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Africa's Young Innovators Count on AI Competition to Connect to Global Opportunities
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (789+ words) KIGALI – When 13-year-old Busisiwe Pepileng left Lesotho for Kigali, she wasn’t just travelling to compete in an artificial intelligence hackathon. She was travelling to test an idea many young Africans quietly wrestle with. By the time the Pan-African Informatics Olympiad…...
Bill Gates in Kigali: What Rwanda’s Health-AI Moment Demands of Youth
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (735+ words) Bill Gates and Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana visited Rwanda’s National Health Intelligence Centre, which uses real-time healthcare data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve service delivery. Bill Gates’ visit to Rwanda’s health and digital systems should not be seen…...
University of Rwanda Launches AI Degree Program
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (450+ words) University of Rwanda main headquarters in Kigali KIGALI — Rwanda will in two months launch a new advanced university program dedicated to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, as the country steps up efforts to prepare its workforce for the AI era. The…...
When AI Changes Entry-Level Jobs, Young Professionals Need a New Way In
1+ week, 1+ day ago (767+ words) For many young graduates, the first step into work has always followed a familiar path: get a degree, find an internship, enter a junior role, gain experience, and slowly grow. Artificial intelligence is now challenging that path. This does not…...
Africa Told to Fix Leadership Before Chasing the AI Revolution
2+ week, 5+ day ago (623+ words) Guests enjoying a light moment at the All-Africa Leadership Summit. KIGALI – Artificial intelligence may be dominating today’s global agenda, but at the All-Africa Leadership Summit, delegates rose above discussions about algorithms, innovation and digital transformation and resolved that Africa’s greatest…...
AI Gives Africa a Chance to Rewrite Its Place in the Global Economy
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (747+ words) History has not always been kind to Africa when it comes to technological revolutions. The Industrial Revolution transformed economies elsewhere while much of Africa remained under colonial rule. The digital revolution connected the world, but the continent largely became a…...
Police Chief Tells U.N. AI Must Support, Not Replace Human Judgment
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (381+ words) NEW YORK — Rwanda’s police chief on Tuesday called for stronger safeguards governing the use of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations, warning that technological advances must be matched by accountability and respect for human rights as law enforcement agencies increasingly adopt…...
'I Thought I Needed a Break': Kagame Says As He Takes On New Global AI Role
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (642+ words) GENEVA — As governments race to shape the future of artificial intelligence, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Tuesday urged world leaders and technology companies to resist treating the technology as another arena for geopolitical rivalry, instead calling for closer cooperation…...
Kagame Sets Out Three Priorities to Make AI Work for Everyone
3+ week, 1+ day ago (514+ words) GENEVA — President Paul Kagame on Wednesday called for greater investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, skills and governance, arguing that Africa must move beyond being a consumer of technology and become a creator of it if it is to fully benefit…...
AIMS Graduates Set to Tackle Africa's Development Challenges
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (567+ words) KIGALI – As Africa increasingly turns to artificial intelligence, data and technology to tackle challenges such as climate change, food insecurity and public health, a new group of young scientists is preparing to play a key role. On Friday, the African…...