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Advancing Africa’s Digital AgendaAIFAT Staff Papers | December 1, 2025 Africa is at a decisive moment in global digital governance. As countries negotiate the WSIS+20 outcome in New York this month, AIFAT sets out a clear, practical path for a…
WSIS+20 Rev.1: Progress – But Africa Needs Precision Our revised publication (Vol-II) reviews the WSIS+20 Revision 1 text dated 7 November 2025. The good news: Rev.1 echoes many of the priorities we set out – affordability, data stewardship, rights, financing,…
Africa is ready to move from promises to proof. This reference document sets out a clear, practical position for the continent as WSIS+20 heads to its final text. It backs the right principles – but insists they must be matched…
Note on An African Perspective for the WSIS+20 Zero Draft Data Sovereignty • Security • Innovation • Entrepreneurship • FinanceAuthors: Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun • Dr. Obi Umegbolu • Abdullah Al-MatinPublisher: AI for Africa Thinktank (AIFAT) Africa’s digital future can’t…
A Scientific Advisory on Reinforcement Learning in Cashless & Mobile Finance Building fair, inclusive financial systems in developing economies Authors: Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun • Abdullah Al-Matin • Dr. Obi UmegboluPublisher: AI for Africa Thinktank (AIFAT) Cashless and mobile finance…
The WSIS+20 Review in 2025 offers African nations a critical opportunity to influence global digital governance and address their unique developmental needs. This report analyses Africa’s digital landscape, highlighting progress in connectivity and innovation alongside persistent challenges such as the…
Ready to start your own business with the power of AI? 🚀 In this episode of the AIFAT Institute for Emerging Technologies Podcast, Obi is joined by Dr. Irving Martinez, AI researcher and entrepreneur, to explore how AI prompts and…
Authors: Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun, Abdullah Al-Matin, Dr. Obi Umegbolu As developing economies accelerate toward digital finance, Mobile Financial Services (MFS) have become the backbone of cashless transformation, especially within Bottom-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) markets. This paper presents a rigorous, comparative analysis…
How should Africa approach AI — and who sets the rules? In this powerful episode of the Futureview Podcast, Dr. Obi sits down with renowned digital policy expert Professor Olayinka David-West to explore the intersection of AI, governance, innovation, and…
Want to get better, faster, and smarter results from AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or DALL·E? It all starts with one skill—Prompt Engineering. In this video, you’ll learn: 👉 What prompt engineering really is 👉 How it helps you…
