[afnog] African ai infrastructure

[Loganaden Velvindron]

Hi Musa,

The usa is now doing export control on usa ai technology.

Several tech communities, universities, small businesses owners, young
politicians, and a major company in mauritius are getting together to
discuss the way forward for ai & cybersecurity. It's no longer only about
cyberstorm.mu. Many people are paying close attention.



On Sun, 14 Jun 2026, 22:15 Musa Stephen Honlue, <honlue at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Logan,
>
> This is good, I mean the idea of building a model on the continent. It’s
> good for our digital future. This is a critical pillar for Africa’s digital
> sovereignty.
>
> However the narrative that Africa is an everlasting beggar who relies on
> donations for such critical infrastructure should change.
> Africa spends billions yearly on useless projects and initiatives. These
> funds can really well be invested on the right skills and infrastructure.
>
> On 14 Jun 2026, at 18:18, Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi all,
>
> The cyberstorm.mu team got a generous in kind sponsorship for hardware
> from an isp based in the our region (africa). Although the donation is not
> big, it's enough to get a start to build a cybersecurity ai model.
>
> It is sad that one ai model is currently being restricted due to national
> security reasons in the usa.
>
> I believe that it's the right time for Africa to show to the rest of the
> world what we can do.
>
> We should put our differences aside and aspire to build a modern african
> continent where ai is affordable for individuals and smes.
>
> Can we do that ? I would love to hear of similar efforts and how we can
> work together?
>
>
>
>
>
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