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About Martina Jebet
I cover the systems shaping the digital power.
GERD
Posted inRegional Tech Trade

How GERD and Webuild Are Powering Africa’s AI Infrastructure

Africa’s artificial intelligence conversation is often framed around talent pipelines, datasets, startups, and algorithms. These are important—but they are not foundational. Every serious AI economy, without exception, rests on abundant,…
Posted by Martina Jebet August 19, 2026
Softcare limited
Posted inRegional Tech Trade

The Consumer Goods Giant That Quietly Conquered African Markets

Softcare Limited, the consumer hygiene arm of Sunda Group, built a multi-billion-dollar business selling diapers, ceramics, and household goods to African families. Its rise offers a window into both the…
Posted by Martina Jebet August 14, 2026
South Africa is Africa's Compute Anchor
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute

South Africa Is Africa’s Compute Anchor

South Africa controls 70% of Africa's data center capacity but holds just 1% of global AI compute. That gap isn't a weakness — it's the continent's largest untapped digital frontier.…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 10, 2026
A map of the African continent with hotspots indicating 5G deployments in 30 countries and a blue line representing the PEACE subsea cable connecting East Africa to Pakistan and Europe.
Posted inRegional Tech Trade

China-Africa Trade and Technology

China's economic and technological relationship with Africa is the most consequential geopolitical story of the 21st century — and most people still underestimate it. In 2024, trade between China and…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 9, 2026
Posted inStrategic Minerals

The Copperbelt Pivot: Africa’s Rise from Resource Prize to Market Maker (2026)

The road to 2030 doesn’t run through Silicon Valley; it runs through a 1,200km stretch of red dust in the Central African Copperbelt. While Washington and Beijing remain locked in…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 7, 2026
CAD4TB AI software interface showing a chest X-ray heatmap highlighting tuberculosis-suggestive abnormalities with an anomaly score.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute

AI In Healthcare Across Sub-Saharan Africa

The decade of the "promising pilot" is over. In 2026, the narrative of AI in African healthcare has shifted from aspirational headlines to verifiable, population-level impact. As the continent faces…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 6, 2026
A futuristic digital overlay of AI data nodes across a panoramic view of Nairobi's Silicon Savannah, representing the growth of artificial intelligence in Africa 2026.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute

The Rise of AI in Africa: A 2026 Tracker

As the global race for compute heats up, artificial intelligence in Africa is hitting a critical inflection point in 2026. A homegrown revolution is bridging the gap through Small Language…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 5, 2026
Stylized illustration showing African connectivity and digital inclusion through advanced language technology and AI.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute

African Language LLMs: Who Is Building Them

The global race for Artificial Intelligence dominance is accelerating, and a critical frontier is emerging: African Language LLMs. While mainstream AI models have long prioritized high-resource languages like English and…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 4, 2026
Infographic illustration showing the physical supply chain of African minerals used in AI, linking raw cobalt, lithium, and copper to advanced AI data center hardware.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute Strategic Minerals

African Minerals Used In AI Supply Chain

The "intelligence" of a Large Language Model is often discussed as something ethereal—a cloud-based miracle of code and logic. Yet, the physical infrastructure required to sustain the AI revolution is…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 3, 2026
Why African AI startups can’t access GPU compute
Posted inArtificial Intelligence and Compute

Why African AI startups can’t access GPU compute

Despite 18% of the world's population, Africa holds less than 1% of global data center capacity. For founders in Lagos, Nairobi, and Cairo, the AI race is not a battle…
Posted by Martina Jebet April 2, 2026

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