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Google and Akuna Group have launched a $1 million initiative to provide AI education and digital tools to African creative talent. This program, part of Google's "Building for…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has co-launched the AI for Good Global Commission, an initiative focused on ensuring developing countries, including those in Africa, play a pivotal…
Africa has secured a stronger voice in global AI governance through increased representation in key international bodies and initiatives, reflecting its growing role in shaping…
A report from Cape Town-based Specno highlights that South African businesses, and those across the broader African continent, are facing a critical shift where AI has collapsed…
A recent summit in Johannesburg, hosted by the University of Johannesburg and pan-African advisory Decode, brought together government officials and experts to discuss AI's…
The United States and Morocco are collaborating to establish a drone academy and advanced military training center in Tan-Tan by 2030. This facility will specifically train…
Cape Town-based Insight Terra leverages AI to transform raw environmental data into actionable risk intelligence for critical infrastructure across Africa. The company's solutions…
African agriculture struggles with underfinancing primarily due to a lack of reliable data, hindering investment. Digital agriculture platforms are emerging as a key solution,…
Artificial intelligence and big data innovations present a strategic opportunity for African states to modernize their critical mineral mining sector, moving beyond legacy…
AI is rapidly integrating into music production in Kampala, Uganda, offering artists unprecedented speed and efficiency but also sparking critical debates about artistic…
The World Bank has committed support to Egypt's ambitious second National AI Strategy, aiming to boost its digital economy and position the country as a regional AI hub. This…
Indian IT firm Happiest Minds has appointed Jackline Mburu as Senior Director for Africa, entrusting her with leading the company's growth and AI adoption strategy across the…
Artificial intelligence is set to transform Africa's critical mineral sector, enabling the continent to better explore its vast, underexplored reserves and move beyond its…
Pan-African data center operator Raxio has secured $380 million in capital, driven by a sixfold increase in demand, predominantly from AI workloads. This investment fuels the…
African HR technology firm SeamlessHR has rebranded to Seamless Technologies, marking a significant expansion into AI and financial services aimed at businesses and workers across…
This research significantly advances AI's capability to adapt multilingual models to low-resource languages by evaluating its novel DeltaMerge-LowRes method on four African…
African data centers face an urgent need to upgrade their infrastructure to support the next wave of autonomous AI, which requires significantly more power and advanced cooling…
Launch Africa Ventures, a prominent pan-African venture capital firm, has announced 15 new investments in its 2026 cohort, explicitly targeting AI startups among other tech…
Researchers have developed VEXMLM, an AI model specifically designed to improve natural language processing for Ge'ez-script languages like Amharic and Tigrinya, and 17 other…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for African nations to become builders and deployers of AI at scale, not just consumers, at the UN AI for Good Global Summit. He also…
At a University of Johannesburg conference, UN Under-Secretary-General Tshilidzi Marwala and UJ Vice-Chancellor Letlhokwa George Mpedi urged African nations to develop their own…
Nigerian fintech Nearpays has made history by becoming the first African startup to win the UN's AI for Good Innovation Factory grand finale. Its AI-powered SoftPOS platform…
At a recent summit in Johannesburg, experts urged Africa to develop its own AI models, trained on local data and in indigenous languages, to ensure the continent's cultural and…
Google is significantly expanding its presence in Africa with new investments, including the establishment of Africa's first Applied AI Lab in Accra, Ghana, to support local…
