Africa

Founded in 2013, IBM Research – Africa develops new technologies to transform lives and spark new business opportunities. We conduct research in key areas such as water management, agriculture, transportation, health care, financial inclusion, education, energy, security, and government. With facilities in Kenya and South Africa, we foster local innovation ecosystems and have created new models for partnerships with industry, academia, government, non-profits, and start-ups.

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Meet the team

Our team fosters an inclusive culture that allows our researchers to create, maintain, and support world-class applications and infrastructure, in collaboration with distinguished research scientists and developers around the globe. As a group of researchers, scientists, technologists, engineers and designers, we are inventing what’s next in computing.


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Location details

Johannesburg
Nairobi
Address

45 Juta Street
Johannesburg, 2000
South Africa

+27 112 769 200

Address

Catholic University East Africa
Lang’ata Campus,
Seminary Drive off Lang’ata Road,
Nairobi
Kenya

+254 703 023 000

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Join our team

We’re always looking for people excited to make a difference. See our open positions and help us invent what’s next.