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How Can Africa Power The AI Future? The Africa Energy Conundrum

How Can Africa Power The AI Future? The Africa Energy Conundrum

Africa accounts for roughly 18–19% of the world’s population, yet consumes only about 6% of global energy and under 4% of global electricity.
The AI Lobsters Are Here, Not For Food: It's Happening

The AI Lobsters Are Here, Not For Food: It's Happening

When intelligence is scarce, knowledge is power. When intelligence is abundant, infrastructure is power.
The End of the Dream of Unfiltered AI — Africa’s Last Identity Battle

The End of the Dream of Unfiltered AI — Africa’s Last Identity Battle

The greatest danger of filtered AI is not misinformation, but misrepresentation.
Financing Africa’s AI Future

Financing Africa’s AI Future

Africa’s most viable route is neither Beijing nor Wall Street. It is a third approach: domicile, mobilise, and de-risk.
African Money in the age of AI/GPTs

African Money in the age of AI/GPTs

In rich countries, AI in finance is mostly discussed as a productivity tool. In Africa, it is also a stability question.
Who Defines “Good” and “Evil” in AI — and Where Does Africa Stand?

Who Defines “Good” and “Evil” in AI — and Where Does Africa Stand?

AI systems do not reason ethically; they enforce judgment through design.
AI, Geopolitics and the Future of African Diplomacy

AI, Geopolitics and the Future of African Diplomacy

The defining geopolitical shift of the 21st century is not the rise or decline of particular states, but the fragmentation of power itself.
Africa in the Age of Abundance: Are We Ready?

Africa in the Age of Abundance: Are We Ready?

Africa risks becoming the world’s most data-rich, decision-poor region.
From Credential Factories to Capability Engines:  What African Universities Must Do in the Age of AI

From Credential Factories to Capability Engines: What African Universities Must Do in the Age of AI

Generative AI has not merely added another educational technology to the mix. It has disrupted the way we acquire and use knowledge.
When Machines Take Shortcuts — and Africa Pays the Price

When Machines Take Shortcuts — and Africa Pays the Price

For much of Africa, artificial intelligence arrives wrapped in promise. It promises to leapfrog weak institutions, stretch scarce expertise and accelerate development where human capacity is thin.