Econet Founder Strive Masiyiwa Unveils $720 Million Plan to Build Africa’s First AI Factory Network by 2026
At the Unstoppable Africa 2025 forum, held alongside the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, founder of Econet Global and Cassava Technologies, announced an ambitious plan to build Africa’s first pan-continental network of AI factories.
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