Sophia, a humanoid robot, unveiled in Zimbabwe

The program supported 10 start-ups from six African countries, addressing challenges in healthcare, agriculture, AI, and industrial sectors.

The telco says it will fine-tune OpenAI’s open-source speech models and Meta’s openly available Llama 3.1 model to support regional African languages

The forum will gather a wide range of stakeholders to discuss issues that are shaping Africa’s digital landscape.

The solutions allow decision-makers and legislators to map urbanisation and identify energy and infrastructure needs for developing towns.

Microsoft said the initiative planned to concentrate on critical sectors such as agriculture and financial services, as well as talent development, to drive economic growth.

According to the Mozilla foundation, the event will explore the power of AI, data, and community-centred tech solutions.

The hub plans to recruit local talent and aims to create 5000 jobs in the near future.

The program, named "Maximising the Transforming Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century Workplace," will combine entrepreneurial skill development with digital training.

The latest initiative would see Katoba Secondary School in Chongwe District turned into a AI centre of excellence.

The firm says the fresh capital injection will enable it to accelerate and become the go-to platform for health-conscious consumers across Saudi Arabia.

Directed to focus on research around high-performance computing, AI and quantum computing, the HPC-AI forum will bring together African academics and tech leaders.