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  "id": 18287806,
  "title": "Africa must own its AI, data to drive growth, experts say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/africa-must-own-its-ai-data-to-drive-growth-experts-say",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:21:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/education/article/africa-must-own-its-ai-data-to-drive-growth-experts-say/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "… UNILAG’s Machine Intelligence Research Group holds ICAIR 2026 conference Africa must take greater ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) development read more Africa must own its AI, data to drive growth, experts say",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}