Prosus report flags Africa AI infrastructure, data gaps as key constraint to local model development

• Prosus published an “Africa’s AI Imperative” insights report warning the continent risks becoming an AI consumer without coordinated execution.
• Analysis flags fragmented progress across infrastructure, data, talent, capital, policy, limiting Africa’s ability to build local AI capability.
• Report prioritizes sovereign control of data, infrastructure, model development to reduce dependence on foreign AI systems.
• Calls for shared regional compute buildout, broader African-language datasets, capital aligned to long-term AI development, stronger cross-sector coordination.

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