Security Unwired Ep3: Promise or Peril? AI in African Peace & Security (with Naomi Kilungu) - Security Unwired

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6th Feb 2026

Ep3: Promise or Peril? AI in African Peace & Security (with Naomi Kilungu)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 3 invites Naomi Kilungu, Researcher on AI weaponization and founder of AI for Peace Africa, to talk about the trade-off in AI for Peace & Security in the continent.

→ Naomi shares her thoughts on how AI is in a nexus of advancing for peace in the region while threatening the security, safety and sustainability of conflict-affected countries in Africa.

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About Guest: Naomi M. Kilungu is a pluriversalist thinker, researcher, artist and art illustrator, and consultant who works on concepts of localization and decolonization, with interests in AI for peace in African contexts, security architectures in Africa, child protection in war zones, and conflict economics. She is the Founder of AI for Peace Africa and the Safer Communities Alliance, initiatives that promote ethical, community-centered, and technology-driven approaches to peacebuilding, youth engagement through AI, Art, and responsible AI adoption across African societies.

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Security Unwired
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SECURITY UNWIRED is a limited series, hosted by Sarra Hannachi and supported by Mozilla Foundation. The podcast offers thought-provoking discussions on the ethical and safety dimensions of AI, emerging technologies and robotics along with their implications and role in warfare, conflict and humanitarian action.

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Sarra Hannachi is a tech researcher with a strong passion for social impact and human rights advocacy. She specializes in evidence-based research and tech policy to address unethical applications particularly in war and armed conflict contexts. Through research, conflict analysis and human-centric policy, she draws on extensive knowledge and research experience, especially in the MENA region & Africa on the applications and implications of AI and emerging technologies in security settings.