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Ethiopian Self-Taught Developer Wins Global Amazon AI Competition With Offline Education App

Friday at 16:58 PM, via iAfrica

An Ethiopian self-taught software developer has won a major international Amazon technology competition with an artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline — addressing one of Africa’s most persistent infrastructure challenges. Natnael Getenew Zeleke, 24, emerged as the global winner of the AWS AIdeas competition after competing against more than 10,000...

Intella Launches Swahili AI Voice Capabilities at Africa Forward Summit, Targeting 2 Billion-Person Voice Market

Friday at 16:52 PM, via iAfrica

Riyadh- and Cairo-based speech intelligence company Intella has launched Swahili language capabilities for its AI voice platform, expanding the reach of its Ziila assistant into East Africa as the company targets the Middle East and Africa’s two billion-person AI voice market. The announcement was made at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, where Intella CEO […]

Algeria Signals Willingness to Develop AI Cooperation With Russia, Citing Joint Funding and University Research

Friday at 16:50 PM, via iAfrica

Algeria has signalled its willingness to develop cooperation with Russia in artificial intelligence, with proposals on the table that would include joint funding for startups, university research partnerships and the development of AI companies positioned to serve both African and European markets. Algeria’s Minister of the Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-Enterprises Noureddine Ouadah...

Kenya and Rwanda ICT Ministers Hold Bilateral Talks on AI, Data Centres and Digital Economy Cooperation

Friday at 16:44 PM, via iAfrica

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy William Kabogo Gitau has held bilateral talks with Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire on strengthening cooperation between the two countries on the digital economy, with artificial intelligence, data centres and innovation ecosystems featured prominently in the discussions. The talks...

Lawyers Hub and AFD Report Urges Africa-Europe Reset on AI Governance Before Political Window Closes

Friday at 16:40 PM, via iAfrica

A landmark report on Africa-Europe cooperation in AI governance has warned that Africa’s regulatory capacity has grown significantly but has not translated into meaningful influence over global AI rules — and that the political window to change that is narrowing. The report, produced by Nairobi-based digital law and policy organization The Lawyers Hub in partnership […]

Gauteng Finance MEC outlines way forward for development

Friday at 15:05 PM, via SAnews

Gauteng Finance MEC outlines way forward for development

Gauteng Finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to stabilise the province’s R179.2 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year.

The MEC held a media briefing this week on the state of the province’s finances and a programme of action in this regard.

Dunga warned that the provincial fiscus “does not...

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