Boko Haram AI use tied to wider islamic state network
Members of Boko Haram's two main factions have been using artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and China's DeepSeek, as...
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Libya’s upcoming AI strategies will improve public services
Libya has unveiled upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) plans that will aid its industries, according to the Moroccan government-friendly North Africa...
Morocco: pushing AI to face security and governance issues
Morocco wants to put artificial intelligence (AI) at the centre of the future of its security and governance whilst maintaining...
Morocco launches “Digital Dialogue” with EU to boost AI ambitions
The European Union and Morocco have agreed to establish a framework for cooperation on artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, according...
Swahili AI model unveiled at Mobile World Congress
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed for Swahili speakers was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, one...
African-built Swahili AI unveiled at Mobile World Congress
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed specifically for Swahili speakers was presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona,...
AI bioweapons demo raises new fears over health security
A private demonstration showing how artificial intelligence systems could be used to generate instructions for creating dangerous pathogens has alarmed...
AI data centres in space raise new environmental questions
As artificial intelligence drives explosive growth in energy-hungry data centres, technology companies are looking to space as a potential solution...
Mali to use AI in school to teach children local languages
Malian authorities have announced the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help school students learn languages, Africanews reported on November...
Tony Elumelu: Inequality could derail Africa’s AI future
We do not always associate Africa with technology. Yet we have seen in the telecoms sector how the continent can...
Moroccan police arrest five foreigners for hacking betting apps
Five foreign nationals believed to be part of a criminal network that hacked online betting apps were arrested by Moroccan...
New school in Dubai eyes AI and sustainability adoption
A new school in Dubai, which is supported by $100m in investment, is looking to champion artificial intelligence and sustainability,...
‘AI aunt’ app built for domestic abuse survivors in South Africa
A horrific killing in her own family inspired Leonora Tina, a South African woman, to create an AI Aunt app,...
South Korea significantly increases AI and military budgets
On November 4th during his annual parliamentary speech, President Lee Jae Myung said that it will triple South Korea's spending...
Microsoft to invest $15.2 billion in UAE, eyes AI boost
Microsoft has announced that it would have invested $15.2 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in the UAE by 2029,...
