Africa's AI Future: Opportunity or Dependence?

Africa went from tech consumer to AI innovator in just five years. By 2024,

over 2400 AI companies were building solutions for African problems. Using machine learning to diagnose diseases

in rural Zambia, detect crop failures for Kenyan farmers, personalize education in underfunded classrooms.

Google projected AI could add 30 billion to the economy by 2030. Then Cassava Technologies

partnered with NVIDIA to roll out AI infrastructure across five countries. Rwanda hosted the first Global AI

Summit on African soil in 2025. But here's the catch. As global tech giants moved in,

a critical question emerged. Who actually owns Africa's AI future? The continent has

young talent and complex challenges demanding innovation. But without data sovereignty and