Beyond AI – Aether Strategies

January 7, 2026

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 https://aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TNS.png 1184 864 Aether Strategies Aether Strategies //aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aether-logo-OK-transparent200.png January 7, 2026 January 7, 2026

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,…

August 7, 2025

Microsoft, Nayara and the lessons of digital sovereignty for Africa

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Imagine that, overnight, your essential digital tools (messaging, software, data storage) stop working, at the behest of a foreign state. This is a scenario we must already find possible solutions for. Because the economic war between the West and the BRICS is no longer waged solely with tariffs or financial…

August 4, 2025

Shifting from spectator to scenarist of our own digital future

Shifting from spectator to scenarist of our own digital future https://aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/shifting.jpg 1777 1000 Aether Strategies Aether Strategies //aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aether-logo-OK-transparent200.png August 4, 2025 August 4, 2025

Watch children discover a sophisticated toy. They will marvel at the effects and imitate the gestures shown to them. But, they will remain completely unaware of the mechanisms that animate the object. This image can illustrate our current relationship with artificial intelligence, especially on the African continent. Google’s recent announcement…

July 16, 2025

AI in Africa: Regulate to rule, not to suffer digital servitude

AI in Africa: Regulate to rule, not to suffer digital servitude https://aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WBAI3.jpg 1920 1279 Aether Strategies Aether Strategies //aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aether-logo-OK-transparent200.png July 16, 2025 July 16, 2025

The call by the Pan-African Parliament for ethical governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is far more than a mere technical issue ; it is a historic crossroads for Africa. For the continent’s leaders, innovators, and citizens, the question is not whether we should adopt AI, but how we will master…

June 24, 2025

What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? Workshop in Accra, Ghana – June 28th, 2025

What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? Workshop in Accra, Ghana – June 28th, 2025 https://aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Aether Strategies Aether Strategies //aetherstrategies.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aether-logo-OK-transparent200.png June 24, 2025 June 24, 2025

What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? From the Street to the Screen: How AI Shapes Our Lives 🗓️ Saturday, June 28, 2025 🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Impact Hub Accra, Osu Ako-Adjei 🎉 FREE ENTRY — RSVP Required! 📲 RSVP: rsvp@bililicreative.org 📞 WhatsApp/Call:…