
Africa
Nigeria tops survey on AI use to reshape cities, infrastructure
One in three engineers, architects, and planners use AI daily, while another 31% use it every few days in decision-making,...
China rolls out new AI guidelines for classroom use
China seek to ensure responsible AI use by students; meanwhile, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi is pushing to introduce AI in...
Ghana, Rwanda, Singapore launch cross-border payments scheme
Unveiled at a recent event in Ghana, the Next-Gen Digital Payment Infrastructure project is designed to overhaul existing pan-African cross-border...
Zimbabwe rolls out blockchain-based carbon credit market system
In other news, a new report by the Norwegian Seafood Council has revealed a spike in the demand for blockchain-based...
Nigeria’s central bank to launch open banking in August
Four years since it first approved open banking, CBN will finally launch it in August, allowing fintechs to tap into...
Africa runs risk of becoming ‘digital colony,’ expert warns
Moses Baiden, whose Margins Group produces Ghana’s national ID cards, says Africa must build its own digital infrastructure and stop...