By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Telanon
Young African artificial intelligence talents have been selected following a creativity competition organised as part of the 70th anniversary of relations between China and Africa. The initiative showcases a new generation of innovators from the continent, according to Telanon.
More than 80 young people from different regions of Morocco are taking part in Hack4Bladi, an artificial intelligence bootcamp launched in Casablanca. Organised from 19 to 24 October by the Casablanca-Settat Regional Youth Directorate and the National Institute of Innovation and Advanced Technologies, the initiative aims to create digital solutions to social issues, according to MAP.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libe ·
Nigeria and the United Kingdom are strengthening cooperation on artificial intelligence governance, digital trade standards and cybersecurity. A workshop held in Abuja with the British Standards Institution brought together public officials and specialists to examine the use of international standards, according to the British High Commission.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Mauritania’s Education Minister Houda Babah announces the gradual integration of artificial intelligence into education, following trials to organise national examinations. Mauritania aims to train teachers, protect personal data and ensure pupils have equal access, according to Saharamedias.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
The National Fund for Support to Employability and Apprenticeship and the BantuHub Foundation have launched free artificial intelligence training in Brazzaville for 500 Congolese aged 18 to 40. Scheduled from 20 October to 4 December 2026, it attracted 924 applications and could be extended to Pointe-Noire, according to the Congolese News Agency.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Aci ·
African Development Bank raises $2.5 billionThe African Development Bank has raised $2.5 billion through a three-year dollar bond, which attracted $4.8 billion in orders. The bank set the annual interest rate at 4.875% and cut the initially envisaged spread by two basis points, according to a statement published on its website.
Burkina plans 30 billion CFA francs for artificial intelligenceThe Burkinabe government plans to mobilise 30 billion CFA francs over five years to develop artificial intelligence and create 5,000 specialised jobs by 2030. The 2026–2030 national roadmap was approved on 19 June after ten months of consultations, and its official publication is still awaited, according to Lefaso and Dr Yaya Traoré.The week in Africa
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