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AI as a common good

 AI as a common good 1600 900 Aether Strategies

The announcement made by US Senator Bernie Sanders regarding the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act constitutes one of the most significant political events of the year 2026. In an op-ed published in the New York Times, Sanders proposes creating a national sovereign wealth fund financed by a one-time 50% levy on the stock of…

AfCFTA: The treaty without a people

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in January 2021 for trade (although the treaty entered into force on May 30, 2019). It covers 54 countries, 1.4 billion people, and a combined GDP of $3.5 trillion. It is the world’s largest free trade agreement by number of members. Today, ask a shopkeeper in…

The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future

 The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future 1184 864 Aether Strategies

By Kambale Musavuli A new pattern is reshaping global digital politics, and African nations must pay attention. This pattern is taking shape not through military force or overt political pressure, but through trade agreements that quietly restructure how data, platforms, and digital services are governed. The recent U.S.–Malaysia trade agreement, presented as a bilateral arrangement,…

Making Better Decisions with Awareness, Consequence, and Collective Intelligence

 Making Better Decisions with Awareness, Consequence, and Collective Intelligence 1024 683 Aether Strategies

The challenges facing most African countries are not only multiple but equally crucial: the appetite of major powers and multinationals for strategic raw materials on African soil, the challenges of climate change and the green transition, an increasingly educated but still unemployed youth, desires for sovereignty and Pan-African renaissance. These situations require states and citizens…

Persona Non Grata in Burkina Faso: The case for the UN strategic communication

 Persona Non Grata in Burkina Faso: The case for the UN strategic communication 649 425 Aether Strategies

On August 18, 2025, the government of Burkina Faso declared the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System, Ms. Carol Flore-SMERECZNIAK, persona non grata. The reason: a report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso’ addressed to the Security Council, which the Burkinabe authorities deemed partial, non-collaborative, and insulting. After Barbara Manzi (on December…

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BEYOND AI

Beyond AI is an ongoing initiative that facilitates critical conversations between policymakers, technologists, academics, and civil society about the role of artificial intelligence in Africa. Through this movement, we aim to shape an AI future that serves the public good.

As AI technologies rapidly reshape economies, governance, and daily life, African voices must be central to the global conversation. Beyond AI exists to ensure that the continent’s diverse perspectives, challenges, and innovations are reflected in AI governance frameworks and digital transformation strategies.

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NYANSA FUTURES

Nyansa Futures is the annual flagship conference of the Beyond AI Initiative — a two-day hybrid gathering that brings together policymakers, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, and civil society leaders from across the African continent and beyond.

The conference creates a space for honest, rigorous dialogue about how artificial intelligence is reshaping African societies — and how African voices can shape the global AI governance agenda. From algorithmic accountability to data sovereignty, from AI in healthcare to digital rights, Nyansa Futures tackles the questions that matter most.

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Aether Strategies at the Global South Academic Forum 150 150 Aether Strategies

Aether Strategies at the Global South Academic Forum

On 16 October 2026, in Shanghai, Kambale Musavuli spoke for Aether Strategies at the Global South Academic Forum. The panel, “AI and Digital Technology in the Service of the People”, met the day before the forum’s plenary sessions opened. It was the annual meeting of the forum’s working group on digital sovereignty and sovereign AI.…

Nyansa Futures 2026 150 150 Aether Strategies

Nyansa Futures 2026

SAVE THE DATE! Nyansa Futures 2026 is coming to Academic City University on 14–15 August—and registration is now open! Over the past year, the Beyond AI community has come together every month to ask some of the most important questions of our time. How will AI transform our jobs, our schools, our hospitals, our businesses,…

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