Samsung-Backed Mistral Hits $24 Billion Valuation as Côte d’Ivoire Eyes AI Future

French artificial intelligence company Mistral has raised €3 billion in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to roughly $24 billion. The investment comes weeks after the company signed an agreement to explore artificial intelligence opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire, highlighting Africa’s growing connection to the global AI race. Europe’s ambition to build a major artificial intelligence competitor to American and Chinese technology companies received a significant boost after French AI company Mis