UNECA Warns Africa Risks Remaining Uncompetitive, Urges AI Adoption By Busani Bafana Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

UNECA Warns Africa Risks Remaining Uncompetitive, Urges AI Adoption By Busani Bafana https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/uneca-warns-africa-risks-remaining-uncompetitive-urges-ai-adoption/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Artisanal_Miners_in_Western_Kenya_Move_Away_From_Mercury_Experts_Rights_Groups_Warn_of_Crisis_of_Obs TANGIER, Morocco, Apr 1 2026 (IPS) - Africa must move swiftly to harness data and frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive its economic growth and make the continent globally competitive in the digital economy, a senior official at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has told policymakers. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.