Africa: Prime Minister Abiy Pledges Ethiopia’s Commitment to Sharing Ai Experience Across Africa

Africa: Prime Minister Abiy Pledges Ethiopia’s Commitment to Sharing Ai Experience Across Africa

Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to sharing its artificial intelligence (AI) experience across Africa and strengthening continental partnerships to adapt to the rapidly evolving technological landscape. The premier made the remark following his meeting with Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jean Kaseya, earlier today….

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Africa pushes for urgent overhaul of UN loss and damage mechanism

Africa pushes for urgent overhaul of UN loss and damage mechanism

INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA GROUP. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] African climate stakeholders have called for urgent reforms to the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that current global responses to climate impacts are “grossly inadequate.” Speaking at the 5th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Pan African Climate…

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Dataiku, Blue Turtle target SA’s growing AI market

Dataiku, Blue Turtle target SA’s growing AI market

Sid Bhatia, AVP and GM for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Dataiku. AI enablement platform Dataiku and its South African integration partner, Blue Turtle, participated in the ITWeb AI Summit 2026 and said they are determined to support local AI adoption. The companies believe South African organisations face several challenges that block AI adoption…

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Africa’s entrepreneurs are building the future and time is running out to join them

Africa’s entrepreneurs are building the future and time is running out to join them

At the 2025 ABH Grand Finale, Diana Orembe (Tanzania), Abraham Mbuthia (Kenya), and Adriaan Kruger (South Africa) were awarded funding for building scalable, high-impact businesses across Africa. Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes Across Africa, a quiet but decisive shift is underway. Entrepreneurship on the continent is no longer defined by early-stage experimentation or fragmented startup ecosystems….

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Africa: Prime Minister Abiy Pledges Ethiopia’s Commitment to Sharing Ai Experience Across Africa

East Africa: EAC Kicks Off High-Level Talks to Shape Future of Agriculture in East Africa

Dar es Salaam — The East African Community (EAC), in collaboration with AGRA, has officially launched a high-level regional validation meeting for the Draft Regional Agri-Food Systems Investment Plan (RASIP 2026-2035) in Dar es Salaam, marking a significant step toward transforming agriculture and food systems across East Africa. The three-day meeting, running from April 21…

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Mythos forces South African banks onto high alert

Mythos forces South African banks onto high alert

Capitec Bank CEO Graham Lee Capitec CEO Graham Lee said on Wednesday that the bank has formally applied for early access to Anthropic’s Mythos model and, after clearing the first hurdle with Amazon Web Services, is now in direct discussions with Anthropic – putting South Africa’s largest retail bank by customer numbers among a growing…

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