Africa
Food and farming · Kenya
How a Kenyan farmer's daughter uses AI and simple text messages to warn farmers about pests
Farmer Lifeline's solar-powered cameras watch small farms for pests and disease, then send an SMS that works on any phone, so women farmers with basic handsets can act in time.
Health · Benin, Mali, South Africa
How a team in Benin is testing AI that reads lung scans for tuberculosis
In a hospital study in Cotonou, an AI that reads handheld lung ultrasound caught 82% of TB cases, short of the WHO's 90% target for a triage test. A five-year trial in Benin, Mali and South Africa will show whether it works in local clinics.
Health · Zambia
Zambian midwives get an AI second opinion in cervical screening
Dawa Health says its small in-clinic device, which sorts cervical photos without internet, has helped screen more than 3,500 women since late 2025. Accuracy results that outsiders can check are still to come, from a planned validation with UNFPA and Zambia's Ministry of Health.
Public services · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Can AI help spot hate speech on community radio? A pilot in eastern DR Congo
A 2025 pilot recorded and transcribed broadcasts from ten community stations in Goma and Bukavu, flagged possible hate speech for people to check, and answered with radio programs. No results are public yet, and a research phase with ETH Zurich runs to 2027.
Gender equality · Nigeria
A former teacher's NGO brings AI to girls and teachers in Abuja's public schools
Rising Hope Girls has students turn their drawings into AI images about girls' rights. It also runs school computer labs, trains teachers and built ReadBuddy, a reading app that won an ITU award in July 2026. Its reach and reading results so far are self-reported.