In Brief

Kenya AI hub to fund datasets for 50 African languages

Initiative supported by Google.org, FCDO, IDRC and Gates Foundation

Jan 7 • Carrington Malin

UAE commits $1 billion to African AI infrastructure

Abu Dhabi Fund Agency to lead continental AI Development Initiative

Nov 23, 2025 • Carrington Malin

Kenya launches ambitious AI roadmap for digital future

Upcoming African tech hub unveils comprehensive National AI Strategy

Mar 28, 2025 • Carrington Malin

Smart Africa forms Africa AI Council to strengthen digital economy

Smart Africa’s initiative to foster AI-driven transformation

Feb 6, 2025 • Carrington Malin

Kenya grants just 5 days for feedback on AI strategy

Kenya's government gives public 5 days to comment on new national AI strategy

Jan 17, 2025 • Carrington Malin

Orange to fine-tune LLMs for African colloquial languages

#Africa #LLMs - Global telecommunications operator Orange has partnered with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Meta to incorporate African regional languages…

Nov 28, 2024 • Carrington Malin

Zambia launches AI Strategy to boost jobs & economy

Zambia now joins elite club of African nations with an AI strategy

Nov 22, 2024 • Carrington Malin

Investigative journalist sounds warning bells about AI in the newsroom

The 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference flashed some red warning lights

Nov 4, 2024 • Roger Hislop

Google in $5.8 million Africa AI skills acceleration push

Google announced it was committing $5.8 million (R100-million) to AI skills development initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa.

Nov 4, 2024 • Roger Hislop

MBZUAI launches Atlas-Chat: AI models for Moroccan Arabic

Chat models poised to advance GenAI accessibility in Moroccan Arabic

Oct 26, 2024 • Carrington Malin

Research project taps crowdsourced data to build Algerian LLM

Crowdsourcing is helping to build a comprehensive Daridja language data set

Jul 15, 2024 • Carrington Malin

African Ministers endorse joint continental AI strategy

New AI strategy aims to drive Africa’s inclusive growth

Jun 17, 2024 • Carrington Malin

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