Microsoft’s 3-Million-Person AI Training Blitz in Africa Is a Market-Capture Play as Much as a Skills Programme
UphivaBETAR
Microsoft Elevate Africa promises to train 3 million Africans in AI — but with MTN distribution deals, DeepSeek counter-positioning, and ZAR 5.4 billion in infrastructure, the initiative is as much a market-capture play as a skills programme.
