Weekly DigestJuly 24, 20260

IMF says Africa has to keep lights on before it can bet on AI

Meanwhile, governments from Rwanda to Nigeria are publishing national strategies that promise to turn artificial intelligence (AI) into a new engine of economic growth. There is just one problem: about half of sub-Saharan Africa still lacks reliable electricity.

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IMF says Africa has to keep lights on before it can bet on AI

Source: TechCabal  ·  Nigeria

Meanwhile, governments from Rwanda to Nigeria are publishing national strategies that promise to turn artificial intelligence (AI) into a new engine of economic growth. There is just one problem: about half of sub-Saharan Africa still lacks reliable electricity.

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Part of the Africa Dev Week of July 24, 2026 weekly digest.