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“We must, as Africans, begin to solve some of our problems ourselves, because we have more local context, the nuances. It’s our people, it’s our community.”
AI is transforming everything - from how we search information online to how we access healthcare.
It’s also an industry that is projected to generate nearly $3 trillion for the African continent by 2030.
But without African data, languages and culture, the risks are high, some experts warn, of a new kind of colonisation - led by algorithms.
Chido Dzinotyiwei’s ‘Vambo AI’ is building African language models, while Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson’s ‘Healthtracka’ is using AI to expand healthcare access in Nigeria.
BBC Africa Daily’s Peter Musembi spoke to the two innovators to explore how their work is shaping a future that reflects Africa’s needs.
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“We must, as Africans, begin to solve some of our problems ourselves, because we have more local context, the nuances. It’s our people, it’s our community.”
AI is transforming everything - from how we search information online to how we access healthcare.
It’s also an industry that is projected to generate nearly $3 trillion for the African continent by 2030.
But without African data, languages and culture, the risks are high, some experts warn, of a new kind of colonisation - led by algorithms.
Chido Dzinotyiwei’s ‘Vambo AI’ is building African language models, while Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson’s ‘Healthtracka’ is using AI to expand healthcare access in Nigeria.
BBC Africa Daily’s Peter Musembi spoke to the two innovators to explore how their work is shaping a future that reflects Africa’s needs.

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