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Nigeria Leads Africa in AI Surveillance Spending with $470m, but it Raises Hard Questions About Security
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Nigeria Leads Africa in AI Surveillance Spending with $470m, but it Raises Hard Questions About Security
Nigeria has quietly built one of Africa’s most expansive AI-driven surveillance networks, committing more than $470 million to facial recognition and vehicle tracking systems. The scale of that investment now places the country at the top of the continent’s spending league, according to a March 2026 study by the Institute of Development Studies. Across 11 […] The post Nigeria Leads Africa in AI Surveillance Spending with $470m, but it Raises Har…
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