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The 16th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa has set out a shared vision for using artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to strengthen the fight against corruption across the continent.
The conference was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from May 4 to 8, bringing together senior anti-corruption leaders, policymakers ...
Orange has announced a major expansion of its commitments to youth employability, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, connectivity and inclusive artificial intelligence across Africa, including a target to train more than 3 million young people and support more than 500 new startups by 2030.
The announcement was made at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, ...
Google’s Hustle Academy is returning in 2026 with a redesigned format and a sharper focus on artificial intelligence skills for African entrepreneurs and students, as the continent’s digital economy continues to scale faster than the talent pipeline needed to support it.
Africa’s digital transformation market is projected to grow from $34 billion in 2025 to $72 bill...
South African IT leaders have called for a more deliberate approach to artificial intelligence in software development, urging organizations to treat the technology as “a power tool for skilled engineers” rather than a crutch for inexperience.
Speaking at the 2026 CIO Day at the Marriott Hotel in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, technology leaders explored what leadershi...
AI transcription tools are struggling to accurately interpret South African dialects, code-switching and local languages, creating risks for businesses adopting these systems for customer service, compliance, healthcare administration and meeting intelligence.
The challenge stems from how most AI models are trained. Because the leading models are built in English-sp...