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African Development Bank and UNDP Discuss AI 10 Billion Initiative

The initiative aims to invest $1 billion each year for ten years, potentially creating 25 million new jobs by 2035.

The African Development Bank announced that a UNDP delegation visited its headquarters in Abidjan to discuss moving the AI 10 Billion Initiative from launch to delivery.

The plan aims to invest $1 billion each year for ten years, with the potential to create 25 million new jobs by 2035.

The initiative will start with five countries and expand to 20 by the end of 2027.

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