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Sonatel Expands Fiber and Mobile Data Base as FTTH Subscribers Top 640,000

Sonatel Expands Fiber and Mobile Data Base as FTTH Subscribers...

The 2025 annual report of the Sonatel Group  highlights a year of strong financial...

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Sierra Leone Approves Africell as Investment Partner for Sierratel Relaunch

Sierra Leone Approves Africell as Investment Partner for...

The Government of Sierra Leone has announced a major step in the restructuring of...

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Botswana Tech Fund Targets £50m to Accelerate Digital Growth Across Southern Africa

Botswana Tech Fund Targets £50m to Accelerate Digital Growth...

The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF)  is a multi-stage venture capital fund targeting £50...

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Kredete Recognized at Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Demo Day for Stablecoin Card Innovation

Kredete Recognized at Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Demo...

Kredete,  the financial technology platform helping African immigrants and diaspora...

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Proparco Commits $17.25m to Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund to Back High-Growth African Businesses

Proparco Commits $17.25m to Alterra Africa Accelerator...

Proparco,  the French development finance institution, has committed USD 17.25 million...

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Visa Inc. Launches Intelligent Commerce Connect to Power AI-Driven Payments

Visa Inc. Launches Intelligent Commerce Connect to Power...

Visa Inc.  unveiled Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new solution that makes it easier...

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Egypt Strengthens AI Edge as Valeo Launches New Development Hub

Egypt Strengthens AI Edge as Valeo Launches New Development...

Minister of Communications and Information Technology  Raafat Hendy has opened Valeo...

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AmiViz to Distribute Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Suite Across Middle East and Africa

AmiViz to Distribute Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Suite Across...

AmiViz,  the Middle East’s leading cybersecurity and AI-focused value-added distributor,...

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Omnix International Launches AIoT Offerings to Power Intelligent Connected Environments

Omnix International Launches AIoT Offerings to Power Intelligent...

Omnix International , a leading technology solutions provider in the Middle East,...

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How to plan and buy out-of-home advertising: Choosing the right OOH approach for your goals and budget

How to plan and buy out-of-home advertising: Choosing the...

Launching an out-of-home (OOH) campaign or renting a billboard involves more than...

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Everyone fails: sometimes, despite what business owners and social media say

Everyone fails: sometimes, despite what business owners...

If you were brave enough to start your own enterprise, even if it stalls, you deserve...

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Orange Egypt and PARAGON | ADEER Launch AI Campus at Sumou Boulevard to Power Egypt’s Tech Future

Orange Egypt and PARAGON | ADEER Launch AI Campus at Sumou...

In a major step to advance Egypt’s role as a regional AI hub, Orange Egypt  has...

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UniCloud Africa Teams Up with Open Access Data Centres to Expand Sovereign Cloud Across Africa

UniCloud Africa Teams Up with Open Access Data Centres...

UniCloud Africa (UCA),  the premier pan-African sovereign cloud platform, and Open...

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‘Ricky’ is a Journey of Second Chances and Redemption

‘Ricky’ is a Journey of Second Chances and Redemption

(Republished from our Sundance 2025 review) Director Rashad Frett brings us a poignant...

Michaela Coel Just Reframed the Entire Love Story of ‘Mother Mary’

Michaela Coel Just Reframed the Entire Love Story of ‘Mother...

In Mother Mary, love doesn’t fracture in obvious ways. There are no clean breaks...

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Erin Moriarty on Starlight’s Inner Battle and the Cost of Fighting Homelander

Erin Moriarty on Starlight’s Inner Battle and the Cost...

Few characters in prestige television carry the weight of goodness quite like Annie...

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Jaafar Jackson Is Electric in ‘Michael’, a Love Letter to His Uncle

Jaafar Jackson Is Electric in ‘Michael’, a Love Letter...

If you’re going to tackle a biopic about the King of Pop, you have to bring your...

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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Crawford Visits 2d Theater Signal Brigade

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Crawford Visits 2d Theater Signal...

During his visit, Col. Slade Smith, brigade commander, delivered a mission brief...

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MTN South Africa Launches Digital Learning Centre in Eastern Cape School

MTN South Africa Launches Digital Learning Centre in Eastern...

MTN South Africa  has handed over a new multimedia centre at Mzikayise Dalasile...

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MTN Nigeria Strengthens Digital Leadership with Global IT Service Certification

MTN Nigeria Strengthens Digital Leadership with Global...

MTN Nigeria  has achieved the ISO/IEC 20000 certification for IT Service Management,...

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Kenya and Ethiopia Deepen Digital Corridor Ties Under Horn of Africa Gateway Project

Kenya and Ethiopia Deepen Digital Corridor Ties Under Horn...

Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional integration...

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Dash Microfinance Bank Launches Mobile App to Expand Digital Banking in Nigeria

Dash Microfinance Bank Launches Mobile App to Expand Digital...

Dash Microfinance Bank Limited  has rolled out a new mobile banking solution, the...

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Credit Direct, vivo Partner to Expand Smartphone Access with Flexible Payment Plans in Nigeria

Credit Direct, vivo Partner to Expand Smartphone Access...

Credit Direct,  Nigeria’s foremost embedded finance company, and vivo , a Chinese...

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Senegal Launches National Digital Library to Safeguard Learning Continuity

Senegal Launches National Digital Library to Safeguard...

The Senegalese Ministry of National Education  has launched a national Digital Library,...

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HUBER+SUHNER Expands Collaboration with Microsoft Azure on Next-Gen Hollow Core Fiber Rollout

HUBER+SUHNER Expands Collaboration with Microsoft Azure...

HUBER+SUHNER  has announced a strengthened collaboration with Microsoft  Azure Fiber,...

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Cato Networks Launches Enterprise Browser to Strengthen Zero Trust Security Across All Users

Cato Networks Launches Enterprise Browser to Strengthen...

Cato Networks,  delivering the leading network security platform for the AI era,...

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GTT Unveils 2026 Strategy Focused on AI-Driven Networking and Cybersecurity Expansion

GTT Unveils 2026 Strategy Focused on AI-Driven Networking...

GTT Communications Inc.,  a global provider of networking and security-as-a-service...

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Network International Partners WooCommerce to Boost E-Commerce Payments Across MEA

Network International Partners WooCommerce to Boost E-Commerce...

Network International (Network),  a leading fintech company across the Middle East...

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ESET Unveils AI-Powered Security Tools to Protect Enterprise AI Interactions

ESET Unveils AI-Powered Security Tools to Protect Enterprise...

ESET,  a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced upcoming AI protection...

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NDPC and CIoD Sign MoU to Strengthen Data Protection and Corporate Governance in Nigeria

NDPC and CIoD Sign MoU to Strengthen Data Protection and...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

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Nigeria Strengthens Digital Economy Oversight as NCC and CBN Partner on Consumer Safety

Nigeria Strengthens Digital Economy Oversight as NCC and...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ...

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Côte d’Ivoire Tackles 625,000 Tons of Industrial Waste with New Digital System

Côte d’Ivoire Tackles 625,000 Tons of Industrial Waste...

The Minister of Environment and Ecological Transition of Côte d’Ivoire,  Abou Bamba,...

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Bank Windhoek Leads Namibia’s Banking Sector with WhatsApp Banking First

Bank Windhoek Leads Namibia’s Banking Sector with WhatsApp...

On Monday, 20 April 2026, Bank Windhoek  launched its WhatsApp Banking channel,...

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Congo and Russia Strengthen Digital and AI Cooperation During High-Level Meeting

Congo and Russia Strengthen Digital and AI Cooperation...

The Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy of the Republic of...

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Hospitality under strain: why cost-cutting alone won’t fuel sustainable growth

Hospitality under strain: why cost-cutting alone won’t...

Rising labour costs, energy bills, tax changes and persistent supply issues have...

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Airtel Nigeria Empowers 2,050 Women Through Financial Inclusion Programme

Airtel Nigeria Empowers 2,050 Women Through Financial Inclusion...

Airtel Nigeria  has highlighted the impact of its ongoing women empowerment initiative...

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Why recruitment feels broken, and what SMEs can do to fix it

Why recruitment feels broken, and what SMEs can do to fix...

For many SMEs, hiring doesn’t just feel difficult, it feels risky. Every hire carries...

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Vodafone Qatar Delivers Solid Q1 Results as Profit Hits QR 201 Million

Vodafone Qatar Delivers Solid Q1 Results as Profit Hits...

Vodafone Qatar  sustained its growth momentum in Q1 2026, reporting a net profit...

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Apple Names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive Chairman Role

Apple Names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive...

Apple  has announced a major leadership transition that will see Tim Cook step into...

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Amazon and Anthropic Expand Partnership with $100 Billion AWS Commitment

Amazon and Anthropic Expand Partnership with $100 Billion...

Since 2023, Amazon  and Anthropic  have worked together to accelerate generative...

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Emerson Partners OPSWAT to Strengthen OT Cybersecurity for Power and Water Sectors

Emerson Partners OPSWAT to Strengthen OT Cybersecurity...

OPSWAT,  a global leader in critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and Emerson ,...

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Discovery Bank Cardholders Get Automatic Parking Refunds via admyt Partnership

Discovery Bank Cardholders Get Automatic Parking Refunds...

admyt  announced that Discovery Bank  cardholders will receive an automatic parking...

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Bitget Records $6B Daily Volume as Traders Turn to Tokenised Markets for Macro Hedging

Bitget Records $6B Daily Volume as Traders Turn to Tokenised...

Bitget,  the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), in collaboration with Block...

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AI will not replace you but your competitor using it will

AI will not replace you but your competitor using it will

Inside Piers Linney’s no-nonsense blueprint for building an AI-powered business...

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6 of the Most Toxic Comic Book Couples That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Own Relationship Choices

6 of the Most Toxic Comic Book Couples That Will Make You...

Romance is a powerful and relatable theme to weave into any storyline, and both...

7 Surprising Facts Behind Eddie Murphy’s Hit “Party All the Time”

7 Surprising Facts Behind Eddie Murphy’s Hit “Party All...

When Eddie Murphy‘s “Party All the Time” spread through the airwaves in 1985, many...

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Is Pac-Man the World’s Biggest Capitalist?

Is Pac-Man the World’s Biggest Capitalist?

More often than not, video games provide criticism and satire of the real world....

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Apply to the Freeman-Hrabowski Scholars Program for Early-Career Scientists

Apply to the Freeman-Hrabowski Scholars Program for Early-Career...

Emma V. Watson, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), encourages...

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Nigeria Digitizes Academic Credential Authentication in Major Policy Shift

Nigeria Digitizes Academic Credential Authentication in...

The Federal Ministry of Education  has officially automated the authentication and...

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United Arab Bank Accelerates Digital Evolution with New Corporate Banking Suite

United Arab Bank Accelerates Digital Evolution with New...

United Arab Bank  (UAB) P.J.S.C. (“UAB”), one of the UAE’s established home-grown...

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Mozambique Enters the 5G Era: INCM Opens Spectrum Bids from Major Operators

Mozambique Enters the 5G Era: INCM Opens Spectrum Bids...

The Communications Regulatory Authority (INCM)  of Mozambique reached a pivotal...

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AFC Closes $100 Million Loan Deal with India Exim Bank to Boost African Infrastructure

AFC Closes $100 Million Loan Deal with India Exim Bank...

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) , the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions...

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Liquid Intelligent Technologies Secures $660 Million Financing as Eurobond Sees 2.5x Oversubscription

Liquid Intelligent Technologies Secures $660 Million Financing...

2.5x oversubscription in a risk-selective market underscores the investment case...

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Sandra Evers-Manly Elevates Black Voices with W.E.B. Du Bois Film and Decades of Leadership

Sandra Evers-Manly Elevates Black Voices with W.E.B. Du...

The documentary, narrated by Viola Davis and featuring readings by Common, Courtney...

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Over 85% of Malawi Schools Lack Internet Access, New Report Warns of Growing Education Inequality

Over 85% of Malawi Schools Lack Internet Access, New Report...

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Malawi  has launched the School...

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HONOR to Bring Advanced Smartphone Manufacturing Technologies to Egypt

HONOR to Bring Advanced Smartphone Manufacturing Technologies...

Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology,  Raafat Hendy, has...

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Safaricom Ethiopia Highlights $5 Billion Investment Need to Scale Telecom Sector

Safaricom Ethiopia Highlights $5 Billion Investment Need...

Safaricom Ethiopia Telecommunications PLC  has highlighted Ethiopia’s growing digital...

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Terra Industries Launches Construction of Pax-2 Drone Manufacturing Facility in Ghana

Terra Industries Launches Construction of Pax-2 Drone Manufacturing...

Terra Industries,  the African defense technology company building autonomous security...

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Why saying no might be your smartest move yet

Why saying no might be your smartest move yet

New partnerships, requests, introductions, ideas, collaborations - everywhere you...

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The data mistake costing small businesses growth

The data mistake costing small businesses growth

Good quality data, used well and responsibly, can transform how SMEs operate, compete,...

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Lagos State Unveils Comprehensive Cybersecurity Guidelines to Strengthen Digital Safety

Lagos State Unveils Comprehensive Cybersecurity Guidelines...

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a comprehensive set of Cybersecurity Guidelines...

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Safaricom Foundation Transforms Learning at Kibigori Railways School with New ICT Lab

Safaricom Foundation Transforms Learning at Kibigori Railways...

The Safaricom Foundation  has highlighted the impact of its latest digital education...

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Stanbic Bank Kenya Strengthens Personal Banking Offering with Safaricom Home Loan Scheme

Stanbic Bank Kenya Strengthens Personal Banking Offering...

Stanbic Bank Kenya  has announced a strategic partnership with Safaricom PLC  aimed...

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Morocco Launches Startup Challenge Focused on V-Game Technology in Partnership with inwi

Morocco Launches Startup Challenge Focused on V-Game Technology...

The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communications,  in partnership with inwi,  has...

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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Launches Dedicated AI Unit to Drive Nationwide Digital Transformation

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Launches Dedicated AI Unit to...

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe  has launched Econet AI, a dedicated standalone business...

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Telecom Namibia Restores Services After External Connectivity Failure Impacts Network

Telecom Namibia Restores Services After External Connectivity...

Telecom Namibia  has informed its valued customers and the general public that parts...

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NTT DATA Becomes First Network Operator in Africa to Launch 400 Gbps Peering at JINX

NTT DATA Becomes First Network Operator in Africa to Launch...

NTT DATA,  a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, announced...

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Ooredoo Becomes First Operator in Qatar to Launch LTE-M for Next-Generation IoT Connectivity

Ooredoo Becomes First Operator in Qatar to Launch LTE-M...

Ooredoo,  Qatar’s leading telecommunications and ICT provider, has achieved a new...

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stc group Extends Partnership with Netflix to Expand Premium Streaming Access in Saudi Arabia

stc group Extends Partnership with Netflix to Expand Premium...

stc group , a leading digital enabler, announced extending its partnership with...

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Galaxy Corporation Enters UAE Market to Advance AI-Driven Media and Entertainment Innovation

Galaxy Corporation Enters UAE Market to Advance AI-Driven...

Galaxy Corporation,  a Seoul-based AI-driven entertainment technology company, has...

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MTN and Cell C Share Top Spot in South Africa’s Mobile Internet Rankings

MTN and Cell C Share Top Spot in South Africa’s Mobile...

nPerf  has released its latest Mobile Internet Barometer for South Africa, covering...

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Mastercard Foundation Backs New EdTech Fellowship to Transform Learning in Uganda

Mastercard Foundation Backs New EdTech Fellowship to Transform...

Hive Colab  has announced the official launch of the Mastercard Foundation  EdTech...

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ESET Launches Cloud Workload Protection to Secure Multi-Cloud Environments

ESET Launches Cloud Workload Protection to Secure Multi-Cloud...

ESET,  a global leader in cybersecurity, launched ESET Cloud Workload Protection...

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ethio telecom Reaches 99.8% Coverage, Accelerates Smart Infrastructure Development

ethio telecom Reaches 99.8% Coverage, Accelerates Smart...

ethio telecom  has showcased its future-ready digital infrastructure solutions at...

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At the Forefront of American Public Health and CDC Nominee

At the Forefront of American Public Health and CDC Nominee

Rear Admiral Erica G. Schwartz, bringing her knowledge in preventive medicine, public...

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