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Guinea Launches AI Xcelerate Programme: What a National AI Roadmap for 2026-2035 Anchored in UNDP’s AILA Framework Signals for the Country’s Digital Positioning
Innovation / Data and Innovation (AI) The AI Xcelerate programme was officially launched on April 8, 2026, through a partnership involving the Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Guinée, the Organisation Internationale des Employeurs, and international technology partners. It is aimed at supporting business leaders, managers, and young professionals with practical AI-driven solutions to enhance productivity […]
Africa’s 2026 Startup Funding Shift: Infrastructure, Mobility and Energy Move In
The Numbers That Opened the Year African startups raised $711 million across more than 80 deals in Q1 2026, according to TechCabal Insights, with total disclosed and undisclosed funding reaching approximately $887 million through the first four months of the year. Disrupt Africa’s separate tracking puts Q1 disclosed funding at $382 million, a 35% increase […]
AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya: What the Summit’s Arrival in Nairobi Actually Signals
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African Languages and AI: Why Local NLP Is Becoming a Strategic Issue, Not Just a Technical One
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Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10: 15 AI Startups from 2,600 Applications
In April 2026, Google announced the 15 startups selected for Class 10 of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme. The cohort was chosen from nearly 2,600 applications, making it the most competitive selection process in the programme’s eight-year history. Less than 1% of applicants were admitted. The three-month hybrid programme runs from April 13 […]
Data, Governance, AI: Why Rwanda Is Showing West Africa a Path Worth Following
Signal In November 2023, Rwanda launched RwaSIS, a fully digitised national soil information system, operational at national scale. Behind the project, a straightforward conviction: before deploying AI, you need to structure the data. That logic, not available talent, will determine which countries and which operators genuinely benefit from artificial intelligence in West Africa. Reading The […]