AI Africa Intelligence (October 1–13, 2026) VOL. 26

Africa is home to 18% of the world’s population but only 0.6% of its data centre capacity. That gap shaped the World Bank’s AI advice this month, and the six developments in this edition. On October 6, the World Bank published its Africa Economic Update, raising the region’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.3% from 4.1% in April.