Cameroon Pushes for Africa-Wide AI Observatory for Media Industry

Cameroon Pushes for Africa-Wide AI Observatory for Media Industry wo years after African media leaders gathered in Yaoundé to debate the future of artificial intelligence in journalism, organizers are now trying to turn those discussions into a continent-wide institutional project. During a meeting held May 6 at Cameroon’s Ministry of External Relations, African Union of Broadcasting Director General Grégoire Ndjaka reviewed progress on initiatives launched under the Yaoundé Declaration, adopted at the 2024 summit on AI and media. At the center of discussions with Acting Secretary General Gervais Bindzi Edzimbi was a project now being presented as a strategic priority:…