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The east africa technology tag covers discussion of the digital infrastructure shaping the region’s next stage of growth. Featured coverage examines how artificial intelligence connects with interoperable payment systems, digital identity, logistics, connectivity, cloud services, cybersecurity and data platforms. It highlights the importance of locally adapted infrastructure, building on the region’s experience with mobile money, while addressing the challenges of moving information, goods, payments and trust across national borders. This archive is useful for readers tracking practical technology foundations and the systems that support more connected businesses and economies across East Africa.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    East Africa AI: Build Payment, Identity and Logistics Rails

    Artificial intelligence may dominate technology headlines, but Africa’s next growth cycle will depend less on headline-grabbing models than on the digital systems beneath them. Hiruy Amanuel, managing director of Gullit VC, argues that the continent’s decisive opportunity lies in building...