Africa
MTN Bets on AI-Ready Data Centres as Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Race Accelerates
MTN Group is expanding into AI-ready data centre infrastructure through a new Africa-focused partnership, with South Africa and Nigeria set to be…
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Africa
Nairobi Securities Exchange Plans East Africa’s First AI-Focused ETF
The Nairobi Securities Exchange is developing an AI-focused exchange-traded fund that it says would be the first of its kind in East…
Artificial Intelligence
Africa’s AI Skills Push Must Protect Entry-Level Work
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky argues that Africa’s AI skills agenda should preserve entry-level work as a pathway through which young people gain judgment,…
Africa
Africa’s Creative Economy Needs Investment Systems, Not Occasional Cultural Grants
UNESCO’s new financing dialogue highlights why African creative industries need specialised investment, stronger intellectual-property systems, better data and cultural infrastructure.
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Africa’s AI Opportunity Will Be Won or Lost in Agriculture, Health and Public Services
The IMF says some of Africa’s strongest AI gains could come from agriculture, healthcare, education and public services rather than frontier technology…
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Africa’s AI Ambitions Will Depend on Reliable Power and Affordable Connectivity
The IMF says Africa’s AI gains will remain limited without reliable electricity, affordable connectivity, compute infrastructure, relevant data and stronger digital skills.
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Four-Fifths of Jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa Have Limited Exposure to AI – IMF
The IMF estimates that about 77% of jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited exposure to current AI, reducing immediate disruption but also…
Africa
IMF: AI Could Add Nearly Half a Percentage Point to Annual Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF says stronger AI adoption could add nearly half a percentage point to annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, but only if…
Africa
After AI Infrastructure, Who Owns the Workflow?
Africa's AI infrastructure will create business value only when companies redesign the processes around it, define human oversight and assign clear ownership…
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Africa Cannot Build an AI Economy Without Compute, Power and Digital Infrastructure
Africa’s AI ambitions depend on more than software and startups. The continent needs compute, reliable electricity, data centres, cloud access and regional…