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Featured articles on Africa and AI

Hand-picked essays from the African Union, UNESCO, Brookings, World Economic Forum and others — every link goes to the original source.

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Policy

Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy

African Union

Africa-wide AI policy strategy

Policy

AI for Africa, by Africa

UNESCO

Policy and capacity-building resource aligned with AU strategy

Policy

How AI is impacting policy processes and outcomes in Africa

Brookings

Analysis of AI policy and governance in African contexts

Ethics

AI is not Africa's savior

Brookings

Warns against technosolutionism and emphasizes African priorities

Economy

Responsible AI and inclusive growth in Africa

World Economic Forum

Responsible AI as a trust foundation for inclusive growth

Infrastructure

Investing in green compute in Africa

World Economic Forum

Analysis of compute, GPUs, power, and AI infrastructure in Africa

Development

Leveraging AI and emerging technologies to unlock Africa's potential

Brookings

Foresight Africa essay on emerging technologies and development

Data sovereignty

Reforming data regulation to advance AI governance in Africa

Brookings

Data governance pathway toward responsible AI regulation