AI News – Africa

For decades, telecommunications companies measured progress by the number of people they could connect. Telkom is betting the next phase of South Africa’s digital economy will be measured by how many people know what to do once they’re online. The company has pledged US$6.1 million, nearly R100 million, to establish…

Nigeria’s ranking comes as governments globally race to establish governance frameworks that keep pace with rapid advances in artificial intelligence.

After raiding $5 million in April, South-Africa founded AI startup, Refiant AI has launched a 10-million token model named Protea.

OPay reaffirmed its position as one of Nigeria’s leading fintech…

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi addresses delegates at Artificial Intelligence and the Law Conference, 9 Jul Londekile Thu, 07/09/2026 – 13:40 08 Jul 2026 Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will address delegates at the inaugural Artificial Intelligence and the Law Conference hosted by the University of Johannesburg’s AI and Law…

Minister Solly Malatsi: Government Social Media Summit Londekile Thu, 07/09/2026 – 09:13 09 Jul 2026 Power Shift+: Reimagining Citizen Engagement through Human Intelligence + Artificial Intelligence Programme Director, Professor Alistair Mokoena and the Johannesburg Business School, Lorato Tshenkeng and the Decode…

South African fintech Bridgement has raised R330 million ($20.3 million) in funding from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and Standard Bank, strengthening its capacity to lend to small and medium-sized businesses while highlighting a growing partnership between traditional banks and AI-driven lenders. The capital will help…

South African AI startup HyperDev has raised more than $1 million (R16 million) in pre-seed funding to expand a software development platform that helps users turn AI-generated code into fully deployed applications. The round was backed by venture capital investors from Europe and the UK, underscoring continued…

Kenyan HR-tech startup Fuzu has raised $3.86 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered recruitment platform and accelerate its growth across Africa. The round attracted backing from Sparkmind.vc, Finnfund, Cornerstone Enterprises, Aucfan Incubate, Seedstars International, Kepple Africa Ventures, Barona, and…

Meta has begun rolling out Muse Image, the first image-generation system built entirely by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the research division… The post Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First In-House AI Image Generator, as Competition in Visual AI Intensifies appeared first on TechTrends Africa.