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\n This move comes as the global battle for artificial intelligence dominance, particularly between the US and China, is moving deeper into Africa.
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\n As the recent report indicates, NVIDIA seems to have emerged as the beneficiary of this AI play.
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\n However, at the time, Huawei submitted a proposal to build AI data centres in Egypt, a deal that would deploy more than 2,000 of its advanced Ascend processors.
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\n Huawei\u2019s proposal includes 1,408 high-end Ascend 950-series processors for an AI training cloud.
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\n A further 600 Ascend chips, either from the same series or the older 910B generation, would power two inference clusters used to run AI models after training.
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\n Together, the proposed order would total 2,008 processors, with Huawei outlining a 12-month construction and deployment schedule.
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\n The deal with the Chinese tech giant was expected to serve as a major African showcase as Cairo pursues a national AI strategy targeting a 7.7% contribution to GDP by 2030 while remaining heavily dependent on foreign suppliers for advanced processors.
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This new development was announced by the country\u2019s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hindi.
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