After the pandemic forced the Ethiopian government to close schools, Soliyana decided to apply her coding skills in service of her community by participating in the AfriCANCode Challenge.

Betelhem Dessie leads a number of nationwide programs run by iCog, the Ethiopian artificial intelligence lab involved in developing Sophia the robot.

Betelhem Dessie leads a number of nationwide programs run by iCog, the Ethiopian artificial intelligence lab involved in developing Sophia the robot.