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AfDB UNDP 10 billion AI initiative Africa compute gap 2026

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Push — And Africa’s Compute Gap Is the Hardest Part

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March 29, 2026

AfDB and UNDP announced a $10B AI initiative targeting 40M jobs by 2035. The ambition is real. The compute infrastructure to execute it does not yet exist.

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The For-Profit School Trap: Why Private Equity Keeps Betting on African Education and Losing

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