Infrastructure

The AI Storm in Africa: Intelligence Is Scaling Faster Than Connectivity

Africa is entering an AI storm, but the continent’s ability to participate remains uneven. This article explores the tension between rapid AI investment and the underlying gaps in connectivity, digital infrastructure, affordability, ownership and trusted economic relationships. It argues that Africa must not only attract AI infrastructure, but also build the connective systems that allow African people, businesses, researchers and institutions to participate meaningfully in what comes next.