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Established in 1996, iAfrica is one of South Africa's longest-running portals. iAfrica was acquired by Africa.com in 2018 and publishes news, sport, and business content that attracts a broad user base in South Africa and a dedicated international readership.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and predictive analytics lies an even bigger story: the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. Cloud hyperscalers, chipmakers, and global tech players are pouring billions into data centres, high-...


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Kenya’s Ministry of Health plans to integrate artificial intelligence into the country’s community health system to improve service delivery and help frontline health workers make faster, better-informed decisions.

The ministry said it will collaborate with Barcelona-based Causal Foundry to deploy AI across three key areas: managing health data, guiding clinical dec...


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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the National Training Academy to implement a rigorous AI and digitalization-based testing system to ensure impartial assessment, during a meeting with the institution’s Board of Trustees.

El-Sisi also instructed the academy to establish strategic regional and global partnerships with prestigious institutions that ...


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Egypt will introduce programming and artificial intelligence courses to technical school curricula beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, extending a coding and AI initiative already underway at the general secondary level.

The expansion builds on a policy launched in the 2025-2026 academic year that added coding and AI instruction to the curriculum for first-yea...


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Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has approved $324.3 million in international financing and authorized the establishment of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence University during its 53rd regular Cabinet meeting.

The new university, established under Proclamation No. 1294/2015, will operate as an autonomous institution focused on training researchers and specialists i...


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