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INTERPOL's latest report indicates that 55% of cybercrimes in Africa are now AI-enabled, causing financial losses to more than double to $484 million. The continent's existing…
South Africa's recent withdrawal of its draft national AI policy has resulted in its exclusion from the World Bank's global map of countries with AI strategies. This policy gap is…
An acting judge in South Africa's Johannesburg High Court is facing an investigation by the Legal Practice Council for potentially using AI to draft a judgment that included…
A pan-African initiative, the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), has announced CA$12 million in research funding with a significant focus on Artificial Intelligence and…
Google has launched an AI-focused accelerator program in South Africa, offering funding, mentorship, and access to advanced AI tools like Gemini to 15 growth-stage, AI-driven…
Vodacom, the University of Johannesburg, and AWS have launched a joint program to build a comprehensive AI talent pipeline in South Africa, integrating students into live Vodacom…
Across Africa, the AI landscape is booming, with Nigeria pushing for inclusive African language models, Egypt attracting significant investment in AI centers and startups, and…
The IMF projects that artificial intelligence could elevate Sub-Saharan Africa's economic output by 4% over the next decade, provided governments invest in electricity, broadband,…
South Africa is positioned to significantly benefit from the burgeoning AI market, with projections indicating a tripling of its value by 2030 and substantial contributions to GDP…
A South African PhD study has developed a multilingual AI framework to detect misinformation in isiZulu and Sepedi, addressing a critical gap where most AI tools only cover…
Vodacom, AWS, and the University of Johannesburg have partnered to launch an AI lab focused on training postgraduate students in South Africa through practical, industry-led…
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a primary driver of venture capital activity in South Africa, fostering a new generation of AI-native startups and accelerating investment…
Cape Town's approval of two massive data centers, totaling 174MW, underscores Africa's surging demand for AI infrastructure, making grid reliability a critical commercial…
Refiant AI, a South African-founded startup, has launched its Protea suite of large language models, featuring a groundbreaking 10 million token context window. This development…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that sub-Saharan Africa's potential economic gains from AI are severely constrained by inadequate electricity and digital…
Cassava Technologies has significantly enhanced Africa's cloud infrastructure by making an Africa Data Centres facility in Johannesburg a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro…
A recent report on the State of Tech in Africa reveals that AI adoption is a significant factor in industry restructuring and layoffs, while also presenting new opportunities for…
Bloomberg's latest list of African startups to watch highlights several innovative companies leveraging artificial intelligence to address critical challenges across the…
A new tool designed to detect hidden biases in medical AI training data is particularly significant for African healthcare. With the continent's rapidly expanding medical AI…
Nigeria boasts one of the world's most AI-literate workforces, ranking sixth globally for talent, but its businesses are significantly slower in adopting AI, creating the widest…
A new IMF report suggests that a rapid embrace of AI could elevate Africa's GDP by 4% over the next decade, a twenty-fold increase compared to current adoption trajectories. It…
The Durban University of Technology hosted the first African DataScientia International Symposium, launching a continental Living Lab focused on "Diversity-Aware Sovereign AI."…
A survey of 277 banking executives across 37 African countries reveals that while investment in AI is soaring, many institutions are failing to measure its return on investment.…
A new trend in African AI acquisitions sees local startups attracting buyers for their unique contextual understanding and culturally tuned solutions. Companies like Nigeria's…
