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AI for Africa’s Development Initiative Wins Campaign of the Year at the 2026 PRNEWS Platinum Awards

When AI Gets It Wrong: Why Governance Can No Longer Be An Afterthought

The Future of Medicine: Why AI and Robotics Must Keep Humans at the Center

‘Responsibility Cannot Be Delegated to an Algorithm,’ Namibian Justice Official Tells OECD

eHealth Africa and Egypt’s Health Ministry Sign Digital Health and AI Cooperation Protocol

WHO Explores AI-for-Health Partnership With Ethiopia’s AI Institute

Openserve Turns to AI Fibre Sensing to Catch Cable Damage Before It Happens

Lesotho Developing AI Chatbot to Advise Farmers

Former e& Chief Hatem Dowidar Backs Egypt’s Tactful AI

Uganda Launches Five-Year Data Strategy as Groundwork for National AI Plan

SoleCrypt Plans 40MW Solar-Powered AI Campus in Bizerte, Tunisia

Nigeria Proposes Pooling Africa’s Compute for Large-Scale AI Work

Egypt Plans Up to Seven ‘Mega Data Centres’, Targets Exports by 2030

South African AI platform Secures Global Recognition For Unique Tool That Helps Researchers Prep Clinical Trials For Medicines & Vaccines, Faster

ChatGPT For Teens Rated With ‘Unacceptable Risk’ For Teens Just As Thousands Of Learners In SA Gear Up For Final Exams

Vodacom and Bowmans Call for African-Shaped, Phased Approach to AI Regulation

AI Can Write Your Code. But Who Is Checking What It Writes?

AI Will Change Jobs, But People Will Determine Whether It Works Or Not

South African-Founded Healthleap Raises $38m for AI That Flags At-Risk Hospital Patients

Kenyan Tele-Radiology and Accessibility Startups Win Meta AI Academy Pitchathon

Ramaphosa Plans Silicon Valley AI Delegation After Local Elections

Mustek’s Business AI Pivots to Executive Training After South African Market Proves ‘Earlier on Its Maturity Curve’

AI Micro-Credential Enrolments Nearly Double in Ghana and Nigeria, Coursera Report Finds

India Says AI Agents From Multiple Providers Accessed Personal and Confidential Data During Testing

Moroccan Experts Rank Cyber Risk Ahead of AI as AI Tops Global Risk List for First Time

AI-Built Website Hacked Six Days After Launch, Highlighting ‘Vibe Coding’ Risks in South Africa

GSMA: Digital Reforms Could Connect 1.12 million More People in Madagascar and Add MGA 4.1 trillion to GDP by 2031

Mozambique to Bring AI Into Public Finance Management Under 2026–2035 Strategy

Microsoft Pitches AI for Africa’s Oil, Gas and Mining Operations at African Energy Week

Zambia Pilots AI Career Guidance Platform to Link Vocational Training With Jobs

DRC and France Discuss Cooperation on AI, Connectivity and Online Safety

New Continental Council to Scrutinise AI’s Impact on Democracy in Africa Ahead of Kenya’s 2027 Election

Rwanda’s Entelon Builds AI for Organisations Still Running on Paper

Microsoft’s Nairobi Africa Development Centre Reportedly Closing Its Engineering Operations

AfDB and UNDP Move AI 10 Billion Initiative From Launch to Delivery

Safaricom Says AI Blocks 94% of Fraud as Government Warns of Deepfake Threats to Children

PwC: AI Could Help African Stories Travel, But the Growth Story Is in Advertising and Streaming

ISS: AI Agents Used to Breach North African Government Database, Exposing 300,000 Identity Records

UCT Wins $1.6m From Google to Map How African Bodies Process Medicines

AfDB and UNDP Move AI 10 Billion Into Implementation, Starting With Five Countries

AI Microdramas Cost 99% Less Than Real Productions. They’re Now Competing for South African Soap Viewers.