South Africa does not appear on the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy — a…
Browsing: Regional Spotlights
Africa’s AI scene is as diverse as its landscapes. We zoom into each region’s unique vibe—celebrating local innovators, policies, and projects. Whether it’s East Africa’s startup buzz or West Africa’s policy wins, these stories are bold, regional, and oh-so-African.
The Inter-University Council for East Africa has launched a Regional AI Network of Universities and its Strategic Plan 2026-2031 at…
iHUB and the Mastercard Foundation have selected 12 early-stage Kenyan startups for an 18-month EdTech fellowship offering each company up…
The GSMA and the governments of Benin, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and Togo have launched ATLAS Umoja AI, a pan-African initiative…
Vodacom’s AI Lab, the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Applied Data Science (CADS) and Amazon Web Services have launched a…
Egypt has become one of the first countries in the world to launch a nationally contextualized AI competency framework for…
Durban University of Technology has become the first African institution to host the DataScientia International Symposium, ending a decade in…
Namibia and China have opened a new front in their space cooperation with the formal launch of a joint AI…
Inside Kampala’s recording studios, AI has moved from a distant idea to a working part of daily music production —…
Tomorrow Foundation has signed a new three-year partnership with the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Arizona State University to…