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About Us

Empowering Africa's Digital Future

We are an African-led consultancy dedicated to building sustainable digital public infrastructure that transforms how governments serve citizens across the continent.

Who We Are

Our Purpose

Our Mission

To accelerate digital transformation across Africa by providing expert guidance, practical frameworks, and implementation support that enables governments to build inclusive, resilient, and citizen-centered digital public infrastructure.

Our Vision

An Africa where every citizen has seamless access to essential digital services—where digital public infrastructure bridges gaps, empowers communities, and drives sustainable development across all 54 nations.

Our Story

Founded by Africans, for Africans

DPI4Africa was founded in 2025 by a group of African Digital Public Infrastructure experts—technocrats, policy specialists, and development practitioners who witnessed firsthand the transformative potential of DPI and the challenges of implementing it without locally-relevant expertise.

Having worked with governments across the continent on digitization initiatives, we recognized a critical gap: the need for African-led consultancy that combines international best practices with deep understanding of local contexts, cultures, and challenges.

Today, we are proud to be one of Africa's leading advisory firms specializing in digital public infrastructure, with a team that spans 12 African nations and projects completed in over 20 countries.

2025

Founded

20+

Countries Served

50+

Team Members

100M+

Citizens Reached

What Drives Us

Our Core Values

African-Centered

We believe African solutions should be designed by Africans. Our approach honors local contexts while leveraging continental opportunities.

Integrity First

We operate with unwavering ethics, transparency, and accountability—in every engagement, with every partner.

Partnership

We succeed when our partners succeed. Every project is built on collaboration, knowledge transfer, and sustainable capacity building.

Innovation

We embrace cutting-edge technology while remaining pragmatic—focusing on solutions that work at scale in diverse environments.

Inclusion

Digital infrastructure must serve everyone. We design systems that leave no one behind—including the most marginalized communities.

Sustainability

We build for the long term—creating systems that countries can maintain, evolve, and scale without perpetual external support.

Leadership

Meet Our Team

Seasoned professionals with deep expertise in digital transformation, public policy, and African development.

Robert Karanja

Founder & CEO

Visionary leader driving Africa's digital transformation through DPI. Entrepreneur, technologist, and advocate for open digital public infrastructure that empowers every African citizen.

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Dr. Amara Diallo

COO & Co-Founder

Former World Bank Senior Digital Development Specialist. 20+ years in public sector transformation. Drives operational excellence across all DPI4Africa programs.

Kwame Mensah

Chief Strategy Officer

Ex-Ministry of Communications Ghana. Architect of national digital ID program serving 15M+ citizens.

Fatima Al-Rashid

Head of Policy

UN ECA alumna. Led fintech regulatory frameworks across East and North Africa.

Samuel Okonkwo

Chief Technology Officer

Built payment infrastructure for 4 African central banks. Open-source contributor.

Ready to Transform Your Nation's Digital Future?

Partner with us to build digital public infrastructure that serves your citizens and accelerates sustainable development.