Google has exceeded a five-year target to invest $1 billion in Africa, it said ‌on Wednesday, as it made public initiatives on infrastructure ‌and development of AI to accelerate the continent's digital growth. They follow on from ​Google's launch of a cloud for the Johannesburg region in 2025. Here are the details of the new initiatives that Google, owned by Alphabet, announced at the first Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg.