AI News – Africa

The digital skills gap in Africa is becoming one of the biggest obstacles to the continent’s economic transformation. African businesses are adopting cloud services, artificial intelligence, digital payments, e-commerce and data-driven systems, but many are struggling to find people with the practical skills required…

The Bosun Tijani Foundation has opened applications for the second cohort of its Gen AI Fellowship, a six-month programme built to take young Nigerians from casual users of generative AI tools to people capable of building with them. The programme arrives as government, universities, private academies and technology…

Yesterday, July 20, marked the birthday of Dr. Olatunbosun “Bosun” Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Birthdays are usually occasions to celebrate individuals. In Tijani’s case, they also provide a useful moment to reflect on a career that has helped shape Nigeria’s…

Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has published The State of AI in African Banking 2026: The Reality of Banking in the Agentic Era. The report, the first systematic assessment of the return on investment of AI in African banking, finds that the continent’s banking…

We want teens to have age-appropriate experiences with AI and to keep parents informed if we become aware that their… The post Meta Introduces AI Alerts to Notify Parents of Teens Showing Signs of Distress appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

Data privacy has become one of the defining issues of the digital age. Every time we browse the internet, make a mobile payment, shop online, use social media, or interact with an AI-powered service, we generate personal data. That information fuels innovation across industries—from fintech and e-commerce to…

Modern AI is built on one bet: train a model…

SeamlessHR, a leading African HR technology company, today announced its…

A South African judge recently sat down to verify nine legal citations submitted in a supplementary court notice. Only two… The post AI Hallucination and the African Context: Why Accuracy Matters More Here appeared first on TechTrends Africa.

With generative-AI fabrications already circulating and 96.5% of internet users on encrypted WhatsApp, Bloomwit Africa’s Navigating Nigeria 2027 warns that… The post Nigeria’s First ‘Deepfake Election’: Bloomwit Africa’s New Report Warns the 2027 Vote Will Be Fought in Channels No One Can See appeared first on…