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Regional IOAI Olympiad · Africa
African Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence
Uniting Africa’s brightest young minds in AI — a Regional Olympiad of the IOAI, supporting National AI Olympiads across the continent.
30
Member Countries & Territories
2026
First Edition — Sousse, Tunisia
1st
African AI Olympiad in History
Our Story
Our first edition made history
In April 2026, Sousse, Tunisia hosted the first edition of AOAI — a historic milestone for African AI. Students from a record number of African countries competed, marking Africa’s arrival on the global AI olympiad stage.
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Leadership
Our Board & Scientific Committee
Guided by researchers, educators and leaders committed to fairness, integrity and excellence in AI education.
Grace Kaimburi
Chair — Board
Kenya
Hatem Slimane
Board Member
Tunisia
Mahuna Akplogan
Board Member
Benin
Irakoze Ntawigenga Kelly
Scientific Committee
Rwanda
Auriol Ble
Scientific Committee
Côte d’Ivoire
Jean Marie John
Scientific Committee
Mozambique
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Moments from Tunisia 2026
Join the Movement
Bring your country to AOAI
Organizations wishing to represent their country at the African Olympiad in AI complete the accreditation process through the IOAI, at ioai-official.org.