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News and features on artificial intelligence in Ghana and Africa
MTN Eyes AI Data Center Expansion in Africa with Global Partners
Africa’s largest wireless carrier, MTN Group, is in talks with U.S. and European firms to build data centers…
CMC Networks Taps Mahesh Jaishankar to lead AI-powered connectivity push in Africa
CMC Networks, Africa’s leading networking provider and a subsidiary of center3, has appointed Mahesh Jaishankar as Managing Director…
Viamo Launches Offline AI Assistant for Basic Phones
Viamo has launched Ask Viamo Anything (AVA), the first offline, voice-based generative AI tool designed for basic feature…
“AI Could Be the Game-Changer African SMEs Have Been Waiting For” – Gori Yahaya, CEO of Upskill Universe
On a recent episode of the Labari Media Podcast, we sat down with Gori Yahaya, founder and CEO…
French Telecom Orange to Use OpenAI’s AI Models for African Languages
French telecom giant Orange is turning its focus to Africa’s linguistic diversity, announcing plans to fine-tune OpenAI’s latest…
Google announces $37M in Cumulative Funding and New AI Community Center in Accra to Advance AI in Africa
Google has announced a total of $37 million in cumulative funding — including new and previously unannounced commitments…
Salus Cloud Bags $3.7M to Scale AI-Driven DevSecOps in Growth Markets
Salus Cloud, an AI-native DevSecOps platform, has secured $3.7 million in Seed funding to bring secure software delivery…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Aims to Upend Google’s Search Dominance in 2025
A bombshell legal filing from OpenAI, part of the U.S. vs. Google antitrust case (1:20-cv-03010, Dec. 4, 2024),…
Paul Azunre Is Building AI for Ghanaian Languages —And It’s Not Been An Easy Journey
Story republished from The Labari Journal On January 31, 2025, Ghana’s Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation,…
Intel Launches 2nd Edition of Its Africa-Focused AI and Broadband Program
Intel has opened applications for the second edition of its Intel Community Reach Program (ICRP), an initiative designed…