Gideon
Nimako

Strategic leader with 20+ years across intergovernmental institutions, governments, and the private sector, specialising in corporate strategy, digitalization, and the governance interface with high-level policy organs.

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About

A bridge between policy, strategy, and digital delivery.

Dr. Gideon Nimako is a strategy, digital, and data leader with extensive experience shaping continental policy on corporate strategy, digital transformation, and data governance across Africa. As Head of Data Science and Strategic Planning at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), he translates macroeconomic, data, and digital priorities into policy frameworks, interoperable systems, and delivery mechanisms supporting Agenda 2063 and large-scale implementation across AU Member States.

He leads the Agency's corporate strategy and its data-science capability, leading the development of AUDA-NEPAD's Corporate Strategy 2025 to 2029 and the AU Domestic Resource Mobilisation (AU-DRM) Strategy adopted by the AU Assembly, and quantifying Africa's US$3.3 trillion financing gap into data-driven investment frameworks. His work strengthens data governance, advances digital public infrastructure, and supports governments to build resilient, interoperable systems for planning, service delivery, and sector performance.

Earlier, he led the design and deployment of digital and analytics platforms, including enterprise data systems at IBM and Accenture and large-scale digital and surveillance systems across multiple African countries, bridging strategy, data science, and digital system deployment to make institutions more effective, transparent, and connected.

Speaking & Highlights

Convening dialogue on Africa's development.

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Gideon Nimako chairing the validation meeting for the Second Continental Report on Agenda 2063
Nairobi · Validation Meeting

Measuring & Telling Africa's Story

Chaired the sessions of the Validation Meeting for the First Biennial Continental Report on the implementation of Agenda 2063's Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan. 44 Member States, one continent, one accountability story. The Africa We Want, becoming measurable.

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Gideon Nimako chairing the AU DRM Strategy validation sessions Gideon Nimako at the AU DRM Strategy roundtable
June 2025 · Validation Workshop

Chairing the AU Domestic Resource Mobilisation Strategy

Chaired high-level sessions convening ministries of finance, AU institutions, UN agencies, and private-sector leaders to validate how Africa can sustainably finance Agenda 2063, a key lever to move from dependency to sovereignty.

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Gideon Nimako at the 7th Seoul Dialogue on Africa roundtable Gideon Nimako speaking at the 7th Seoul Dialogue on Africa Plenary hall at the 7th Seoul Dialogue on Africa Stage at the 7th Seoul Dialogue on Africa
Seoul, South Korea

Invited Speaker, 7th Seoul Dialogue on Africa

Addressed "New Horizons in the Korea-Africa Strategic Partnership," presenting an African voice on development finance, data, and partnership in a changing global order.

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Gideon Nimako on a panel at the University of Denver Audience at the University of Denver panel
University of Denver

Panel: Africa's Development Pathways

Joined panel discussions at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies on the strategic pathways shaping Africa's development under Agenda 2063.

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Publications

Books & policy documents.

Selected continental strategies, frameworks, and reports led or co-authored across Agenda 2063 and beyond.

  1. 01 Closing the Data and Digital Gaps: The Stakes for Africa, by Gideon Nimako
  2. 02 Evaluation Report of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (FTYIP) of Agenda 2063
  3. 03 Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan (STYIP) of Agenda 2063
  4. 04 AU Continental Data Policy Framework
  5. 05 Second Continental Report on the Implementation of Agenda 2063
  6. 06 African Innovation Outlook III (2019)
  7. 07 Health Research and Innovation Strategy for Africa (HRISA), 2018 to 2030
  8. 08 AU Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020 to 2030)
  9. 09 AU Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Strategy
  10. 10 Feasibility Study for the AU Agenda 2063 Development Fund (AU-ADF)

Contact

Let's talk strategy, digital, and delivery.

Open to advisory engagements, speaking, and collaboration across policy, digital transformation, development finance, and institutional performance.

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