Trump Has Renamed AI ‘Super Intelligence’. What Does It Mean for Africa?
The White House has formally instructed U.S. agencies to use “Super Intelligence” or “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” or “AI”.…
Year: 2026
Africa’s AI Governance Gap: New Index Finds Strategies Are Moving Faster Than Implementation
Africa’s first continent-wide, Africa-led AI governance index finds that governments are making progress in developing AI strategies, but implementation, funding…
Nigeria Opens National AI Innovation Challenge for Builders Developing with N-ATLAS
Applications are open for a new national build-only AI challenge aimed at developers, researchers, startups and technology innovators building practical…
Korea and AfDB Launch AI Hub as Cassava, NVIDIA and Vodafone Deepen Africa’s Compute Push
Seoul/Cairo – Africa’s artificial intelligence ambitions gained new institutional and infrastructural backing this month, as the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
Ethiopia Bets Big on Artificial Intelligence With Launch of Medemer AI University
In a move that could reshape Africa’s artificial intelligence landscape, Ethiopia has announced plans to establish one of the continent’s…
South Africa’s Languages Finally Get a Seat at the AI Table
A team of researchers at the University of Cape Town has built MzansiLM: the first publicly available AI language model…
AI Business Ideas in Africa: The New Digital Gold Rush
Across Africa, artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic concept discussed in tech conferences or Silicon Valley boardrooms. It…
The New Frontier: Why AI is Growing at Breakneck Speed in Africa
From Leapfrog to Leadership: The Continent Racing to Redefine Its Digital Future Lagos, Nigeria — In a small office in…
Microsoft Warns Fragmented Data Policies Could Derail Africa’s AI Ambitions
Tech Giant Calls for Regional Coordination as Continent Faces Critical Digital Crossroads Abuja, Nigeria — Microsoft has issued a stark…
Google Escalates the AI Arms Race With Ambitious Agent Push at I/O 2026
Mountain View’s latest offensive combines aggressive pricing, autonomous agents, and ecosystem integration in a bid to reclaim developer mindshare from…