Eye on Africa: What the AI revolution means for Africa?
- President Kagame addressed the Global AI Summit in Kigali on April 3, urging Africa to embrace AI.
- The continent risks falling behind in the tech revolution without strategic action and investment in key areas.
- Over 1,000 policymakers and business leaders attended the two-day meeting focused on AI's potential in Africa.
- Kagame stated Africa has immense potential for innovation, which artificial intelligence can multiply.
- Africa's AI future requires digital infrastructure, workforce development, and unified continental strategies for fair policies.
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Eye on Africa: What the AI revolution means for Africa?
Rwanda is aiming to become a leader in artificial intelligence in Africa, with a Global AI Summit currently taking place in Kigali. Organised by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in partnership with the World Economic Forum, the summit focuses on economic opportunities for Africa’s workforce. At the heart of the discussions: how to develop AI that truly fits the continent’s needs. Our correspondent in Kigali, Juliette Montilly, has…
Kigali Hosts First World Artificial Intelligence Summit in Africa
On Thursday 3 and Friday 4 April 2025, the Rwandan capital Kigali hosts the first World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Africa. Organized in partnership with the World Economic Forum, this event brings together the continent's largest players around the opportunities and challenges related to AI. A strategic sector, whose economic impact in Africa is estimated to be more than $2,900 billion by 2030. Faced with this challenge, several coun…
Africa Must Not Be Left Behind, Kagame Tells Artificial Intelligence Summit
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, April 3, issued a rallying call for African leaders to take daring actions in embracing artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure that the continent is not left behind in the technological revolution.
Rwanda hosts first AI World Summit in Africa
The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, are organizing the two-day event under the theme ‘AI and Africa’s Demographic Dividend: Reimagining Economic Opportunities for Africa’s Workforce’. More than 1,000 participants from 95 countries and over 100 companies are attending the event that will discuss how Africa, with the world’s largest and fast…
New Rwanda AI Scaling Hub Announced at Global AI Summit on Africa
🌍Kigali, Rwanda – 2025 — During the Global AI Summit on Africa, held in Kigali on April 3–4, the Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, and the Gates Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Rwanda Artificial Intelligence Scaling Hub. This initiative aims to accelerate the development and
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