Regional Director – East Africa

Amina Tesfaye, MSc (AI Policy & Digital Governance)

Amina Tesfaye is an AI policy analyst and digital governance specialist with extensive experience in public sector AI integration and regional regulatory coordination. She has led multi-stakeholder initiatives focused on ethical AI adoption in healthcare systems, digital identity infrastructure, and smart agriculture platforms.

Biography

Amina Tesfaye is an AI policy analyst and digital governance specialist with extensive experience in public sector AI integration and regional regulatory coordination. She has led multi-stakeholder initiatives focused on ethical AI adoption in healthcare systems, digital identity infrastructure, and smart agriculture platforms.

Her work emphasizes building institutional capacity for responsible AI oversight across emerging economies.

Strategic Focus:

• Ethical AI in Public Administration
• Digital Identity & Data Governance
• AI for Healthcare & Agriculture
• Workforce AI Literacy & Capacity Building

Countries Under East Africa:

Kenya
Ethiopia
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
South Sudan
Somalia
Djibouti
Eritrea