Africa’s First Multilingual Small Language Model Gets Even Smaller - Thanks to Top African Innovators Sticky Post
Africa

Africa’s First Multilingual Small Language Model Gets Even Smaller – Thanks to Top African Innovators

Johannesburg, South Africa – 03 June, 2025 – Africa’s first multilingual Small Language Model (SLM), InkubaLM, has just achieved a 75% reduction in size, without losing performance, thanks to the brilliance of African AI talent. This milestone marks a leap forward in accessible, efficient AI for low-resource environments across the continent. The breakthrough came through the Buzuzu-Mavi Challenge, hosted by Lelapa AI in partnership with … Continue reading Africa’s First Multilingual Small Language Model Gets Even Smaller – Thanks to Top African Innovators

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GKSD’s Kamel Ghribi Reaffirms Commitment to Syria's Reconstruction during Strategic Visit Sticky Post
Europe, Middle East

GKSD’s Kamel Ghribi Reaffirms Commitment to Syria’s Reconstruction during Strategic Visit

Milan, Italy– Friday, May 2nd 2025 – Kamel Ghribi, the President of GKSD Group, has reaffirmed his company’s commitment to supporting ongoing reconstruction efforts in Syria. He stated this during a strategic visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier this week. During the visit, Mr Ghribi held high-level meetings with senior Syrian government officials, including the President H.E. Ahmed Al Sharaa, to discuss avenues for … Continue reading GKSD’s Kamel Ghribi Reaffirms Commitment to Syria’s Reconstruction during Strategic Visit

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IRCAI and Zindi announce winning solutions of the AI for Equity Challenge in collaboration with AWS
Africa, Europe

IRCAI and Zindi announce winning solutions of the AI for Equity Challenge in collaboration with AWS

In a vast collaborative effort involving several key organisations and hundreds of AI engineers around the world, the winners of the challenge have developed innovative AI solutions to aid climate disaster relief efforts and manage waterborne disease outbreaks equitably. LISBON, 6 June 2025 – The International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), an organization under the auspices of UNESCO, data science platform Zindi, and the … Continue reading IRCAI and Zindi announce winning solutions of the AI for Equity Challenge in collaboration with AWS

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Commission
Europe

Bulgaria meets criteria to join the euro area on 1 January 2026

Press Release – Jun 4, 2025 – Brussels  – Today, the European Commission concluded that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026 – a key milestone that would make it the twenty-first Member State to join the euro area. This assessment is set out in the 2025 Convergence Report, prepared at the request of the Bulgarian authorities and marks a critical … Continue reading Bulgaria meets criteria to join the euro area on 1 January 2026

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Meet Victor Olufemi, a Technophile Turned Zindi Data Scientist
Africa

Meet Victor Olufemi, a Technophile Turned Zindi Data Scientist

Victor Olufemi’s journey into artificial intelligence (AI) and data science began with a childhood curiosity that entailed dismantling electronic gadgets to understand how they worked. Today, he is a top-ranked competitor on Zindi, Africa’s largest data science competition platform, as well as a co-founder at LyngualLabs. His story is of relentless curiosity, resilience, and the transformative power of community-driven learning. Technology Savvy Victor’s love for … Continue reading Meet Victor Olufemi, a Technophile Turned Zindi Data Scientist

Emmanuel Benson
This 19-Year-Old Zindi Coding Genius Mubarak Wants to Create Africa’s First Version of Neuralink, Thanks to His Brother
Africa

This 19-Year-Old Zindi Coding Genius Mubarak Wants to Create Africa’s First Version of Neuralink, Thanks to His Brother

While others laughed at his dreams, Mubarak’s older brother gave him tutorials, mentorship, and the belief that a boy from a crowded house of twelve could build Africa’s own Neuralink. Through code, grit, and his love for maths, Mubarak is now writing a future once out of reach. In the red-dusted paths of Keffi, a town in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State, 19-year-old Mubarak Muhammad walks briskly … Continue reading This 19-Year-Old Zindi Coding Genius Mubarak Wants to Create Africa’s First Version of Neuralink, Thanks to His Brother

Faustine Ngila
GK Software becomes a Fujitsu company
Global

GK Software becomes a Fujitsu company

Fujitsu Limited today announced the successful completion of the acquisition of GK Software, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fujitsu Group. Press Release – Kawasaki, Japan, May 27, 2025 – Fujitsu Limited With the transaction now complete, a new and exciting chapter begins. GK, which currently serves more than a quarter of the world’s top 50 retailers across 60 countries, has strong … Continue reading GK Software becomes a Fujitsu company

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From Kibera Slums to Zindi Ambassador: How Delphine Nyaboke Is Now Paving the Way for Africa’s Underserved Youth
Africa

From Kibera Slums to Zindi Ambassador: How Delphine Nyaboke Is Now Paving the Way for Africa’s Underserved Youth

Delphine Nyaboke was born in Kibera, Nairobi’s sprawling slum and one of the largest informal settlements in Africa. For most children born here, life is a cycle of scarcity and limited choices. Everything (food, shelter, and even opportunities) is hard-won. For a child growing up in this kind of environment, it could mean a life of limitations. But not for Delphine. Thanks to her brilliance … Continue reading From Kibera Slums to Zindi Ambassador: How Delphine Nyaboke Is Now Paving the Way for Africa’s Underserved Youth

Emmanuel Benson
Ghana Poised to Become Africa’s Next AI Powerhouse with $1 Billion Innovation Hub Deal
Africa

Ghana Poised to Become Africa’s Next AI Powerhouse with $1 Billion Innovation Hub Deal

Ghana is set to benefit immensely from a newly signed $1 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates to build a cutting-edge innovation hub in Accra, solidifying its ambitions to lead Africa’s digital transformation. The agreement, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding between Ghana’s Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation and the UAE’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), marks a significant milestone … Continue reading Ghana Poised to Become Africa’s Next AI Powerhouse with $1 Billion Innovation Hub Deal

Mohd Hassan
Human Development progress slows to a 35-year low according to UN Development Programme report
Europe

Human Development progress slows to a 35-year low according to UN Development Programme report

Sixty percent of people hopeful Artificial Intelligence will create new job opportunities Press Release – Brussels, 6 May 2025 — Human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could reignite development. Instead of seeing sustained recovery following the period of exceptional crises of 2020-2021, the … Continue reading Human Development progress slows to a 35-year low according to UN Development Programme report

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Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Europe

Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Hamburg, 2 June 2025 — At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), global leaders from the public sector, business, science, and civil society have jointly endorsed the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the Sustainable Development Goals. The landmark initiative – the first global declaration focused specifically on AI in international development – outlines shared principles and commitments to promote the equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development and … Continue reading Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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