Scaling Gates The Gates Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9rvGzZWfjZxYZAsfAL6lqKjQsaTMCk9egpZpag3wmhU4wwOv76dHth0CGdPUu-aEurI=> signed *a three-year, $7.5 million partnership* to scale artificial intelligence innovations in Rwanda <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POn02zDkP1xLplUApRXiM8P9ZqC471jyo7E36edpcQJF5HnaYJ7q5Qg7oyEqlTN-P-IMlfEzGvxecFnnNemsMfjnu-yZ5Chka8svtK6x9Yn87-IemYBYtBECoa50WJfDbkgXK78d59Iqt20n0MakXY-YSCc9CKnP6GB3JR1puhvWIMz4exQfW0cHbfHItS7-AhUSiwjuEP8vDE5X1KaJOQmV5yaSoeOF7TxR5csOHHpzF/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9R9UPvMSqgV2K0iTzrbnW02arUKHpTEiPHIO8mXJm9txyNLIXAxTT9Pq3dDjLoDBPyw=>, on the sidelines of the recent Global AI Summit on Africa.
While the injection of money is welcome, *it’s a far cry from what’s needed*, Devex contributor Anthony Langat writes. In the second quarter of 2024, for instance, the continent only attracted $4 million out of the $23.2 billion raised by global AI startups. Still, the Gates investment could just be the beginning. Trevor Mundel, president of global health at the foundation, says *it* *plans* *to sign three other partnerships across the continent* in the next few months to establish hubs in Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal with the aim of breaking down barriers “to scale and help move promising AI innovation to impact.” *Read:* Gates Foundation to fund AI scaling hubs in Africa <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POn02zDkP1xLplUApRXiM8P9ZqC471jyo7E36edpcQJF5HnaYJ7q5Qg7oyEqlTN-P-IMlfEzGvxecFnnNemsMfjnu-yZ5Chka8svtK6x9Yn87-IemYBYtBECoa50WJfDbkgXK78d59Iqt20n0MakXY-YSCc9CKnP6GB3JR1puhvWIMz4exQfW0cHbfHItS7-AhUSiwjuEP8vDE5X1KaJOQmXbE4FpMroAj6xuCh9mbU55/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9R9UPvMSqgV2K0iTzrbnW02arUKHpTEiPHIO8mXJm9txyNLIXAxTT9Pq3dDjLoDBPyw=>
