Africa’s AI ambitions face a costly infrastructure question: who will provide the computing power?

Source: Tech Trends Kenya By By George Kamau 30 October 2026, 12:10

Africa’s ability to develop and deploy artificial intelligence will depend partly on access to affordable computing infrastructure. AI systems require significant computing capacity, particularly when businesses train models or run applications at scale, placing GPUs, data centres and reliable electricity at the centre of the industry’s development. The cost of accessing that infrastructure was part …