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Meet the Team Driving Africa’s Climate Intelligence Future

At Nest Africa AI Innovation Lab, our strength lies in our people. We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, policy experts, designers, and community builders united by a shared mission—advancing climate intelligence, responsible AI governance, and resilient, inclusive futures across Africa.

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Team
04 Advisory
Board
06 Team
Members

Climate Intelligence

Research, data systems, and applied AI tools for Africa’s climate realities.

Responsible AI Governance

Policy, ethics, partnerships, and community-led innovation for inclusive AI adoption.

Advisory Board

Advisors providing strategic oversight, governance support, climate insight, and long-term institutional guidance with over 50 years of commulative experience working across technology, governance,research and sustainable develpoment.

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Aidan Eyekuze

CEO Open Government Partnership
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Fatuma Farah

Policy Officer, GPSDD
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Mohammed Bayero Yayandi

Founder, YandyTech Community
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Seyifunmi Adebotes

Policy and Communication Expert
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Core Team Members

Team members supporting research, engineering, policy, product, community engagement, and operations across Nest Africa's portfolio work.

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Yazid S. Mikail

Founder/Chief Executive Officer
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Rabiat Husseini Yahaya

Admin and Operations
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Alamin Musa Magaga

Tech and AI Researcher Lead
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Bashir Abdulraheem

Programs and Capacity Building Lead
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Abubakar Isa-Abubakar

AI and Climate Lead
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Muhammad Sani Kabir

Communications Lead
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African-Led

Grounded in context, driven by local leadership and lived experience.

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Multidisciplinary

Uniting expertise across AI, climate science, policy and design.

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Community-Driven

Co-creating solutions with communities and local partners.

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Ethical & Responsible

Committed to trustworthy AI, transparency and equitable outcomes.

Join Our Community

We’re always looking for passionate collaborators, researchers, and innovators who share our vision for an AI-driven, resilient Africa.