Africa Is Building Its Own AI Engines, and Cassava and NVIDIA Are Leading the Charge
For years, African developers, researchers and startups have faced the same awkward reality. If they wanted serious computing power to…
INEC’s AI Election Plan: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Nigeria Deliver More Credible Elections in 2027?
As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, the electoral commission is turning to artificial intelligence to detect irregularities, strengthen…
African Regulators Meet in Nairobi to Tackle AI Risks, Cybersecurity and Digital Regulation
NAIROBI, Kenya -African information and communications technology regulators have converged in Nairobi for a five-day regional programme focused on strengthening…
Nigeria Wants an AI Powered Corporate Registry But Who Will Govern the Algorithms?
As the Corporate Affairs Commission moves to integrate artificial intelligence into business registration and compliance, Nigeria’s data protection regulator is…
NITDA Warns Nigerians: Think Before You Prompt as AI Platforms Raise Data Privacy Risks
Nigeria’s Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team has warned individuals and organisations against entering sensitive personal, government or corporate information…
Nigeria’s Digital Economy Minister Stresses Skills, Infrastructure and Institutions as Keys to Shared AI Prosperity
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has underscored the need for countries to deliberately build…
Can Africa Build Its Own LLM? Ready for Some Versions, Not Yet for Others
The continent has working African-language models, a growing GPU footprint and a $60 billion pledge. It also has under 1%…
UNDP and GSMA Partner to Scale African-Led AI, With Local Languages in Focus
Africa’s push to build artificial intelligence systems that reflect its own languages, communities and development priorities has received a new…
Morocco Releases Open-Source AI Tools to Recognise and Transcribe Darija
Morocco has taken another step toward building artificial intelligence systems adapted to its linguistic realities, releasing two open-source AI tools…
Nigeria Turns to AI to Convert Youth Voices Into Policy Proposals
Nigeria is turning to artificial intelligence to help close the gap between young people’s ideas and government policymaking, with the…