Tanzania, May 22 -- Nairobi. African leaders have been urged to reposition artificial intelligence (AI) as a core investment and development agenda, with calls for the continent to move from being a passive consumer of technology to an active hub for innovation, infrastructure and talent.

Speaking during the opening of the GITEX Kenya and AI Everything summit in Nairobi, Special Envoy for Technology in the Office of the President, Philip Thigo, said Africa has the resources to play a central role in shaping the future of AI.

"Africa's role in AI must be articulated as an investment agenda. AI is not about ICT; AI is literally AI everything," he said.

Thigo noted that although Africa still faces gaps in computing infrastructure, connect...