Meta, in collaboration with national innovation agencies and ecosystem partners across Africa, has launched a Sub-Saharan Africa-wide initiative to accelerate the development of impactful, open-source AI solutions through Llama. The program, running from May to November 2025, includes in-country AI accelerator tracks in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal. Designed to support startups in...
Namibia is moving forward with comprehensive legislation to govern artificial intelligence and digital safety, including a Draft AI Bill, Data Protection Bill, and Cybercrime Bill. The effort is part of a broader digital transformation strategy aimed at modernising governance and managing emerging tech risks. Speaking in Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said the...
As data breaches surge globally, South Africa’s healthcare sector remains a prime target—highlighted by a recent ransomware attack on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). Legal experts warn that while privacy protections exist, they are not being effectively implemented in practice. Writing in the South African Medical Journal, attorney Safia Mahomed calls for stronger governance […]
Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, the co-founders of Tunisian fintech startup Expensya, are back with a new venture – Thunder Code, a generative AI-powered platform for automating software testing. The France- and Tunisia-based startup has raised $9 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reports. The launch comes nearly two years after the pair sold Expensya to […]
Somizi Mhlongo, choreographer, actor, TV royalty, and flamboyant fashionista, reminded South Africa this weekend why he’s still the king of the dance floor.
Shalate Sekhabi is textbook entertainment royalty with well-established showbiz parents, although she is discreet about her multi-generational showbiz legacy.
Master’s students in Data Science and Big Data at Hassan II University in Casablanca have developed an AI-powered system that predicts wildfire risks and supports smarter agricultural management. Unveiled at the “AI for All–ESSOR” event, the project uses historical weather data and real-time satellite imagery from NASA’s FIRMS to forecast wildfires. It applies machine learning […]
Naver announced plans to build a next-generation AI data center in Morocco in partnership with NVIDIA, Nexus Core Systems, and investment firm Lloyd Capital. The consortium will launch phase one in the fourth quarter, aiming to offer sovereign AI computing services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Leveraging Morocco’s strategic location – just […]
A team of researchers from USC, Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, Amref Health Africa, and Kenya’s Ministry of Health has developed an AI model that can forecast acute child malnutrition in Kenya up to six months in advance with 86% accuracy. By combining clinical data from over 17,000 Kenyan health facilities with satellite imagery on […]
