The ambitious initiative will unfold in phases, beginning with a pilot phase within the first year and aiming for a continent-wide reach by year three.

The partnership allows African developers to access NVIDIA’s advanced ecosystem, offering participants training, certifications, and community support through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute.

This collaboration comes just eight months after Gebeya transitioned into an all-in-one talent cloud provider, reflecting its expanded focus on solving organizational needs through various talent cloud solutions.

Gebeya’s AI-powered Talent Cloud will play a pivotal role in this partnership, with NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute integrated into its platform to provide certified learning paths.

Through this collaboration, African developers will gain critical AI skills, addressing the region’s shortage of expertise in this area while advancing growth and innovation across Africa’s tech industry.

Wei Xiao, NVIDIA’s Director of Developer Relations, emphasized the collaboration’s strategic importance in positioning Africa as an AI talent hub, which could attract investments and boost the continent’s global tech competitiveness.

Gebeya CEO Amadou Daffe noted the initiative’s potential to unify fragmented tech communities, address skill shortages, and accelerate industry development, establishing Africa as a center for NVIDIA technologies.

Gebeya’s partnership with NVIDIA follows its December 2023 collaboration with Microsoft to launch a platform dedicated to skilling and job-matching.

The platform aims to upskill 300,000 developers across several African nations. The target for the first year is 150,000 trained developers, creating significant momentum for tech talent development on the continent.

This new initiative with NVIDIA is expected to transform Africa’s AI capabilities, strengthening the continent’s position as a competitive tech talent hub on the global stage.