FG Urges Nigerian Universities to Adopt AI, Strengthen Accountability
The Federal Government has urged Nigerian universities to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies while strengthening accountability, transparency and...
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World Bank Raises Africa’s 2026 Growth Forecast to 4.3%, Urges AI Investment
The World Bank has raised its economic growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3 per cent in 2026, up from...
AfDB, Partners Launch Free AI Training for African Public Officials
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) AI Hub for Sustainable Development,...
Cassava, Vodafone, Elsewedy Back $1bn Egypt Data Centre and Sovereign AI Push
Cassava Technologies has joined Vodafone Business and Elsewedy Electric in an ambitious data-centre development in Egypt that could attract as...
Nigeria’s Mariam Grey Uses AI, USSD to Take Pharmacy Services Beyond Smartphone Users
Nigerian health-tech startup Mariam Grey is combining artificial intelligence with USSD technology and a network of verified pharmacies to expand...
Kenya Moves to License Data Centres as AI, Cloud Investment Accelerates
Kenya is moving to introduce a standalone licence for colocation data centres, marking a significant regulatory shift as the East...
Meta Buys Swedish AI Startup Stilla.ai
Meta has acquired Swedish artificial intelligence startup Stilla.ai as the technology giant continues to expand its use of AI in...
Meta Launches New Personal AI Assistant, Muse
Meta has launched Muse, a new personal artificial intelligence agent designed to do more than simply answer questions. The AI...
China Rejects US Claims Its AI Firms ‘Distilled’ American Frontier Models
China has rejected allegations by US intelligence and cybersecurity agencies that leading Chinese artificial intelligence companies conducted large-scale campaigns to...
DeepSeek Moves Towards Shanghai IPO as China’s AI Funding Race Accelerates
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has taken another step towards a domestic stock-market listing after appointing CITIC Securities to prepare...