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Tshilidzi Marwala
AI pioneer and Director-General of UNIDO
The South African engineer who brought artificial intelligence to the United Nations' industrial mission.
The rise
Marwala earned degrees from Case Western Reserve and Cambridge, becoming one of Africa's leading AI researchers. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg before being appointed Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in 2022.
What they did
The full picture
Why it matters
What citizens said
Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021–2023) — South Africa
Trust in president27%
Trust in parliament23%
Trust in courts50%
% who say 'trust somewhat' or 'trust a lot' · Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 891
Read the country's story
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