Google and Elba Hope Foundation Launch $1 Million AI Initiative for African Creators

Google and the Elba Hope Foundation, established by British actor Idris Elba, have partnered on a $1 million initiative aimed at expanding access to artificial intelligence tools for creative professionals across Africa. The programme is designed to support approximately 100,000 creators in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Sierra Leone by providing access to Google’s Gemini AI assistant and other digital tools. The initiative seeks to address some of the financial and technological barrie