Africa AI News

Kenya uses AI to tax informal economy, SA insurance giant gives SA's medical data to Google

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October 2025

SA bank giant pumps $272M into Optasia, Senegal in $233M education push

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Oct 31 • 

Roger Hislop

Millions for Egyptian startups; Huge Algeria & Zambia R&D zones mooted

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Oct 24 • 

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Altron's African AI Factory: UNESCO trains 20,000 judges, civil servants

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Oct 17 • 

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Micro-financier Optasia JSE IPO; Students get free Gemini Pro

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Oct 10 • 

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AI monitoring: extra eyes on workers in dangerous environments

What happens when a miner descends a kilometre below the earth or a construction worker climbs into scaffolding high above Johannesburg's skyline?

Oct 9 • 

Gary Ng

SA lifts the lid on AI policy; Morocco opens digital hub

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Oct 3 • 

Roger Hislop

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September 2025

UAE in $95m tech fund for Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria builds huge multi-language LLM

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Sep 26 • 

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Kenya opens Qubit hub; UK funds £1M EthiopiAI challenge

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Sep 19 • 

Roger Hislop

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SA rekindles national policy; Aeonian Project builds AI Factory in Uganda

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Sep 12 • 

Roger Hislop

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Africa AI Council reps wanted; Egypt AI classes at high schools

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Sep 5 • 

Roger Hislop

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August 2025

$100m Ghana-Japan agritech deal; Egypt calls for Arab AI council

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Aug 29 • 

Roger Hislop

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