A joint initiative by UN Women, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the African Union Commission (AUC) is empowering young Kenyan women through coding and digital entrepreneurship. The program, African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI), aims to create a direct pipeline of female tech talent into Kenya's growing digital economy.

• Since launching in Kenya in 2022, the AGCCI has trained 213 participants aged 14 to 25.
• The initiative has trained over 1,200 young women across Africa with support from international partners including the governments of Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Siemens AG.
• Graduates have secured jobs at companies like Siemens, Safaricom, and CYBER RANGES, and founded movements such as Shield Maidens and the Space Shift Initiative to address digital safety and gender-based violence.
• The program aligns with Kenya's National Digital Master Plan (2022–2032) and Kenya Vision 2030, fostering collaboration between Kenya's Ministries of ICT, Gender, and Education to integrate technology and gender equality into the national school curriculum.

Google is offering free one-year subscriptions to its Gemini Advanced AI through the Google One AI Premium plan for university students in eight African countries. This initiative aims to integrate AI tools into the continent's tech ecosystem, targeting future developers and researchers.

• Google is providing free Gemini Advanced AI access to students in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
• The subscription includes Gemini 1.5 Pro, offering a 1 million token context window for processing large amounts of information, a Deep Research feature with citations, and a Guided Learning mode.
• The plan, valued at approximately KES 3,700 per month in Kenya, also bundles 2TB of cloud storage, access to NotebookLM, and Veo (a text-to-video generator).
• Additionally, Google is investing $9 million in African universities and research labs for AI-focused programs and implementing four new subsea cable landing points to enhance internet infrastructure.
• This move is part of Google's $1 billion investment in Africa, aiming to support the continent's youth and digital economy.

Xbox Game Camp Africa returns for its third edition in 2025 as a 12-week studio program. It aims to support pre-selected professional studios across Africa, helping them develop game prototypes with mentorship from Team Xbox.

• The program kicks off on December 4, 2025, in Cape Town, coinciding with Africa Games Week.
• The initiative partners with ID@Xbox’s Developer Acceleration Program (DAP), which offers non-recoupable support for porting and guidance for getting games onto Xbox.
• Previous camps have engaged over 1,900 new-to-industry creators; this iteration shifts focus to helping established teams ship titles.
• Kunta Content from Nairobi, an alumnus of earlier camps, developed its debut title Hiru through the program.
• Interested companies registered and operating in an African country can express interest via gamecamp@microsoft.com for future waves.