Kenya and France reaffirmed a commitment to help young African researchers turn AI research into businesses and jobs, extending 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.
Zimbabwe’s Nhimbe Trust has been selected for UNESCO support to run “Fearless Frontiers,” a Southern Africa–wide project focused on strengthening…
Johannesburg’s Noordgesig Library marked South African Librarians’ Day on July 10, 2026 with a programme centred on how artificial intelligence…
Djibouti used the sidelines of the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva last week to press its national…
TikTok is launching an in-app AI literacy hub for users in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as part of a…
Telkom has pledged R100 million to establish the Telkom AI Institute, a new platform designed to equip South Africans with…
Africa must move beyond being merely a consumer of artificial intelligence and instead become an active global force in creating,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africa and the wider African continent to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and…
Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, has held a series of high-level bilateral meetings…
The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, has praised Mozambique’s progress in advancing its national digital transformation agenda,…