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KOAFEC 2026: Korea-Africa AI Partnership Reshapes Digital Sovereignty

Africa’s digital transformation is entering a new phase. Artificial intelligence is no longer being discussed simply as a technology to be imported and consumed; increasingly, the conversation is about whether.

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Digital Sovereignty: Africa’s Drive to Own Its Data and Digital Future

Africa is no longer simply consuming technology built elsewhere. Across the continent, governments, businesses and technology entrepreneurs are investing in the infrastructure needed to store data, secure digital networks and.

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Programmable Money: Cutting Africa’s Cross-Border Costs through Agentic Intelligence

Africa’s path to financial inclusion has been defined by bold, homegrown innovation, especially in mobile money. Over the last decade, platforms like Kenya’s M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money across West.

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Closing Africa’s Data Gap: Partnerships Power the Next Digital Leap

Africa’s digital transformation is entering a more strategic phase. The next challenge is no longer simply getting people online; it is building the computing capacity, data infrastructure, skills and regulatory.

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2026 Turning Point: Africa’s Shift from Data Subject to Data Sovereign

In 2026, a significant shift is reshaping Africa’s role in global development. Across major continental and international platforms, African leaders and policymakers are increasingly calling for a new approach: one.

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Trust-First AI: How Africa Can Build Its Own AI Economy

Africa’s ambition to build a thriving artificial intelligence (AI) economy, potentially contributing up to $1 trillion to GDP by 2035, is unfolding against a backdrop of significant infrastructure constraints. Unlike.

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Kenya’s Dealmaking Boom: $1.44 Billion and Climbing

For years, Nigeria’s sheer market size made it the default answer to where dealmaking in Africa happens. New data suggests that assumption is being rewritten, and Kenya is the country.

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The Role of Philanthropy in Accelerating Africa’s AI and Digital Transformation

“We need strong leadership from our governments. We need serious investment from the private sector as well as multilateral institutions. And we need catalytic philanthropy.” — Crystal Rugege, Managing Director,.

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Africa’s Yield Gap: Smart Policies for Agricultural Transformation

Africa holds nearly two-thirds of the world’s uncultivated arable land, yet its food import bill reached $122.9 billion in 2022. This gap between potential and reality presents a powerful opportunity.

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Africa’s Data Economy: Building the Infrastructure for an AI-Powered Future

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the defining technologies of the global economy, with countries investing heavily in computing power, data centres, connectivity and digital skills. For Africa, the.

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