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03/07/2025

📰NEWS
From 7–11 July 2025, Stellenbosch University will host the much anticipated Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa, a local yet powerful extension of the continental Deep Learning Indaba.

As Africa continues to grapple with both the promises and challenges of AI, be it algorithmic bias, language representation, or access to compute, the need for locally rooted, inclusive, and forward thinking spaces like IndabaX cannot be overstated. They are where policy meets practice, and where young minds transform potential into progress.
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IndabaX Stellenbosch 2025 unites Africa’s top AI minds for a week of learning, innovation, and community in the heart of South African tech.

01/07/2025

📺PODCAST
What does it take to protect a nation’s digital borders in an increasingly connected world?

In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we’re joined by Dr Jabu Mtsweni, Chief Researcher and Centre Manager at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to unpack how South Africa is tackling this very challenge. Dr. Mtsweni takes us deep into the world of cybersecurity research and innovation, offering listeners a front-row seat to the strategies and technologies shaping our digital future.
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What does it take to protect a nation’s digital borders in an increasingly connected world?In this episode of iAfrikan Bytes, we’re joined by Dr. Jabu Motswe...

10/06/2025

🤖AFRICAN-USA AI ECO-SYSTEMS🤝🏽
Our Editor-in-Chief, Bataung Qhotsokoane, recently represented iAfrikan at the US Embassy's Gala Dinner with 36 young African changemakers. In his remarks, he unpacked how the synergy between Africa’s AI startups and U.S. tech ecosystems can fast-track inclusive innovation.

By aligning investment capital, academic exchange, and research collaboration, we can unlock a future where African-led technologies solve African challenges and scale globally.

iAfrikan is proud to be at the forefront of these conversations, building bridges between local ingenuity and international opportunity.

https://iafrikan.com/iafrikanbytes74/

16/04/2025

📰NEWS- Africa’s Voice in the Global AI Talent War 🤖
In the midst of a heated global race for AI supremacy, 🇿🇼Zimbabwe-born AI trailblazer Nando de Freitas (Vice President at Microsoft AI and former Senior Director at Google DeepMind) has broken his silence on a troubling trend in Big Tech: NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS

“These contracts do not protect innovation,”. “They suffocate it.”
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Zimbabwe-born AI leader Nando de Freitas slams Big Tech's non-compete clauses, calling them a threat to innovation and global talent freedom.

14/04/2025

📺PODCAST
What happens when AI just makes stuff up? 👀

In this episode, Pelonomi Moiloa breaks down hallucinations in GPT models, and why it’s a big deal for Africa, where language and context really matter.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBjkhAIwv4Y

27/03/2025

📰 NEWS
"Bolt's facing heat in Tunisia with formal accusations of money laundering and tax evasion — the only country to do so. 🚨 The ride-hailing giant’s trouble highlights the clash between global tech and local laws. When innovation meets regulation, sparks fly. ⚡
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Bolt's rise in Tunisia reshaped urban transport, but regulatory hurdles and allegations of misconduct now challenge its future in the evolving mobility landscape.

03/12/2024

In this unmissable iAfrikan BYTES episode, TIME 100 AI honoree Abeba Birhane dives into ethical AI, Big Tech bias, and how AI can amplify African Languages. WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/O7B8Ng5rg8M

29/10/2024

In the bustling halls of the Deep Learning Indaba iAfrikan caught up with Karim Beguir the visionary CEO of InstaDeepFollowing their recent AiDay in October, InstaDeep unveiled new breakthroughs in AI-driven biology, promising to reshape drug discovery. In this episode Karim Beguir shares how will InstaDeep define Africa’s deep-tech future, amidst global pressures. WATCH FULL: https://youtu.be/FuPw1-MKfR4

07/10/2024

Reflecting on the 2024 Deep Learning Indaba hosted in Dakar, Senegal—an inspiring journey of innovation, collaboration, and AI across Africa. 🌍✨ Watch the highlights or read the full article here: [https://iafrikan.com/reliving-the-2024-deep-learning-indaba-watch-the-highlights/](https://iafrikan.com/reliving-the-2024-deep-learning-indaba-watch-the-highlights/)

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

📹LIVE DEEP LEARNING INDABA🤖 DAY 3Leading AI companies engage with attendees on critical matters such as skills, job opportunities, research funding and computation resources 💻 🔗https://www.youtube.com/

03/09/2024

🎤BYTE from Dr El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf, Senegal’s Minister for Higher Education, following his closing remarks on Day 2 at the Deep Learning Indaba 🇸🇳