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AI News Aug 07, 2026 10:00 AM

INTERPOL Says AI Now Powers 55% of Cybercrime Across Africa

Artificial intelligence is transforming Africa at an incredible pace. From students using ChatGPT for assignments to businesses automating customer service and entrepreneurs building AI-powered startups, the technology is becoming part of everyday life across the continent. But while millions of people are using AI to work smarter, criminals are quietly using the same technology to become more dangerous. That is the alarming message from INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026

AI News Jun 18, 2026 01:33 PM

A Nigerian AI Startup Just Got Acquired And It Could Be a Turning Point for African Innovation

A local AI startup that many people had never heard of a few years ago has just been acquired by one of Africa's leading technology companies. And it was not building another ChatGPT clone. It was teaching artificial intelligence how to sound Nigerian.

AI News Jun 01, 2026 12:50 PM

Nigeria Just Launched an AI Chatbot to Help Citizens Access Government Services And It Speaks Local Languages

For many Nigerians, dealing with government services can feel like solving a puzzle nobody explained properly. You need information. But the website is confusing. The process is unclear. The response takes forever. And sometimes, you do not even know where to start. Now imagine opening your phone, asking questions in Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, or English and instantly getting answers from an AI assistant designed specifically for Nigerian government services.

AI News Apr 15, 2026 09:30 AM

Nigeria Builds an AI-Powered Customs System to Fix Revenue Leaks

Something interesting is happening behind the scenes of Nigeria’s public finance system, and it involves Artificial Intelligence stepping into one of the country’s most critical institutions.

AI News Feb 23, 2026 03:29 PM

Rwanda Just Partnered with Anthropic — And AI Is About to Enter Its Classrooms, Hospitals, and Government Offices

Something interesting is quietly happening in East Africa… and it might change how governments use AI across the continent. This week, the Government of Rwanda signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its education system, healthcare services, and public sector operations.

AI News Feb 20, 2026 03:39 PM

Deeptech Is Quietly Becoming Africa’s Next Big Tech Bet – And AI Is the Reason Why

For the longest time, if you said “venture capital in Africa", one word would immediately follow: fintech. Payments. Lending. Digital banks. Mobile money. That’s where most of the money has gone, and honestly, for good reason.

AI News Feb 13, 2026 10:20 AM

Africa Could Unlock $1 Trillion With AI by 2035 — Here’s the Roadmap

A new report by the African Development Bank is now placing Africa at the centre of the global AI growth conversation, not as a consumer of technology, but as a future builder of it. And the numbers? They’re massive. According to the Bank’s latest study developed under the G20 Digital Transformation Working Group, Africa could unlock up to $1 trillion in additional GDP by 2035 through inclusive AI adoption.