Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could help expand Nigeria and other African countries' digital economy and reduce poverty, but poor households risk being excluded from its benefits, according to the World Bank's latest report.

In the bank's October 2026 Africa Economic Update, it said AI could be a poverty-reducing platform in Africa but is constrained by limited access to affordable internet, devices, electricity and digital skills.

The financial institution said Nigeria's developer community has recorded rapid growth since the global AI boom, noting that the country's GitHub developer base has expanded tenfold since 2020.

It added that Ghana also recorded nearly an eightfold increase in its GitHub developer base, with...