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Maha Jouini
Born1987 (age 38–39)
Tunisia
Education
Alma mater
  • Tianjin University of Education and Technology (Master’s in Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies)
  • University of the Witwatersrand (Governance studies)
  • Bachelor’s in French Language and Civilization
  • Highest Diploma in Computer Science
  • Master’s in Applied Technology
OccupationsAuthor, Blogger, Human Rights Defender, Artificial Intelligence Expert
Organizations
  • African Union AI Task Force (Member)
  • African & Francophone Agency for AI (Vice-President)
  • African Union Development Agency – AUDA‑NEPAD (Former Digital Communication Officer)
  • African Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology (Founder)
Responsible AI Hackathon 2023
Known forAI policy advocacy; Human rights activism; Sino–African research; AU child marriage campaign
Notable work
  • AI and Data Policy in Africa: A Call for Sovereign Innovation
  • Context-Aware Africa-Led Designing of Responsible AI Technologies
Awards
  • Top 20 Women Change‑makers in MENA – UNESCO & Asfari Institute (2022)
  • Top 10 Influential African Women in Technology (2025)
  • Personality of the Year – Maghreb Voices (2018)
Websitehttps://mahajouini.tech/

Maha Jouini (born 1987[1]) is a Tunisian author and blogger, a human rights defender, and an Artificial Intelligence expert who lived in China.

Background and education

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She has a Master in Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies from Tianjin University of Education and Technology (China).[2][3][4][5] She studied at the University of the Witwatersrand focusing on the institutional governance in Africa, particularly within the African Union Commission.[2][6][4]

Career

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She is a researcher in Artificial Intelligence and art at Tianjin University of Science and Technology where she contributed to Sino-African relations.[7] She worked in the African Union campaign to end child marriage in Africa as the media coordinator where she wasbased in Ethiopia from late 2014 to 2017.[7] At that time, she was employed as the Digital Communication officer at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).[2] She is also a member of African Union's AI Task Force with the aim to advance the African Union’s strategy for the ethical use of artificial intelligence in Africa.[2] She is the vice-president of African & Francophone Agency for AI and former researcher at AI Global Index.[8][9][10][4][5] She was named the personality of the year in 2018 by the Maghreb Voices platform because her major role as a social media influencer.[7] She is widely known in the Arab region as the human rights defender which has made her to receive honours and participation in international conferences on women’s and indigenous people’s issues.[7] She was a research fellow at the Global Center on AI Governance.[11] She is the founder of the African Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology.[3] She also served as the African Regional Coordinator at the Global responsible AI hackathon 2023 launched by Woman in AI Ethics Initiative.[3] She was the 2015 African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) fellow.[12][13]

Awards and honours

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  • Top 20 Woman Change makers pioneers in MENA by UNESCO and The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at AUB in 2022.[3][4]
  • Named "Personality of the Year" by Maghreb Voices in 2018.[5]

Publications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La plume de Maha Jouini, trempée dans la vie des Tunisiennes et des Berbères". TV5MONDE - Informations (in French). 2013-09-24. Archived from the original on 2026-01-03. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d "maha jouini – JouiniTech Policy Expert". Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  3. ^ a b c d "Maha Jouini's Speaker Profile". sessionize.com. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "Maha Jouini : Responsible AI is essential for Africa's sustainable future - Conglomerate Magazine". 2025-05-31. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  5. ^ a b c "ORADA Conference | Empower. Innovate. Connect". ORADA. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  6. ^ Moatshe, Rapula (1988-07-13). "Tshwane and University of Johannesburg launch programme for young building inspectors". IOL. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  7. ^ a b c d "Maha Jouini | The Short Story Project". 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  8. ^ Nkhwashu, Nkhensani (2025-04-17). "ITWeb TV: Building an AI-powered Africa, by Africans for Africans". ITWeb. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  9. ^ "AFRIA President Maha Jouini on AI ethics, digital sovereignty, and Africa's technological future". www.glamour.co.za. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  10. ^ Reporter, Staff (2025-05-23). "Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025: Pioneering Africa's Digital Transformation". Cape Times. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  11. ^ "Maha Jouini - Research Fellow - GCG". www.globalcenter.ai. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  12. ^ "Meha Jouini at AfriSIG 2015: The internet has allowed me to publicly express my identity as an Amazing woman activist | African School on Internet Governance". afrisig.org. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  13. ^ "Right To Information | African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms". africaninternetrights.org. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  14. ^ "AI and Data Policy in Africa: A Call for Sovereign Innovation - iAfrica.com". 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  15. ^ Zimba, Michael; Jouini, Maha; Ndaka, Angella K. (2025), "Context-Aware Africa-Led Designing of Responsible Artificial Intelligence Technologies", in Eke, Damian Okaibedi; Wakunuma, Kutoma; Akintoye, Simisola; Ogoh, George (eds.), Trustworthy AI: African Perspectives, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 145–164, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-75674-0_7, ISBN 978-3-031-75674-0, retrieved 2026-03-22
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