Browsing: AI IN AFRICA

In a $700 million agreement, U.S. semiconductor giant, Nvidia, and pan-African tech leader, Cassava Technologies, have joined forces to establish…

As the transfer deadline looms in the English Premier League, clubs are engaged in a frantic race — not just…

Africa’s fast-growing tech ecosystem is set for a major test of innovation as Data Science Nigeria (DSN) launches the Wokkahthon…

Babcock University has unveiled a ₦1.5 billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Empowerment Centre donated by ICT training firm, New Horizons.…

Applications have opened for the US$2 million Milken-Motsepe Prize, a global competition aimed at supporting African companies using artificial intelligence…

Kenya’s fast-growing conversational commerce startup, Sukhiba has rebranded as Flowcart to reflect its evolution from a WhatsApp-based chat support tool…

In a strategic move to consolidate its position in the generative AI ecosystem, Meta, formerly Facebook, has acquired Egyptian voice…

In a world racing toward digital dominance, one Nigerian company is proving that tech education should start well before university…

Have you ever stared at a photo you wanted to fix but didn’t know where to start? Maybe the lighting…

In North Africa’s digital economy, Morocco-based ORA Technologies has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding to expand its superapp…

In Zaria, Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), one of Nigeria’s foremost academic institutions, secured €5 million grant under the European…

As global economies increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday life, a timely initiative is set to equip Nigerians with…

Nigerian voice technology startup Intron is reengineering the future of voice AI by focusing on a long-ignored challenge in global…

When you want to know the price of dog grooming nearby, the last thing you may expect is an AI…

“Yes, I moved into the USA in 2005. Maybe not in the manner that is now teasingly termed as Japa,”…

African-founded artificial intelligence startup Rwazi has secured $12 million in Series A funding to further develop its AI-powered decision-support system,…

From Nairobi, Kenya, a logistics technology startup, Leta has launched operations in Ghana, marking its seventh active market in sub-Saharan…

Nigerian AI startups are accelerating, scaling, and boldly claiming space in global innovation circles. From finance and healthcare to language…

Achille Arouko, founder and CEO of financial technology startup Bujeti, has slammed Africa’s AI startups for lacking real-world impact. He…

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the launch of its newly evolved AI Startup Programme, a fully-funded,…

In an industry increasingly defined by benchmark races and billion-dollar ambitions, Elon Musk’s xAI has fired a new salvo with…

Cameroon has officially launched its National AI Strategy (SNIA), a policy aimed at positioning the country as a continental leader…

South Africans are rapidly transforming their payment habits, with a notable shift towards digital alternatives such as direct-from-bank transfers and…

When fintech startup Okra announced its shutdown earlier this year, it was tempting to file it under yet another failed…

As the world rapidly shifts into an AI-driven future, one burning question lingers for young Africans, digital creators, tech workers,…

The Milken Institute, in partnership with South African billionaire Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has launched a $2 million prize aimed at…

The Ogun State Government, in collaboration with the Bosun Tijani Foundation, has unveiled a six-month Gen AI Fellowship Programme for…

Nigerian fintech startup Okra, a former darling of Africa’s open banking scene, has ceased operations, sending ripples through the continent’s…

Microsoft has confirmed it will lay off as many as 9,000 employees in the latest round of job cuts to…

Young Nigerian tech founder Fara Ashiru Jituboh, who co-founded and previously served as CEO/CTO of the fintech company Okra, has…

Nigerian-owned artificial intelligence startup, GMind AI, is fast emerging as one of the world’s most dynamic education technology platforms, redefining…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched a pilot artificial intelligence (AI)-powered company registration portal designed to simplify the registration…

Nigeria’s Anambra State has developed SmartGov Suite, an AI-powered platform built by local tech experts to streamline government operations and…

Artificial intelligence may not have eyes, but it’s already reading more books than any human ever could. Yet the real…

Amazon Inc. is scaling back its corporate hiring efforts as it increasingly leverages artificial intelligence (AI) across key internal functions.…

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and upends job markets, LinkedIn has become one of its most visible testing grounds.  From…

From red carpets to Senate hearings, world-famous voices are now weighing in on the threats of Artificial Intelligence —and here…

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has issued a sobering moral warning about Artificial Intelligence (AI), calling it a…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially opened applications for the 2025 Generative AI Accelerator, inviting early-stage startups worldwide to participate. …