AI News – Africa

FasterCapital has accepted PitchInvestors into Launchup, its program designed to help execution-focused startups refine milestones and improve fundraising readiness. PitchInvestors is a regulated private market capital infrastructure that lists businesses and uses a blend of rated freelance financial analysts and AI…

In 1991, a handful of Indian engineers in Bangalore were writing code for American banks that had never heard of… The post How Africa Can Become the World’s AI Outsourcing Hub, Just as India Dominated IT Services appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Two years ago, most African governments treated artificial intelligence as a subject for conference panels rather than policy documents. That… The post How African Governments Are Regulating AI, And Who Is Getting It Right appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Meta AI has quietly crossed a line that most chatbots never reach: it no longer waits to be asked. The… The post Meta AI Just Got a To-Do List — And It’s Ticking Off Your Tasks appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Africa’s cereal yields averaged just 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, compared with a global average of about 4.2 tonnes, according to the African Development Bank. That productivity gap helps explain the growing interest in AI-powered agriculture in Africa. Across the continent, artificial intelligence is beginning…

Shadow IT, the use of technology systems, software, applications, devices or cloud services without formal approval, management or monitoring, emerged as a… The post Shadow AI: The Next Evolution of Shadow IT appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Applications are now open for the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three‑month programme designed to support 15 growth‑stage, AI‑driven startups with equity‑free funding, technical mentorship, and access to Google’s advanced AI technologies. This initiative is part of Google’s broader commitment to…

Organisations are moving quickly from AI ambition to AI use cases. Employees are already using AI tools in their daily… The post AI confidence starts with trusted data appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

New Brand Phishing Report reveals cybercriminals are concentrating attacks around the world’s most trusted digital, social, and have now added… The post Microsoft Leads Q2 2026 Brand Phishing as ChatGPT Emerges as a New Phishing Target appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Refiant AI, a South Africa-founded startup specializing in AI model compression, has unveiled Protea, a suite of large language models (LLMs) capable of processing up to 10 million tokens in a single prompt. The company says this breakthrough allows its models to retain and analyze vastly more information at once…