Dr. Tabani Moyo

Dr. Tabani Moyo is the Regional Director (Southern Africa) for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). He is a member of the African Union Working Group on AI, which was established in 2019 and developed the African Union Strategy on Artificial Intelligence. He was one of the global committee members who created an AI charter on media. The 23-member committee is chaired by Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Dr. Moyo also advises governments and multilateral organisations on freedom of expression, access to information, and media freedom. He sits on regional, continental, and global boards. He is the Vice Chairperson of the Africa Freedom of Information Centre, a pan-African network of over 70 organisations promoting access to information in Africa, based in Kampala, Uganda. He also serves as the Convenor of the IFEX Governing Council. IFEX is a global network of more than 100 organisations defending freedom of expression, based in Toronto, Canada, and a member of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) Steering Committee, which is a global network of over 200 media development organisations based in Brussels, Belgium. He is an extraordinary researcher at the University of North West, South Africa, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the ESAMI Business School in Arusha, Tanzania.