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Anthropic, Gates Foundation Launch $200 Million Partnership for AI in health and Education
The news follows a $50 million pact that the Gates Foundation and OpenAI announced in January to support 1,000 African clinics and communities with AI by 2028.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: As AI Reshapes Development Research, Investing in Data Must Be a Key Priority
"One day, AI may become Newton. But it can never pull data from thin air. The question is not whether AI will shape development research—it will and already is. The question is whether we invest now in the foundations that give it something to work with."
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Mastercard and Yellow Card Partner to Unlock Stablecoin Payment Innovation Across EEMEA
The two companies will explore innovative real-world use cases for stablecoin-enabled payments including strengthening digital asset payment security with Mastercard Crypto Credential.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$64 Million Botswana Tech Fund to Support Tech Startups Across Southern Africa
The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), a multi-stage venture capital initiative targeting US$64 million in total commitments, has launched with the aim of supporting tech startups across Southern Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Five Times AI Hallucinations Embarrassed Governments
From the Trump administration’s “formatting errors” to South Africa’s historic policy withdrawal, AI confabulation is infiltrating official documents.
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- Technology
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France’s Macron Unveils a $27 Billion Investment in Africa at a Partnership Summit in Kenya
New partnerships between the African nations and France “must not be built on dependency but on sovereign equality, not on aid or charity but on mutually beneficial investment, and not on extraction or exploitation but on win-win engagements,” Ruto said.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bfree Raises $3.1 Million to Tackle Africa’s Growing Digital Loan Crisis
Unlike traditional debt collection firms, Bfree uses artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to analyse borrower behaviour, estimate repayment capacity, and create personalised repayment arrangements.
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- Technology
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Bolt Hikes Kenya Fares by 6% as Drivers Struggle With Rising Fuel and Living Costs
Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt has increased ride fares in Kenya by 6 per cent, becoming one of the first major platforms in the country to formally shift part of the rising fuel burden to passengers as pressure mounts on drivers’ earnings.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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