In SummaryKenya has recorded the highest spam volume with 68 million messages flagged. More than 205 million spam SMS messages were detected by Airtel Africa’s pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered spam detection service, Spam Alert, in 13 (thirteen) of its markets over the last 6 months. Kenya has recorded the highest spam volume with 68 million messages flagged. Overall, there has been a 12% reduction in spam messages since the launch of the Airtel Africa SPAM Alert service, with Nigeria recording the highest drop of 84%. Airtel Africa’s Spam Alert service uses AI to analyse and classify SMS messages as “SPAM ALERT” based on various parameters, including the sender’s usage patterns and SMS frequency in real time.