AI & Emerging Technology

Inside Nigeria’s $7.5M Gates-backed AI scaling hub 

Nigeria’s $7.5 million Gates Foundation-backed artificial intelligence scaling initiative is deploying capital and technical support to transform essential public sectors. By bringing together health, agriculture, and AI research ventures, the hub accelerates practical digital solutions designed around local community needs.

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Developer Culture

How curiosity took Victoria Abiodun from anatomy to crypto

Victoria Abiodun transitioned from studying anatomy to building Web3 startups and developer communities across Africa. Driven by curiosity during the pandemic lockdowns, she taught herself blockchain concepts, co-founded a Web3 gaming platform, and is now authoring a book to simplify decentralized technology.

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Policy & Regulation

Malatsi wants South Africa’s AI policy back on track after false start

South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, is working to rebuild the nation's national artificial intelligence policy framework. After withdrawing an earlier draft due to fabricated academic citations generated by AI, the ministry has instituted disciplinary proceedings and appointed an expert advisory panel to produce a verified policy.

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