All African nations back Infantino for another FIFA term
All 54 African football associations have thrown their full support behind Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president, in…
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Two South African Home Affairs Officials Suspended After AI Hallucinations Found in Immigration White Paper
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has suspended two senior officials with immediate effect after AI-generated hallucinations were discovered in…
GSMA and Pleias Launch Open-Source Model to Correctly Identify 61 African Languages in AI Systems
The GSMA and French AI research company Pleias have released CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model covering 334 languages including…
African Musicians Grapple With AI’s Promise and Threat at Cape Verde Music Expo
African music markets are wrestling with the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, from unauthorized AI-generated tracks going viral to…
AI Reshapes African Mining From Congo to Botswana as Continent Seeks to Unlock $8.5 Trillion in Minerals
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming mineral exploration and mining operations across Africa, with countries from the Democratic Republic of Congo…
African Union Names Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed Champion for AI and Digital Health
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been appointed African Union Champion for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, in recognition of…
South African Startups Loop and Vambo AI Join Google’s 10th African Accelerator Cohort
South African technology startups Loop and Vambo AI are among 15 African companies selected for the 10th cohort of the…
Netcampus Trains 6,000 South African Government Leaders in AI Through Microsoft Elevate Program
South African technology training firm Netcampus has trained approximately 6,000 government leaders in artificial intelligence through Microsoft’s Elevate program, as…
AI Is Reshaping Fraud Detection in South African Insurance, but Criminals Are Adapting Too
In its 2024 Annual Report, the Insurance Crime Bureau (ICB) warned that fraud and organised crime costs South African insurers…
University of Pretoria AI Professor Brings African Perspective to UN’s First Global Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence
For nearly a decade, Prof. Vukosi Marivate has been working to ensure that Africa shapes artificial intelligence rather than being…