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Why Africa’s AI future now runs through Ethiopia and what Abiy Ahmed’s new AU role means

Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Photo @Abiy Ahmed Ali/X
Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Photo @Abiy Ahmed Ali/X

Michael Masrie

Michael Masrie is a journalist covering East Africa’s political economy across politics and policy, global markets, capital, and the digital economy.
  • AU appoints Abiy Ahmed as continental AI Champion
  • Move signals Africa’s push for digital sovereignty

 

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – The African Union has appointed Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its Artificial Intelligence Champion, signalling a strategic pivot from digital dependency to geopolitical assertion.

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