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Africa Identity Fraud Fight Reveals Stark Winners and Losers as Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Crime. The campaign against identity fraud is delivering sharply different results across African economies. Several countries have driven fraud rates down dramatically through tough regulation and biometric…
When Okechukwu Nwaozor first mentioned his intention to develop a large language model capable of competing with ChatGPT, the reaction from many, including this writer, was one of polite skepticism. At seventeen, freshly out of secondary school and entirely self-taught,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, met with Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University (UNU), on the sidelines of ICEGOV 2025 to discuss advancing digital transformation through research partnerships. The meeting centered…
The National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), in collaboration with Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), organized a conference themed “Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Sustainability.” The event aimed to promote research, innovation, and the application of modern technologies in addressing environmental…
Africa has marked a major milestone in its digital evolution with the launch of its first artificial intelligence (AI) data center, located in Uganda. The project a partnership between Synectics Technologies, Schneider Electric, Nvidia, and Turner & Townsend represents a $1.2…
At the Africa Soft Power Summit 2025 in Nairobi, tech giants Google and Meta called for greater AI sovereignty on the continent, urging an approach where AI systems are built with African datasets, grounded in local languages, and aligned with…
Google has announced a $37 million investment plan to accelerate the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) across Africa. The funding package targets several key areas including food security, language inclusion, infrastructure, and the support of early-stage AI…
A new study from SAP has projected that artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute up to $1.5 trillion in economic growth across Africa by 2030, but warns that this potential will only be realized if the continent urgently addresses its AI…
A new report by Mastercard has revealed that Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is on track to quadruple in size to over $16.5 billion by 2030, driven by rapid adoption across finance, agriculture, healthcare, and e-commerce. The sector is projected…
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to quadruple in value, reaching $16.5 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Mastercard. The findings highlight the continent’s rapid digital transformation and growing appetite for AI-driven solutions across multiple industries.…
