The GSMA and French AI research company Pleias have released CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model covering 334 languages including…
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Somalia has one of the smallest tech ecosystems in East Africa. Most startups remain small and access to capital is…
The 2025 AI for African Languages Conference brought together researchers, practitioners, and innovators in natural language processing to address one…
At the Digital Africa Summit South Africa 2025, a high-stakes conversation unfolded on what it will take for Africa to…
LimaBot AI is quickly becoming one of Tanzania’s most promising agri-tech innovators, using artificial intelligence to deliver crop-disease diagnostics directly…
The first G20 summit ever held on African soil closed on 23 November 2025 with a set of technology and…
Benin has launched the “JaimeMaLangue” (LoveMyLanguage) project in Cotonou, an initiative designed to integrate artificial intelligence into the country’s digital…
Cassava Technologies has partnered with Google to broaden access to Gemini, Google’s most advanced artificial intelligence platform, across Africa. The…
The GSMA, together with a coalition of major technology and telecom partners, has announced a continent-wide collaboration to strengthen Africa’s…
The GSMA has announced two major initiatives aimed at closing Africa’s digital divide — one focused on smartphone affordability and…