Kenya Bets on a Homegrown AI Model to Speak Its Own Languages
NAIROBI, Kenya. Kenya says it is close to finishing a sovereign artificial intelligence model, a homegrown system built to digitise…
African Countries Strengthen AI Regulations and Election Safeguards Amid Growing Deepfake Threats
Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya are introducing measures to tackle AI-generated political misinformation ahead of upcoming elections, while governments across…
ECA Showcases Five African-Led AI Innovations Tackling Challenges in Agriculture, Healthcare, Energy and Transport
Selected from 835 applications across Africa, the innovations from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Eswatini were presented at the 15th…
US Agency Backs Feasibility Study for Two AI-Ready Data Centres in Nigeria
The proposed facilities in Lagos and Delta States could deliver 60-70 megawatts of data centre capacity, with the potential to…
Nvidia opens independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang over relationship with alleged Chinese intelligence asset
Nvidia’s board has launched an independent investigation into co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang. The move follows press reports that he…
The Global AI Divide: Do Africans Have Equal Access to the World’s Most Advanced AI Tools?
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms economies, education, healthcare and the future of work, a critical question deserves greater attention: Are…
Google Launches Free AI Skills Platform for Africa, Targets 3 Million Learners by 2030
The new Skilling Africa with Google platform brings more than 15 training initiatives into one learning hub, with offline access…
Gabon Bets on Deploying AI Widely, but Power, Data and Cost Will Decide the Outcome
A country of about 2.5 million people is writing its first national AI strategy, opening a sovereign data centre and…
UN Economic Commission for Africa Publishes Paper on Putting the AU’s Continental AI Strategy Into Practice
AI Reports Africa | November 2, 2026 The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has published a position paper…
As AI Makes Digital Evidence Easier to Manipulate, Are African Courts Prepared for the New Justice Crisis?
From deepfakes and synthetic media to questions about digital evidence authentication, artificial intelligence is creating new challenges for judicial systems…