{"id":137150,"date":"2025-11-23T17:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/137150-uae-plans-1-billion-initiative-to-expand-ai-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:10:22","slug":"uae-plans-1-billion-initiative-to-expand-ai-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/science\/ai-news\/137150-uae-plans-1-billion-initiative-to-expand-ai-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE plans $1 billion initiative to expand AI in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UAE plans $1 billion initiative to expand AI in Africa<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThe United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>UAE Minister of State Saeed Bin Mubarak Al Hajeri announced the &#8220;AI for development initiative&#8221; at the G20 leaders&#8217; summit in Johannesburg, saying it would bring AI technology to areas such as education, healthcare, and climate adaptation.<br \/>\nThe Reuters Gulf Currents newsletter brings you the latest on geopolitics, energy and finance in the region. Sign up here.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE is one of the biggest investors in Africa. Its bilateral trade in 2024 reached approximately $107 billion, a 28% increase from the previous year, and its total investments in Africa were over $118 billion between 2020 and 2024, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Abu Dhabi is investing heavily in AI, with plans to build one of the world&#8217;s largest data-centre hubs in the country with U.S. technology.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE is not a member of the Group of 20, which brings together the world&#8217;s biggest economies, but was invited to the meeting by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is hosting the G20 leaders&#8217; summit for the first time in Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE plans $1 billion initiative to expand AI in Africa &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities, Reuters reported. 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