African youth are using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect conflict early, counter hate speech, and strengthen community resilience, according to a recent policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa). The report argues that young people are helping shape how digital technologies are used for peacebuilding, but warns that outdated policies, weak digital infrastructure, and persistent inequality threaten to limit that potential. African governments, regional organizations, and civil society are beginning to develop AI governance frameworks, and the report says youth should help design them from the beginning. The report presents African youth as knowledge creators who generate information, build digital tools, and shape public conversations about conflict. Examples include Kenya’s Ushahidi platform, which demonstrated how citizens could crowdsource reports during crises following post-election violence from 2007 to 2008, and iVerify, piloted in Zambia in 2021, which trains young journalists to identify and counter false information. iVerify is now being used in Sierra Leone and Liberia as a Digital Public Good. Other youth-led projects combine machine learning, open-source intelligence, and community reporting to monitor elections, identify conflict risks, and challenge false narratives online. The report avoids treating technology as a substitute for human relationships, combining digital platforms with face-to-face dialogue, community organizing, local radio, and peace education.