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- 01 of 10KENYA
Kenya talks to Anthropic about bringing AI into government
Kenya is exploring a partnership with Anthropic to widen responsible AI use across government and public services. The talks cover digital skills and practical tools for sectors the state relies on most.
OUR TAKENairobi shopping for a sensible AI chaperone. At least someone read the terms and conditions first.
Read more → - 02 of 10INDIA
India launches agent training programme with Intel
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology has started a national skilling programme with Intel focused on AI agents and multi-agent systems. It aims to move workers beyond simple chatbot use and into building with agents.
OUR TAKEIndia has decided the workforce should boss the agents around, not the other way round. Sensible.
Read more → - 03 of 10SOUTH KOREA
Korea picks Naver team to build security-focused AI
A consortium led by Naver has been chosen by the Korean government to develop a security-specialised AI model. The project will pool domestic computing resources and security data for defence and attack analysis.
OUR TAKEKorea has hired its biggest search engine to mind the digital gates. The fox, one notes, has excellent references.
Read more → - 04 of 10SAUDI ARABIA
Humain unveils Arabic AI model built on MiniMax
Saudi AI company Humain has released humain-m3, an Arabic-first language model built on Chinese lab MiniMax's open M3 model. It is free to download and customise through the Humain Node platform.
OUR TAKERiyadh promised a homegrown model and delivered one with a Beijing accent. The clarification letter was promptly dispatched.
Read more → - 05 of 10SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia leads global rankings for AI in healthcare
A new EY report launched at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh places Saudi Arabia ahead of global peers in digital health and AI adoption. The study credits a young, digitally fluent population and heavy state investment.
OUR TAKETop of the class in digital health, says the report launched in Riyadh, about Riyadh. Still, the numbers do look rather good.
Read more → - 06 of 10NIGERIA
HP offers free AI training to 55,000 small businesses
HP and UpSkill Universe have launched a free AI Skills for Business programme for 55,000 small and medium businesses in Nigeria and South Africa. The scheme, announced in Lagos, is powered by the HP LIFE training platform.
OUR TAKEFifty-five thousand small firms get AI lessons on the house. The printer people, quietly doing more for skills than most governments.
Read more → - 07 of 10INDIA
The case for India owning its AI training data
A widely shared commentary argues India needs sovereign training data so its languages, philosophy and public records are not filtered through foreign datasets. It warns that today's models stumble on basic Indian texts and contexts.
OUR TAKEAsk a chatbot about Advaita Vedanta and watch it reach for Wikipedia. India, understandably, would like a word.
Read more → - 08 of 10AFRICA
Africa warned against watching the AI boom from the sidelines
A Nairametrics essay argues Africa cannot afford to be a spectator in the current industrial shift, urging local data ownership, talent development and a seat in global rule-making. It compares the moment to missing earlier industrial revolutions.
OUR TAKEA polite but firm reminder that history rarely waits for latecomers to find their seats.
Read more → - 09 of 10CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Côte d'Ivoire picks Mistral for public sector AI push
Côte d'Ivoire's digital ministry has signed a partnership with French AI firm Mistral to move AI from policy papers into public services. The deal starts with an audit of where AI can help in administration, health and education.
OUR TAKEAbidjan chose the French model, naturally. Some traditions in Franco-Ivorian relations simply refuse to die.
Read more → - 10 of 10BIG LAB
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra and declares the AGI era open
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, describing it as its most capable model and claiming it reaches human parity on a benchmark it did not administer. The release leans heavily on new safety guardrails after recent security embarrassments.
OUR TAKEDeclaring the AGI era from one's own press release is a bit like knight-ing oneself, but here we are.
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