Spotlight | Africa
Between Google and Meta, African Union seeks AI strategy

The director of the African Union Development Agency, Nardos Bekele-Thomas (right), in New York in September 2022.
The director of the African Union Development Agency, Nardos Bekele-Thomas (right), in New York in September 2022. © Jennifer Graylock/Alamy
The AU has launched a debate on the huge challenges posed by artificial intelligence. Through its development agency, the pan-African organisation is forging partnerships with US tech giants and is working on a continental policy to cover issues such as infrastructure and data sovereignty. [...]
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