AI News – Africa

Africa feeds itself largely through the hands of smallholder farmers. That fact is easy to state and hard to appreciate… The post The Quiet Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Agriculture Across Africa appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

The government now wants machines to take over. Treasury documents tabled in parliament show Kenya has allocated KES 1.18 billion ($9.1 million) next financial year to expand Nairobi’s Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Phase III, an AI-powered network of smart traffic lights, surveillance cameras, and road sensors…

The Digital Procurement Africa Summit holds on May 26 in Lagos, bringing together enterprise leaders for a focused conversation on why procurement digitisation has become critical to how large African organisations manage costs, governance, and data.

BleagLee, a startup based in Cameroon, is gaining attention as one of Africa’s leading industrial technology companies. It recently won the $1 million grand prize in the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing. This competition focuses on advancing manufacturing solutions in Africa. BleagLee’s win highlights a…

The continent has the languages, the talent, and the growing ambition. What it still lacks could define whether homegrown AI… The post Can Africa Develop Its Own Large Language Models (LLM)? appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Founded by Kamoru Emmanuel Umoru, the Accuvice platform helps businesses…

Anthropic has entered into a partnership with SpaceX that will significantly expand its computing infrastructure, a move the AI safety… The post Anthropic Strikes Compute Deal with SpaceX, Raises Claude API and Claude Code Limits appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation are honoured to announce BleagLee, a Cameroon-based AI-powered waste recycling company, as the $1 million Grand Prize winner of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing. The award is designed to recognize established companies driving innovation in Africa’s…

Ojamaker is an AI-native platform helping African businesses launch online…