In the press

AMLD Africa in the media

Coverage of AMLD Africa and the continent's AI ecosystem from newsrooms, universities and partners.

Forbes Africa
How Applied Machine Learning Days impacted Africa
9 December 2022Read article
African Business
Beyond a conference: AMLD Africa as a catalyst for change
1 February 2024Read article
The Guardian Nigeria
Machine learning: Africa at the heart of a three-day conference at EPFL
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Wits University
Building AI the African way
1 January 2026Read article
Acalytica
Africa's AI community converges at Wits University for AMLD Africa 2026
1 January 2026Read article
TechCabal
Experts say AI's promise in African healthcare hinges on ownership
28 January 2026Read article
LinkedIn — Tebogo Tlhopane
AMLD 2026: African AI and data sovereignty
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Insights

Articles & insights from the AMLD Africa community

Field notes, essays and announcements on applied machine learning across the continent.

12 August 2026

Governing What We Did Not Build: Africa’s AI Policy Gap

Sakhile Dube - As African governments race to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), experts warn that the continent risks importing rules for technologies it did not build, while lacking the infrastructure, expertise and research needed to govern them on its own terms.

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AMLD Africa in the media

How Applied Machine Learning Days impacted Africa

Beyond a conference: AMLD Africa as a catalyst for change

Machine learning: Africa at the heart of a three-day conference at EPFL

Building AI the African way

Africa's AI community converges at Wits University for AMLD Africa 2026

Experts say AI's promise in African healthcare hinges on ownership

AMLD 2026: African AI and data sovereignty

Articles & insights from the AMLD Africa community

Governing What We Did Not Build: Africa’s AI Policy Gap