IMF Highlights AI’s Potential to Boost Growth Across Sub-Saharan Africa

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as a key opportunity for accelerating productivity and economic growth across Sub-Saharan Africa, while warning that infrastructure, digital connectivity and skills gaps could limit the region’s ability to fully benefit from the technology. In its departmental paper, Unlocking the Potential: AI in Sub-Saharan Africa, the IMF said AI has the potential to transform productivity, labour markets and long-term eco