AI Is Coming to School Whether We Are Ready or Not — And That’s the Problem
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AI Is Coming to School Whether We Are Ready or Not — And That’s the Problem
AI could become one of the most powerful learning tools of Eniola Johnson’s generation. But as a Grade 10 student, she believes the real challenge is learning how to use…
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Africa’s AI Race Will Depend on Trust, Rules and Responsible Innovation
Africa’s AI future will require more than technology and investment. Clear rules, responsible development and public trust will determine how widely artificial intelligence can be adopted.
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Africa’s AI Opportunity May Be Bigger in Small Businesses Than Big Tech
AI could have its biggest economic impact in Africa by helping millions of small businesses become more productive, competitive and capable of reaching larger markets.
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Egypt Launches First Sovereign AI Factory as Data-Centre Push Targets 200 MW
Egypt is building sovereign AI infrastructure through a Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies partnership, alongside a data-centre project targeting 200 MW of capacity.
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Nomba Raises $3 Million to Build Africa–Asia Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure
Nigerian fintech Nomba has secured a $3 million debt facility to expand cross-border payments infrastructure connecting African businesses with markets in Asia.
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African Languages Lab Launches Mansa AI Platform for More Than 30 African Languages
African Languages Lab has launched Mansa, an AI platform supporting more than 30 African languages across translation, speech, transcription and multimodal applications.
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Why Kenya Is Becoming East Africa’s Data-Centre Gateway
Digital Realty has opened a 6.4 MW data centre in Nairobi, expanding the city’s capacity for cloud, connectivity and data-intensive workloads as demand for digital infrastructure accelerates across East Africa.
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Africa Doesn’t Need to Build the Next ChatGPT to Win the AI Race
Africa’s AI opportunity may not be in building another frontier chatbot, but in using artificial intelligence to make the continent’s businesses, industries and infrastructure more productive
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Kenya Changes Short-Code Rules, Making One Code Work Across Networks
Kenya’s communications regulator has moved to a service-based short-code system, allowing new services to use a single code across mobile networks instead of separate codes for each operator.
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South Africa’s Grindstone Ventures Launches $31.3M Fund for African Technology Startups
South African VC firm Grindstone Ventures has launched a $31.3 million fund targeting technology-enabled businesses from seed through Series A, with a focus on closing Africa’s post-seed funding gap.