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Displaying 3 results from 2026 (out of 3 total).

Cheaper robots, revolutionary consequences

The IMF says AI could add 4% to Africa’s GDP within a decade but the technology threatens the white-collar jobs that many governments are trying to create

Over a period of four days, the South African government was hit with two scandals involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘hallucinations’. The first, on 27 April, was auto-parodic: Communications...


Data centre boom hits power shortages

The suspension of a flagship Kenyan project underscores the gap between hyperscale ambition and grid capacity across the continent

The dominant factor determining the development of Artificial Intelligence in Africa is not computing power but who controls the inputs: power, minerals and governance. The compute gap between...


Who governs Africa’s algorithms?

Gulf states, Beijing and Washington are buying influence with AI infrastructure and data centres – with minimal regulation

Artificial Intelligence has rapidly become part of the global geopolitical contestation over resources, ideologies and supply chains, and Africa is a testing ground in all three. Middle powers,...


Displaying 3 results from 2026 (out of 3 total).