Who Builds, Who Buys: Senegal and the New Economics of Artificial Intelligence
An in-depth investigation into Senegal's structural position in the global AI economy, the paradox of its world-class talent, the gap between announced ambition and deployed capacity, and whether the country can move from consuming the technologies of the future to helping create them.
Senegal Has Put Starlink on Hold. The Real Fight Is Over Who Connects the Country
Senegal's Supreme Court provisionally suspended Starlink's operating authorization on September 7, after a challenge by Sonatel, the incumbent that paid 134.5 billion CFA francs in license and spectrum fees. The ruling is not a revocation — but it puts a question the country can no longer avoid: who should pay to connect Senegal, and under what rules?
Moustapha Cissé Could Have Stayed in Big Tech. He Chose to Build in Africa.
A Senegalese AI researcher who led Google's first Africa lab and founded the continent's first AI master's program is now building a health-insurance company in Dakar. His career asks a larger question about whether Africa can stop merely exporting talent and start compounding it at home.
Senegal Is Building a Space Future. The Opportunity Is Bigger Than Satellites
Senegal's growing space ambitions could create opportunities far beyond satellites, from agriculture and climate resilience to research, entrepreneurship and high-skilled jobs. The bigger question is whether the country can build an ecosystem around them.
Senegal Launches AI and Digital Training for 105,000 Teachers in $233M Education Push
Senegal's Ministry of National Education has launched a program to train 105,000 teachers and administrative staff in digital skills and artificial intelligence, backed by a 130 billion CFA franc budget and a five-year national strategy.