Nvidia has announced a new quantum computing lab in Boston, in collaboration with Harvard and MIT. This signals a pivot from traditional computing to a new paradigm that promises to revolutionize everything from medicine to cryptography.
But Africa is nowhere in this conversation. No labs. No partnerships. No plans.
Quantum computing may feel distant—but so did mobile banking once. The question is not whether Africa needs quantum technology today. It’s whether we’re preparing for tomorrow.
Africa’s universities and research institutions must invest in frontier science. Our governments must fund it. And our tech leaders must push for it.
If we keep waiting for others to build the future, we’ll always be reacting to it.
