🚨 Back-to-School Boost! 🚨 🎉 Big news for students! We’re making the Google AI Pro subscription available free of charge for all students and trainees 18+ in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe! Get the plan for 1 year! Turn notes into podcasts, get instant homework support, and pass exams! Students and trainees can: 🎧 Turn lecture notes into a podcast for commuting to class. 🔎 Research complex topics and summarize them into a comprehensive report with sources with Deep Research 🤝🏻 Chat with a personal study partner to revise notes or create real-time summaries with Gemini Live 📝 Turn courseware or notes into personalized flashcards or exam preparation quizzes with our new learning features 📽️AND with our new image-to-video feature that launched TODAY, students can turn static images into dynamic videos. Offer lasts 60 days starting on Oct 7th to Dec 9th. ✨ ➡️ All details about the offer and registration can be found here: gemini.google/students/

Nano Banana: Demystified! 📷 That amazing AI image editing you've seen? It’s simpler than you think. Swipe to see the magic: 📷 The Prompt: Upload an image and tell it what to do. 📷 The Transformation: Add, remove, or change elements instantly. 📷 The Result: Studio-quality visuals ready for the season. Get your creative assistant today! #CreatetheSeason

As we approach the holiday season, we’re helping Africa's creators #CreateTheSeason with @GeminiApp! From spark to story, Gemini is the creative co-pilot for a new wave of content. Check out how our creators, like Tara Nicole, are making magic: bit.ly/47fpVgd Follow the hashtag and get inspired. #googlegemini #GoogleKenya

We are proud to have celebrated International Dictionary Day by launching an AI Glossary in South Africa, in partnership with @PanSALB_ZA The Glossary defines 100 essential terms in isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans. This project is part of a broader collaboration to help bridge the digital divide for an estimated 266 million speakers across Africa, ensuring more people can engage with the technologies that are changing our world. Find out more here: blog.google/intl/en-africa/g… As our Country Director,Kabelo Makwane said, "We want everyone to have the words to understand and shape the technologies that are changing the world." 🌍 #AIGlossary #GoogleAfrica #InclusiveAI

If you've ever laughed at the antics of Tegwolo, the "Champion of Warri", you've witnessed the power of a simple idea turned global media brand. 🤯 Creator of this character @Ajebodcomedian shares 5 big lessons for winning on YouTube! Read 👉bit.ly/4o75Oq5 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 #LearningsfromaCreator

Your business's next chapter starts now! 📷 Google and the @AfCFTA Secretariat are launching the Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme to help 7,500 SMEs unlock new growth through AI, Cloud, and cross-border digital trade. Don't miss the launch event: 📷 Oct 2 📷 2PM East Africa Time RSVP & details: [Link Here: forms.gle/q8PLHVJnhTTdwzh5A] #Entrepreneurship #AfCFTA #GoogleHustleAcademy #AfricaTech

Announcement! 📣📣📣📣 Google further entrenches its long-term presence in Africa! Today, we reiterated our commitment to provide the continent with connectivity, access to powerful AI tools and building digital capacity & skills through 3x announcements: 🔌More Connection: 4X strategic connectivity hubs in the north, south, east, and west regions of Africa - with new sub-sea cable infrastructure. 🚪Access: Free one-year subscription to Google Gemini AI Pro Plan accessible to students +18 years old in Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Egypt and Zimbabwe. 🏋️Funding: Additional $9 Million funding to bolster capacity and skilling for African universities and research institutions in the coming year. Read more about it here: blog.google/around-the-globe… #GoogleAfrica #GoogleAI #InvestingAfrica

What an Epic night of celebration at the YouTube Works Awards! Hosted to reward the most deserving campaigns on YouTube, the awards were an eclectic showcase of South Africa's creativity! One of the evening's highlights was seeing @OMFilmsSA being honoured with a 1 million subscriber plaque, a major win for the local creator ecosystem! #YouTubeWorksZA2025 #AdvertisingEffectiveness #YouTubeForBrands #CreatorEconomy #YouTubeTurns20

Ever wonder what makes #Nollywood videos connect so well with audiences around the world🤔 ? This week on the Google Africa blog, we featured Nollywood superstar & producer @ruthkadiri, & she spilled 6 game changing lessons in the era of the New TV. 🇳🇬 👉👉 goo.gle/RuthKadiri-6Lessons #RuthKadiri

Attention South African founders! 🇿🇦 Applications are STILL OPEN for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. If your AI-first startup is ready to scale and create real impact, this is your shot at expert mentorship, cutting-edge tools, and R1M equity-free funding. Apply today! 👉 g.co/acceleratorafrica #AcceleratedbyGoogle

Exciting updates for AI Mode in Search! 1️⃣AI Mode gets more agentic: make restaurant reservations with live web-browsing capabilities from Project Mariner (also coming soon for event tickets & local appointments) 2️⃣AI Mode gets more tailored: get results based on your personal preferences & interests, previous conversations, and the places you’ve searched or tapped in Search & Maps. 3️⃣AI Mode gets more collaborative: share links to what you’re inspired by in AI Mode with your contacts, so you can continue searching & exploring together Oh, and did we mention? AI Mode is now available in English in 180+ new countries and territories! Read more about it here: blog.google/intl/en-africa/p…

A delegation from the U.S. Embassy visited Google’s new AI Community Center in Accra — a prime example of how U.S. companies are powering secure, world-class technology solutions and driving research all around the world. We learnt first-hand the impressive work the Google team is doing in collaboration with Ghanaian partners and academic institutions to integrate Ghanaian languages into AI, making sure advanced technology reflects and empowers the communities it serves. The U.S. government is committed to partnering with the private sector to promote world-class U.S. research and technology and support local innovation.

The Digital News Transformation Fund is set to open for applications on 25 August, offering South African community-based news publishers a chance to secure funding for projects that drive digital transformation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. 👇👇 dntfund.org.za/2025/08/19/di…

The best way to learn is by doing. That's the idea behind #BuildWithAI, our new program with @GOMYCODE to help Nigeria's developers get hands-on with generative AI. Applications are now open to join our cohort. Find out how to join in our new blog post: goo.gle/BuildwithAI-NG

Yesterday, Minister of @CommsZA @SollyMalatsi virtually opened the JHB leg of the AI In Action event, confirming that AI is definitely Now! and it should be embraced in order to help create a more equitable society! #AIISNOW! #GoogleAI #AIInAction2025!

Africa's AI future is bright! Today @samgeorgegh, Ghana's Minister of @mocghana joined us as we launched our AI Community Center in Accra & committed $37M in grants & support for research & innovation. #GoogleAfrica #AIForGood

This past Friday, in honor of #MandelaDay, our WiSci girls and Google mentors shared how they’re powering change one idea, one action, and one connection at a time. 🧠💫 #WiSci2025 #GoogleAfrica #67Minutes #STEAMforChange #GirlPowered

Language shouldn't be a barrier! 🇿🇦 Meet Botlhale, South African #AfricaAIPioneers, building AI to truly bring communities together through linguistic inclusion. Their vision for a more connected Africa is inspiring. Watch & share their powerful story 👇 piped.video/w-jjwqppfrg