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AI Infrastructure Africa
Every story we have published on AI Infrastructure Africa.
Africa4 min
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Africa’s $2bn spy cameras serve governments, not citizens
Eleven African governments have spent at least $2 billion on AI surveillance cameras and facial recognition systems supplied mostly by Chinese companies, with no evidence the spending reduced crime and clear evidence…
4 min read18 Mar 2026
Africa3 min
Starlink goes live in Central African Republic
Starlink has launched commercial satellite internet in the Central African Republic, one of Africa’s least connected nations, where 88 percent of…
17 Mar 2026
Africa7 min
Africa’s AI moment is now
Africa holds less than 1% of global AI compute capacity, 3% of global AI talent, and 2.5% of global AI market share. It also holds 60% of the…
12 Mar 2026