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Africa plans to establish a $60 billion AI fund

The Fund will invest in AI infrastructure development and expansion, African AI enterprise scaling, and the building of an AI practitioner talent pipeline.
Lezeth Khoza
2:10
Mar 7, 2025

Kaspersky signs a cyber security pact with Smart Africa

The partnership focuses on building essential cybersecurity skills via training programs, including those offered by the Kaspersky Academy.
2:30
Feb 5, 2025

Smart Africa unveils the Africa AI Council

The newly established council will provide a platform for countries to realise the continent’s ambition to leverage AI to transform economies.
2:00

Senegal teams up with Smart Africa to draw digital roadmap

The entities held a consultative workshop last week to share the context and objectives of Senegal’s Digital Strategy 2025.
2:00

Fresh agreement in place to better protect personal data in Africa

Smart Africa Alliance and NADPA/RAPDP enter into MoU to support authorities and harmonise laws.
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Smart Africa and Afriwave Telecom Ghana forge strategic alliance

Companies will collaborate on One Africa Network (OAN), interconnect Clearinghouse Initiative, among others.
1:40
Nov 10, 2021

Free roaming now official in central Africa

Member states of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community pen bilateral agreements.
3:30
Oct 9, 2020

Orange pushes collaboration to drive One Africa Network project

French telecommunications firm backs Smart Africa, announces new investments in Africa.
1:40
Jul 15, 2019

Skill Africa Program launched to bridge growing digital divide

Tata Communications, Smart Africa Alliance unite to ensure 150 engineers from Africa are trained on next-generation technologies.