A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.

If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive breakthroughs in agriculture. It can expand access to healthcare and education. It can ...

In July, Senegalese director Hussein Dembel Sow spent two days in Dakar shooting footage of his niece and a local actor for ...

Google is helping Africa take charge of the growing momentum of AI throughout the continent. Google has officially pledged $37 million to support Africa’s AI future, with investments spanning research ...

The scale of Africa’s AI skills shortage is stark. A 2021 Stanford University report revealed that Africa accounts for a mere 2% of global AI talent, despite representing 17% of the world’s population ...

At the end of the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 4th this year, 52 countries signed a communiqué announcing the creation of a $60bn AI fund. But since then, ...

Inadequate funding, infrastructure issues, and fights over regulation mean the sector's future remains uncertain. Kessel Okinga-Koumou paced around a crowded hallway. It was her first time presenting ...

The African Development Bank has unveiled an ambitious roadmap putting artificial intelligence as a transformative force with capabilities of generating up to $1 trillion in additional GDP by 2035, ...

The continent’s financial institutions are shifting their priorities to focus on operational efficiency rather than geographic expansion, according to the Deloitte-AFIS African Financial Industry ...

Microsoft South Africa has partnered with The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to bring AI and digital skills ...

Rachel Adams receives funding from the International Development Research Centre of Canada, under the AI4Development funding programme, co-led with the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office of ...