The team.
The Biennale is powered by a global, multidisciplinary team working across research, design, education, and strategy. Their collaboration embodies the Biennale’s ethos, uniting diverse perspectives to envision how Africa’s architectural intelligence, cultural depth, and creative innovation can shape a more equitable and sustainable global future.
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Omar degan
Italy-Somalia
FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Lise Isaro
Rwanda
CURATORIAL MANAGER
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Kafia ahmed
United States - Somalia
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND DELIVERY
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salem abay
United States - Eritrea
MANAGER, STRATEGY AND DELIVERY
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Shaudzirai Mudekunye
South Africa
MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Keza Gatari
Rwanda
MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Iliiza Denise Karangwa
Rwanda
REGIONAL LEAD (Rwanda)
Sponsorships & Partnerships
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FATOUMATA DIALLO
United States-Guinea
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Archive & Memory
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YOLANDA HAMLETT
South Africa
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Curatorial Production
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ABIGAIL ROTICH
United States - Kenya
CURATORIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
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HAFSA ADAN
United kingdom - Somalia
CURATORIAL LEAD
Public Engagment and Programming
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Kian Luis Amin
Germany - Sudan - Iran
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Grants & Funding
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ZAKIYYAH HAFFEJEE
South Africa
CURATORIAL LEAD
Spatial Justice and Territorial Politics
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Samira Aden
Germany - Somalia
CURATORIAL LEAD
Energy and Material Futures
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HUSTON BRODERICK
Australia - South Africa
PROJECT COORDINATOR
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FEVEN ZERU
Germany - Ethiopia
CURATORIAL LEAD
African Modernity and Spatial Agency
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aisha mugo
Kenya
REGIONAL LEAD (Kenya)
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samuel grover
United States
PROJECT COORDINATOR
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stephanie achieng
Kenya
REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR (Kenya)
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Leon Muchugia
Kenya
REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR (Kenya)
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Marthe Nachtman
France - Czech Republic - Senegal
GRAPHIC DESIGNER