Tanzania, May 16 -- Kigali. African organisations are rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but many are still failing to convert experimentation into large-scale business growth, according to a new report released by PricehousewaterCoopers (PwC).

The findings were presented during the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali on Friday, May 15, 2026, where PwC executives warned that while confidence in AI remains high across the continent, many organisations are struggling to move beyond pilot projects into full-scale implementation.

The report, titled Decoding ROI from AI in Africa, reveals that 82 percent of organisations across the continent are already running AI pilot projects.

However, few have succeeded in scaling the technolog...