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Ghana's EV Rollout is Off to a Slow Start Due to Charging Infrastructure Challenges

Also: Malawi is building energy storage systems and MTN Benin launches 5G

November 29, 2024

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What’s happened this Week:

  • OpenAI, Meta and Orange are working on training its models on African languages

  • YellowCard gets Crypto license in South Africa

  • and more!

In The News This Week:

Ghana’s Electric Vehicle Rollout Faces Challenges with Limited Charging Infrastructure

Ghana’s electric vehicle (EV) rollout is facing significant hurdles as skills gaps and infrastructure challenges slow progress toward greener mobility.

Malawi To Build Its First Battery-Energy Storage System To Guard Against Extreme Weather

Malawi is building its first battery-energy storage system to protect its grid from extreme weather, including cyclones that have repeatedly disrupted power in recent years.

OpenAI, Meta and Orange to Train AI Models on African Languages

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OpenAI, Meta, and Orange SA are launching a project to train artificial intelligence (AI) models on African languages, addressing a longstanding gap in representation for the continent’s thousands of dialects.

In the rest of the news:

Africa Ecosystem Activity

Podcast: Evolution of Cybersecurity in Africa with Jaco Nel, CTO of Deimos

On today’s episode, we spoke to Jaco Nel, Chief Technology Officer at Deimos. In this role, Jaco is responsible for overseeing the development and cross-functional delivery of Deimos’ software portfolio for Deimos and its clients.

We discussed the role of cybersecurity in Africa, the emerging threats, and how collaboration needs to be explored more between countries and companies to combat new cybersecurity threats.