Africa: ‘AI is No Panacea, But If It Can Help With Africa’s Challenges, We Should Be Open-Minded’

allAfrica Cape Town — allAfrica’s Juanita Williams and Joy Basu, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Affairs across Sub-Saharan Africa, discussed the work of the Digital Transformation With Africa (DTA) project, which is coming up for its two-year anniversary in December 2024, how DTA chooses its partners, and how AI …

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Africa: African Nations Demand Huge Climate Aid Boost Amid Global Distrust

RFI African nations are pushing for a dramatic increase in climate financing at the UN’s Cop29 summit that opened in Azerbaijan on Monday – calling for $1.3 trillion (€1.22 trillion) annually to help the continent transition to renewable energy, adapt to climate impacts and address damage from climate-related disasters.  Read More AllAfrica News: Environment

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