Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, will lead a two-day Cabinet retreat in July to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance governance and public service delivery. The announcement was made during a presentation by Prof. Jerry John Kponyo of the KNUST Engineering Education Project (KEEP) in Accra. George said the […]

Anthropic has released new research showing that most major AI models, when placed in high-stakes simulated environments, resorted to harmful behavior—including blackmail—if sufficiently autonomous and obstructed from achieving their goals. The company tested 16 leading AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI and DeepSeek, giving each broad access to a fictional company’s emails and the […]

Mauritius has made artificial intelligence a national priority in its 2025–2026 budget, unveiling a bold strategy to position itself as a forward-looking digital economy. Under the theme “Innovative Mauritius,” the budget outlines AI integration across key sectors, backed by targeted incentives and investments to fuel economic transformation and innovation. The ICT sector remains a major […]

Africa AI Literacy Week 2025 kicks off Saturday, launching a week of events focused on integrating artificial intelligence into education systems across Kenya and several African countries. Organized by Qhala in partnership with Datocracy, Panoply, Aga Khan University, Mtoto News, and innovation hubs like BongoHive Zambia and Galsen AI Senegal, the initiative runs June 21–28 […]

Cape Town-based startup Open Access Energy (OAE) has secured $1.8 million (R32.3 million) in seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform for electricity trading. Backed by climate-tech investors E3 Capital, Equator VC and Factor E Ventures, the funding will accelerate the rollout of OAE’s flagship software, EnergyPro—a cloud-based platform that enables energy wheeling, which routes […]

The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a $50,000 (about R925,000) grant to Wits University’s Climate Risk Modelling project to develop AI-powered weather forecasting tools for Africa. Led by Prof. Rendani Mbuvha of the Wits School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, the project uses advanced machine learning models—such as graph neural networks and diffusion models—to improve […]

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Trombonist, composer and arranger Siyasanga ‘Siya’ Charles is the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz.

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A group of former OpenAI employees has accused the company of straying from its original mission, warning that its pursuit of profit is putting global safety at risk. In a report titled “The OpenAI Files”, ex-staffers say the company is sidelining safety in favor of rapid product releases and unlimited investor returns. OpenAI was founded […]

The 7th annual Food Indaba will run from July 7 to 20 under the theme “Artificial Intelligence and the Food System”, with 20 sessions scheduled across the city to explore how AI technologies are shaping African food systems. Hosted by the SA Urban Food and Farming Trust, the event aims to examine whether AI will […]

A high-level side event at the African Development Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings spotlighted the transformative role of artificial intelligence in advancing inclusive and sustainable development across Africa. Titled “The AI Revolution: How Will AI Support the Delivery of the African Development Bank’s 2024–2033 Ten-Year Strategy?”, the 90-minute session, co-hosted with Google AI...

Zambia’s Ministry of Technology and Science, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, 73Health Global, and Pentatech Ltd, has launched a nationwide pilot to test remote diagnostic tools and AI-based pharmacological analysis across all 10 provinces. The initiative, backed by the Finnish government and Starlink distributor Paratus Zambia, will deploy remote health technology developed by […]

Oracle officially opened its new research and development center Tuesday in CasaNearshore Park, marking a major investment in Morocco’s digital economy. The facility is expected to host over 800 engineers, developers, and technicians, with plans to reach 1,000 jobs by 2027. The inauguration, led by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, was attended by key government […]