AI could be a game changer for Africa’s youth

Africa’s $60B AI Fund Sparks Hope and Skepticism as Details Remain Elusive

PDF Button The ambitious $60B pledge draws support from 52 nations, but lack of clarity on structure, funding sources and governance fuels skepticism ahead of key July summit. Africa’s ambition to lead in artificial intelligence took a bold step in April with the announcement of a $60 billion fund dedicated to building AI capacity across […] Related Posts: HM King Mohammed VI Addresses Speech to 1st China-Arab… President Kagame holds the Annua…

AI could be a game changer for Africa’s youth

AI can be transformative for Africa, but the continent must move quickly to empower its youth to optimise the technology’s potential. This is according to Prof. Abejide Ade-Abjola, Professor of AI and Applications at the Johannesburg Business School at the University of Johannesburg and founder and chairman of GRIT Lab Africa, addressing the Huawei Cloud Tech Wave DeepSeek workshop in Johannesburg. Prof Ade-Abjola said: “In the African context, …