South Korea has approved a $170 million concessional loan to build an AI and digital technology institute in Tanzania —…
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.
Egypt has launched BelMasry, a free AI platform built to process Egyptian colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic and translate…
More than 160 final-year ICT students from 22 Mogadishu universities have begun the third edition of the Bile Initiative, a…
Artificial intelligence will have a relatively small immediate effect on Ethiopian jobs, but weak digital infrastructure, skills shortages and limited…
The East African Community and the German government have launched the second edition of the AI4EAC Challenge, targeting 20,000 people…
Twenty-six projects have been selected under LINGUA Africa, covering more than 50 African languages, dialects and sign languages spoken by…
Artificial intelligence will not level African education on its own. It will magnify whatever system it lands in — and…
Côte d’Ivoire has opened applications for two programmes that will support 30 digital companies over 24 months, launched alongside a…
South Africa does not appear on the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy — a…
The Inter-University Council for East Africa has launched a Regional AI Network of Universities and its Strategic Plan 2026-2031 at…