How AI is upgrading African dictatorship
22 May 2026, 08:00 GMT
By Guest Contributor
Topic: Censorship
Source URL: https://globalvoices.org/2026/05/22/how-ai-is-upgrading-african-dictatorship/
A March 2026 study by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network found that 11 African governments had collectively spent more than USD 2 billion on AI-powered surveillance systems.