AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoArchitectural Spotlight: MoMA opened “Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa,” tracing independence-era modern architecture across Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo. Digital Skills in Lomé: A summer camp at Lomé’s Digital School is teaching children robotics, coding, and AI—aiming to narrow the digital divide. AI for Local Languages: Togo launched an open-source push to build AI models for its 50 national languages, with speech and translation datasets feeding competitions on Zindi. Market Standards: Togo began deploying 191 electronic scales in Kara, Centrale, and Savanes to standardize weighing and reduce trade disputes. Compliance & Tech Against Fraud: Lomé hosted the GRCRO summit on using AI to fight money laundering and fraud. Sports & Youth: Benin’s U-17 women’s coach Idah Azonsou says her team can overturn Nigeria in the return leg in Lomé. Culture & Art: A Togo-born artist, Talle Bamazi, is creating a World Cup painting series featuring a flying calabash welcoming participating nations.
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