LATRO broadens reach into Africa with Ouranos deal

The move will be game changer for the ministry, which handles huge volumes of data, while also saving the government millions of dollars on stationery expenses.

The partnership will provide local enterprise customers secure, scalable, and compliant colocation and private hosted cloud services.

The hub will act as a collaborative platform for co-creating digital solutions, strengthening institutional and human capacity, and promoting South-South collaboration.

The funding includes €39 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and around €35.6 million from Banque Misr's Dubai office.

The government intends to accelerate, broaden, and professionalise its assistance for young inventors utilising AI to solve societal problems.

The government says the move will transform how citizens access services such as healthcare while reducing the long-term cost of issuing physical ID cards

Botswana has vowed to digitally modernise the country, drawing from Estonia's successes in e-governance, cybersecurity, and AI in education.

The 19th IsDB Global Forum in Algiers showcased how emerging technologies like AI, fintech, and digital ID systems are reshaping Islamic finance.

Sand Technologies now has access to Cassava's GPU technologies, allowing it to develop advanced AI solutions for its clients across industries while also expanding Cassava's own footprint into these areas.

According to the ITU, African women continue to lack digital skills such as using the internet, installing apps, sending emails, and coding.

The companies said for Africa's AI ecosystem to flourish and thrive, platforms and resources for developers and start-ups on the continent must be made available.