solution

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🥇 Resolv AI
Resolv AI The AI Site Reliability Engineer
0
🥈 Untapped AI
Untapped AI Sovereign voice automation and business process automation
0
🥉 Mikaka
Mikaka customer intelligence platform that provides AI-powered voice agent.
0

Best AI Omnichannel CX Platform

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🥇 JuaFlow
JuaFlow conversational operating system
0
🥈 Moja (moja.cx)
Moja (moja.cx) customer experience platform
0
🥉 Africa's Talking
Africa's Talking API platform for software developers
0

Best AI E-commerce / Retail Personalization Solution

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🥇 Kwely
Kwely Logistics, Route, & Customer Journey Optimization
0
🥈 Bumpa
Bumpa e-commerce and business management platform
0
🥉 Catlog
Catlog The Catlog Commerce Platform helps small businesses and social media merchants quickly build online stores
0

Best Generative AI Product

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🥇 PEACE Thabiwa
PEACE Thabiwa
0
🥈 EDDY MURUMBI
EDDY MURUMBI Lead Trainer/ Program Manager
0
🥉 Okodo AI
Okodo AI AI-powered software development platform
0

Best AI Customer Experience Tool

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🥇 Proto AICX Platform
Proto AICX Platform Rwanda (Africa Operations) · East Africa
0

Best AI Automation Tool

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🥇 eBanqo
eBanqo CEO: Charles Ifedi
0
🥈 Mitu AI
Mitu AI CEO: Christian Peters
0
🥉 AdBot
AdBot CEO: Michelle Geere
0

Best Open-Source AI Project

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🥇 Khaya AI
Khaya AI CEO: Dr. Paul Azunre
0
🥈 Vax-Llama
Vax-Llama CEO: Dr. Abiodun Adereni
0
🥉 MediScan
MediScan CEO: Kavian Mojabe and Sean Podvent
0

Best AI for African Languages

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🥇 MP
Microsoft Project Gecko Small Language Model Initiative for East African Languages
0
🥈 L
LughaGen Student-Led Research Initiative at JKUAT
0
🥉 TA
Tafsiri AI AI-Powered Translation Tool for Kenyan Languages
0
AI in Government & Public Sector 4 categories ▾

Best Government AI Initiative

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🥇 RM
Rasika Mathur AI Startup - Proprietor
0
🥈 Egypt’s Applied Innovation Center (AIC) & Supercomputing Initiative
Egypt’s Applied Innovation Center (AIC) & Supercomputing Initiative Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
0
🥉 Nigeria’s AI Scaling Hub & Revised NAIS
Nigeria’s AI Scaling Hub & Revised NAIS Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
0

Best Smart City AI Project

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🥇 NC
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) Modernizing Nairobi's water network with AI-driven leak detection.
0
🥈 UT
Upepo Technology Turning water data into revenue and resilience for African utilities.
0
🥉 UW
Ubuntu Waterhub Africa RFID and mobile-powered water access for underserved communities.
0

Best Digital Government AI Program

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🥇 ATLAS Umoja AI Initiative (A joint program of Benin, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and Togo)
ATLAS Umoja AI Initiative (A joint program of Benin, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and Togo) Pioneering cross-border public-sector cooperation and open-source African language LLMs for civic services.
0
🥈 Rwanda National AI e-Gov Public Integration Program
Rwanda National AI e-Gov Public Integration Program Embedding advanced cloud-based generative AI architectures across national public health and education frameworks.
0
🥉 UM
Unified MESOB National Platform (Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute) Driving public sector efficiency and data-driven civic administration through unified AI systems.
0

Best AI Company in Government Solutions

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🥇 Afritelligence
Afritelligence develops custom AI solutions, automation workflows, and strategic consultancy services
0
🥈 Nairobi AI Lab
Nairobi AI Lab
0
AI for Social Impact 6 categories ▾

Best AI in Humanitarian & Social Impact

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🥇 Social Impact SN
Social Impact SN Social Impact SN
56
🥈 MJ
Maman Joia AI NKOD.IA Institute of Technology
0
🥉 WL
Weza Lab Weza Lab
0

NGO Champion for AI Social Impact

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🥇 Mzalendo Trust: Bunge AI-Watch
Mzalendo Trust: Bunge AI-Watch AI-Powered Insights for Parliamentary Accountability
45
🥈 AH
Amref Health Africa Predictive AI & Generative AI for Community Health and Nutrition
0
🥉 JH
Jacaranda Health Generative AI for Maternal and Newborn Health
0

Best SME AI Adoption Award

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🥇 Nelson maina
Nelson maina
5
🥈 Farmerline
Farmerline CEO: Alloysius Attah — Ghana
0
🥉 Intron Health
Intron Health CEO: Dr. Tobi Olatunji — Nigeria
0

Best AI Testing Marketing Campaign

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🥇 BG
Brian Gitonga
1
🥈 VT
Victor Trembly
0
🥉 NM
Ndegwa Mugo
0

Enterprise AI Adoption Award

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🥇 Equity Bank Group
Equity Bank Group CEO: Dr. James Mwangi — Kenya / Region
0
🥈 Standard Bank / Stanbic
Standard Bank / Stanbic CEO: Sim Tshabalala — South Africa
0
🥉 Orange Maroc / Orange Africa
Orange Maroc / Orange Africa CEO: Alioune Ndiaye — Morocco
0

Best Corporate AI Transformation

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🥇 Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) Asherden Tadesse-CEO
0
🥈 Sanlam Group
Sanlam Group Paul Hanratty-CEO
0
🥉 Shoprite Holdings
Shoprite Holdings Pieter Engelbrecht-CEO
0
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