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Africa AI Policy Brief: Cross-Border Data Flows and Regulatory Harmonisation
ResearchAug 2026

Africa AI Policy Brief: Cross-Border Data Flows and Regulatory Harmonisation

A new brief examines how African nations can align data-sharing regulations to unlock cross-border AI development without ceding data sovereignty.

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Africa AI Policy Brief: Cross-Border Data Flows and Regulatory Harmonisation
ResearchAug 2026

Africa AI Policy Brief: Cross-Border Data Flows and Regulatory Harmonisation

A new brief examines how African nations can align data-sharing regulations to unlock cross-border AI development without ceding data sovereignty.

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Qhala Trust Launches the 2026 Africa AI Fellowship Programme
TalentAug 2026

Qhala Trust Launches the 2026 Africa AI Fellowship Programme

Applications are now open for 30 emerging AI leaders across 15 African countries to join our intensive six-month fellowship.

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New Report: AI Readiness Across 12 African Nations
ResearchJun 2026

New Report: AI Readiness Across 12 African Nations

Our latest research maps the policy landscape and digital infrastructure gaps across East, West, and Southern Africa.

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Recap: East Africa AI Governance Summit, Nairobi
ConveningsMay 2026

Recap: East Africa AI Governance Summit, Nairobi

Over 200 policymakers and technologists gathered to co-design Africa's AI governance frameworks.

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Launching Open-Source Swahili Language AI Dataset
BuildApr 2026

Launching Open-Source Swahili Language AI Dataset

Qhala Trust releases a 10M-token Swahili corpus to accelerate African language model development.

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Cohort 2 of the Africa AI Masterclass Graduates
TalentMar 2026

Cohort 2 of the Africa AI Masterclass Graduates

48 emerging AI leaders from 14 countries completed our intensive policy and technical masterclass programme.

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West Africa Digital Economy Summit — Accra Recap
ConveningsFeb 2026

West Africa Digital Economy Summit — Accra Recap

Governments, civil society, and tech companies aligned on a shared roadmap for West Africa's digital economy over the next decade.

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Piloting AI-Powered Health Tools in Rural Kenya
BuildJan 2026

Piloting AI-Powered Health Tools in Rural Kenya

In partnership with Amref, we've deployed an AI triage tool across 12 community health units, reaching over 8,000 patients.

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Compute Index for Africa: Benchmarking AI Infrastructure Readiness
ResearchNov 2025

Compute Index for Africa: Benchmarking AI Infrastructure Readiness

A first-of-its-kind comparative index ranking 54 African nations on AI compute availability, cost, and cloud accessibility.

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Africa's AI Moment: Why Now Matters

Nairobi AI Forum 2026 · 18:42

Africa's AI Moment: Why Now Matters

Fred Mucha, CEO — Qhala

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SEP152026TrainingAfrica AI Policy Masterclass — Cohort 3 Virtual + Accra, Ghana
OCT42026ConferenceSmart Africa Annual Summit 2026 Kigali, Rwanda
NOV102026RoundtableWest Africa AI Governance Roundtable Lagos, Nigeria
NOV182026ConveningDigital Health Innovation Forum Nairobi, Kenya
DEC32026TrainingAI 101 Masterclass for Policymakers — South Africa Cape Town, South Africa

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