# The International Monetary Fund says Sub-Saharan Africa could boost its economy by 4-percent over the next decade through artificial intelligence. But the organisation warns in a report this could only happen if governments urgently resolve massive bottlenecks in electricity supply, internet access, and digital skills. Without infrastructure reforms, the IMF estimates that AI adoption will yield a negligible growth dividend of just 0.2-percent. Africa hosts roughly 160 data centres, just 5.5-percent of the global total, and nearly half are concentrated in just three countries: South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya.
IMF says electricity access must improve before Africa can harness AI potential