Why Google is building Africa’s AI future from South Africa

Google, the technology global giant, used its first-ever Cloud Summit on African soil to signal that South Africa is becoming the company’s launchpad for building the continent’s artificial intelligence (AI) economy. Held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the summit brought together President Cyril Ramaphosa, Google executives, business leaders including Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa, policymakers, startups and investors to showcase how AI, cloud infrastructure and digital public infrastructure are