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Algeria Works to Develop Homegrown AI Models Rooted in National Culture and Values

Zambia Pilots AI-Powered Learning Platform in Secondary Schools, With Plans to Expand

Morocco Launches National Mentorship Program to Bring More Women Into Technology Sector

University of Pretoria Professor Appointed to UN’s First Global Scientific Panel on AI

Kenya’s Senate Debates AI Bill That Would Criminalize Deepfakes and Establish National Regulator

Eunomia Global Executive Roundtable Series – Cybersecurity & Digital Trust in Africa (31 March 2026)

Morocco Launches AI Research Institute, Targets 50,000 Jobs and $10 Billion GDP Boost by 2030

UK and South Africa Team Up to Build AI-Powered “Intelligent Observatory” for Smarter Astronomy

AI Surveillance Spending Tops $2 Billion Across 11 African Nations, Raising Rights Concerns

Microsoft Plans to Train 3 Million Africans on AI This Year as It Competes With China’s DeepSeek

Sage Ai Arrives In Africa And The Middle East, Helping SMBs Reduce Admin And Unlock Growth

Cybervergent Raises $3 Million to Expand AI-Powered Compliance Platform Across Africa

2026 Is The Year Organisations Will Finally Operationalise AI

Women in AI Morocco Founder Says Inclusion Is Essential to Building Better Technology

GSMA and Zindi Launch AI Safety Challenge Targeting Africa’s Linguistic Diversity

Intron Launches Voice AI For Africa

Google Adds 13 African Languages to AI Search Features, Including Four South African Languages

University of Venda Partners With African Technology Forum to Advance AI Education and Innovation

Nigeria Joins Global Regulators in Crackdown on AI-Generated Privacy Violations

Algeria Touts AI Ambitions at MWC Barcelona, Calls Governance the Central Challenge

AI Infrastructure Emerges as the Strategic Backbone of the Digital Economy

Kenya to Deploy AI in Community Health System to Support Frontline Workers

Egypt’s El-Sisi Calls for AI-Based Testing System at National Training Academy

Egypt to Expand AI and Coding Curriculum to Technical Schools Starting in 2026

Ethiopia Approves AI University and $324 Million in International Financing

Durban Approves Deal to Explore Massive AI Data Center, Despite Unanswered Questions on Power and Water

From Ore to Intelligence: How AI Will Rewrite Africa’s Resource Power

MTN Maps Out AI-Powered Future at MWC Barcelona, Eyes Shift From Telecom to Tech Platform

Nearly Two-Thirds of South African Consumers Have Used AI for Shopping, Visa Survey Finds

Cassava Technologies Launches Partner Program to Expand AI and Cloud Access Across Africa and Latin America

AI Takes Hold in African Mining, From Zambia’s Copper Fields to Mali’s Autonomous Gold Mine

Google Opens Applications for AI-Focused Accelerator Africa 10 Program

Africa’s Next Global Export Won’t Be Minerals. It Will Be AI

Global Study Finds AI Early Adopters Pulling Ahead as Most Organizations Lack Readiness

Morgan Stanley: AI Agents May Strengthen Online Travel Agencies Rather Than Displace Them

Mandela University Scholar Joins Global Workshop Pushing for Africa-Centered Approach to AI and Digital Humanities

University of Johannesburg Receives 1.5 Million Rand Grant to Reform TVET Colleges Through AI Research

PwC Survey: AI Set to Transform Half of African Jobs Within Three Years, but Workers Remain Confident