“Africa and the Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence,” a webinar held on November 19, 2024, explored AI development and regulation in Africa and the practice of African agency within AI geopolitics. The webinar was convened under the Negotiating Africa’s Digital Partnerships project hosted at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and supported by the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Topics of discussion included the political economy of AI in Africa, the complexities of AI geopolitics, and the opportunities and challenges they present to Africa’s digital sovereignty.
