<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Hi Musa,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The usa is now doing export control on usa ai technology.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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 <a href="http://cyberstorm.mu">cyberstorm.mu</a>. Many people are paying close attention.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 14 Jun 2026, 22:15 Musa Stephen Honlue, <<a href="mailto:honlue@gmail.com" target="_blank">honlue@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Logan,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>However the narrative that Africa is an everlasting beggar who relies on donations for such critical infrastructure should change.</div><div>Africa spends billions yearly on useless projects and initiatives. These funds can really well be invested on the right skills and infrastructure.</div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 14 Jun 2026, at 18:18, Loganaden Velvindron <<a href="mailto:loganaden@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">loganaden@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The <a href="http://cyberstorm.mu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">cyberstorm.mu</a> 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. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It is sad that one ai model is currently being restricted due to national security reasons in the usa.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I believe that it's the right time for Africa to show to the rest of the world what we can do. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We should put our differences aside and aspire to build a modern african continent where ai is affordable for individuals and smes. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Can we do that ? I would love to hear of similar efforts and how we can work together?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>
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