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The hidden cost of making your business look bigger than it is

The hidden cost of making your business look bigger than...

Julie Firth explains how overstating a company's size creates hidden costs, from...

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ClearTax and Odoo Partner to Simplify Tax Compliance and E-Invoicing Across GCC

ClearTax and Odoo Partner to Simplify Tax Compliance and...

ClearTax,  a global tax compliance and e-invoicing technology company, has announced...

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ZEDEDA and VAS Limited Partner to Bring Edge Intelligence Platform to Saudi Arabia

ZEDEDA and VAS Limited Partner to Bring Edge Intelligence...

ZEDEDA,  the leader in edge intelligence, and VAS Limited,  a value-added distributor...

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HUMAIN and DataVolt Partner to Develop 100MW AI Data Centre at Oxagon

HUMAIN and DataVolt Partner to Develop 100MW AI Data Centre...

HUMAIN,  a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities...

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads Business Hits $1bn Annualized Revenue Run Rate

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads Business Hits $1bn Annualized Revenue...

OpenAI  said ChatGPT Ads, the company’s advertising business, has reached $1 billion...

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MTN, UJ, TAEF Launch Pan-African Media Innovation Programme for 42 Journalists

MTN, UJ, TAEF Launch Pan-African Media Innovation Programme...

MTN Group,  the University of Johannesburg (UJ)  and The African Editors’ Forum...

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Ericsson Recycles Nearly 5,000 Tonnes of Telecom E-Waste in Saudi Arabia

Ericsson Recycles Nearly 5,000 Tonnes of Telecom E-Waste...

Ericsson  has enabled the collection and recycling of nearly 5,000 metric tons of...

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The force for good we cannot afford to lose

The force for good we cannot afford to lose

Liz Barclay, Small Business Commissioner, makes the case for protecting small businesses...

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CBK Approves Nedbank’s Acquisition of Up to 66% Stake in NCBA Group

CBK Approves Nedbank’s Acquisition of Up to 66% Stake in...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)  has approved the acquisition of up to 66 percent...

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Cybastion Plans $75m AI-Powered Data Centre, Power Plant in Cameroon

Cybastion Plans $75m AI-Powered Data Centre, Power Plant...

Cybastion  has announced plans to invest $75 million in an artificial intelligence-powered...

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Universities Advance Research, AI, and Inclusive Technologies

Universities Advance Research, AI, and Inclusive Technologies

The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced that a group of students from...

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MTN South Sudan Launches Aweil ICT Hub to Boost Digital Skills and Youth Innovation

MTN South Sudan Launches Aweil ICT Hub to Boost Digital...

MTN South Sudan  has officially launched the Aweil ICT Hub, marking another significant...

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Airtel Nigeria Opens Two Premium Experience Centres in Lagos, Surpasses 350 Nationwide

Airtel Nigeria Opens Two Premium Experience Centres in...

Airtel Nigeria  has commissioned two new premium experience centres in Lagos as...

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Adobe, HUMAIN and MCIT Expand AI Creative Tools Access Across Saudi Arabia

Adobe, HUMAIN and MCIT Expand AI Creative Tools Access...

At LEAP 2026, Adobe  the global technology leader that unleashes creativity, productivity...

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LuLu Exchange Bahrain Integrates eKYC Solution With Bahrain’s eKey 2.0

LuLu Exchange Bahrain Integrates eKYC Solution With Bahrain’s...

Beyon Connect,  part of the Beyon Group, has announced the successful integration...

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AMD and HUMAIN Launch ‘AI in a Box’ to Expand Enterprise AI Access in Saudi Arabia

AMD and HUMAIN Launch ‘AI in a Box’ to Expand Enterprise...

AMD  and HUMAIN,  a PIF company delivering global full-stack AI solutions, launched...

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MTN Nigeria Becomes First Telecom Company to Earn ISO 28000:2022 Certification

MTN Nigeria Becomes First Telecom Company to Earn ISO 28000:2022...

MTN Nigeria  has achieved the ISO 28000:2022 certification for its Supply Chain...

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Looping Binary Launches LBPay Digital Payment Ecosystem in Cameroon

Looping Binary Launches LBPay Digital Payment Ecosystem...

Cameroon-based technology company Looping Binary  has launched LBPay, a digital...

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NBK Expands SME Banking Solutions With POS Financing and Flexible Business Packages

NBK Expands SME Banking Solutions With POS Financing and...

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)  continues to reinforce its leadership in business...

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Valu Jordan Partners With Harley-Davidson Amman to Offer Flexible Payment Solutions

Valu Jordan Partners With Harley-Davidson Amman to Offer...

Valu Jordan,  a leading universal financial technology powerhouse in the Middle...

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Specialized by stc Advances ‘Zero-Failure’ Networks for Critical Operations in Saudi Arabia

Specialized by stc Advances ‘Zero-Failure’ Networks for...

On the margins of LEAP 2026, as global tech leaders and innovators converge in Riyadh...

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Britain’s entrepreneurs build the economy: so why do they not run it?

Britain’s entrepreneurs build the economy: so why do they...

Charlie Mullins argues that Britain's thriving entrepreneurs are rarely invited...

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Safaricom Ethiopia Opens 10th Gondar Shop to Boost Customer Access

Safaricom Ethiopia Opens 10th Gondar Shop to Boost Customer...

Safaricom Ethiopia Telecommunications PLC  has opened its 10th retail shop in Gondar...

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Huawei Launches Agentic AI Cloud in Nigeria to Accelerate AI Adoption

Huawei Launches Agentic AI Cloud in Nigeria to Accelerate...

Huawei  has launched its Agentic AI Cloud and related artificial intelligence solutions...

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Smart Africa and Uganda Stakeholders Push Reforms to Boost Digital Entrepreneurship

Smart Africa and Uganda Stakeholders Push Reforms to Boost...

Smart Africa,  in collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of ICT and National Guidance ,...

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NITDA and Infracorp Strengthen Collaboration on Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Agenda

NITDA and Infracorp Strengthen Collaboration on Nigeria’s...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)  has held discussions...

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MTN MoMo Uganda and SchoolPay Mark 10 Years of Digital School Fees Payment Partnership

MTN MoMo Uganda and SchoolPay Mark 10 Years of Digital...

MTN MoMo Uganda  has celebrated a decade-long partnership with SchoolPay Uganda, ...

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AI NextGen America Names UMGC Global Premier and Founding Academic Partner

AI NextGen America Names UMGC Global Premier and Founding...

Baltimore - Aug. 28, 2026 — AI NextGen America, sponsored by Career Communications...

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SCAD Savannah Film Festival Returns for Its 29th Year

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Returns for Its 29th Year

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival is returning for its 29th year, bringing eight days...

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AI Cyberattacks Set to Surge as Industry Leaders Urge Urgent Action on Digital Defences

AI Cyberattacks Set to Surge as Industry Leaders Urge Urgent...

Cybersecurity leaders are calling for urgent and coordinated action to strengthen...

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ARPCE Dismantles Sixth SIM Box Fraud Network in Brazzaville

ARPCE Dismantles Sixth SIM Box Fraud Network in Brazzaville

The Regulatory Agency for Posts and Electronic Communications (ARPCE)  of the Republic...

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Rwanda and US Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Health Cooperation

Rwanda and US Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Health...

Rwanda and the United States have signed a Strategic Objective Agreement (SOAG)...

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Airtel Africa Foundation Expands Financial Inclusion Support for Women

Airtel Africa Foundation Expands Financial Inclusion Support...

The Airtel Africa Foundation  is expanding financial inclusion initiatives aimed...

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Xbox confirms game-changing Disc-to-Digital feature launching next week

Xbox confirms game-changing Disc-to-Digital feature launching...

Xbox have launched a new feature widely expected by industry experts, claiming it...

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Microsoft Appoints Angela Nganga as East Africa Country Lead

Microsoft Appoints Angela Nganga as East Africa Country...

Microsoft  has appointed Angela Nganga as its new Country Lead for East Africa,...

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Mozambique Launches AI Association to Drive National Technology Ecosystem

Mozambique Launches AI Association to Drive National Technology...

Mozambique has established a new industry association focused on advancing artificial...

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MTN Uganda and EBus Xpress Launch Electric, Cashless Bus Route in Kira

MTN Uganda and EBus Xpress Launch Electric, Cashless Bus...

MTN Uganda  has partnered with EBus Xpress Kiira Ltd  to launch a new electric bus...

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Bill Gates Warns of an Age of Disruption: What Are AI’s Real Risks?

Bill Gates Warns of an Age of Disruption: What Are AI’s...

The unsettling face of artificial intelligence may not begin with a robot spiraling...

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How important is London to the future prosperity of the UK?

How important is London to the future prosperity of the...

As Andy Burnham begins as Prime Minister in Manchester, Nick Dormon asks whether...

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The Breakthrough Brain by Coral McConnon

The Breakthrough Brain by Coral McConnon

If you have ever felt like your business is just recycling the same ideas, The Breakthrough...

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How to build trust in markets where consumers have more choice than ever

How to build trust in markets where consumers have more...

Michael Hunter of Welbeck Cambridge argues that in a market saturated with options,...

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Côte d’Ivoire’s $68m Rural Connectivity Programme Targets 575 Localities

Côte d’Ivoire’s $68m Rural Connectivity Programme Targets...

Côte d’Ivoire has completed the first phase of its National Rural Connectivity Programme...

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Morocco and India to Establish Joint Commission on AI and Language Technologies

Morocco and India to Establish Joint Commission on AI and...

Morocco and India are exploring stronger cooperation in digital transformation,...

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Time to assess new hires is shrinking to 6 months

Time to assess new hires is shrinking to 6 months

From January 2027 the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims falls to six...

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Date Night Beauty Essentials for that Main Character Glow

Date Night Beauty Essentials for that Main Character Glow

Written by: Venise Blow Every main character deserves a good getting-ready montage!...

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Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly Discuss Season 2 of ‘Dark Matter’

Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly Discuss Season 2 of...

BGN interviews Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly for season 2 of Dark Matter now...

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MoMo PSB Appoints Bode Abifarin as Managing Director and CEO

MoMo PSB Appoints Bode Abifarin as Managing Director and...

Bode Abifarin has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of...

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MTN Uganda Partners With Starlink to Expand Connectivity in Remote Areas

MTN Uganda Partners With Starlink to Expand Connectivity...

MTN Uganda  has partnered with Starlink to extend the MTN Group–Starlink partnership...

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Ghana Ministry of Finance Adopts Eskwai in First Team-Wide Government Legal AI Deployment

Ghana Ministry of Finance Adopts Eskwai in First Team-Wide...

The Ministry of Finance in Ghana  has adopted Eskwai,  a legal artificial intelligence...

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Maryland Emerges as a Global Leader in Quantum Science and Technology

Maryland Emerges as a Global Leader in Quantum Science...

For over thirty years the University of Maryland has been helping to lay the foundations...

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MTN Group Names Ashutosh Tiwary, Ikenna Ikeme to Key Executive Roles

MTN Group Names Ashutosh Tiwary, Ikenna Ikeme to Key Executive...

MTN Group  has announced two internal executive appointments commencing in September...

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Why SMEs need business management courses: four key reasons

Why SMEs need business management courses: four key reasons

Richard McManus explains why small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from formal...

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MTN Partners UAE Data Centre Platform to Accelerate AI-Ready Infrastructure Across Africa

MTN Partners UAE Data Centre Platform to Accelerate AI-Ready...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, economies and societies at an unprecedented...

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Rwanda CMA Concludes Dubai VARA Study Tour to Strengthen Virtual Asset Regulation

Rwanda CMA Concludes Dubai VARA Study Tour to Strengthen...

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA)  of Rwanda has concluded a two-day visit to...

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Berhane Demissie Joins Safaricom Ethiopia Advisory Board

Berhane Demissie Joins Safaricom Ethiopia Advisory Board

Berhane Demissie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cepheus Growth Capital Partners,...

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Equinix Foundation Doubles Investment to Expand Digital Inclusion and Workforce Development

Equinix Foundation Doubles Investment to Expand Digital...

Equinix, Inc.,  the world’s digital infrastructure company®, announced a new $50...

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Why Connecting Landlocked Africa Requires More Than Building National Fibre Networks

Why Connecting Landlocked Africa Requires More Than Building...

For Africa’s 16 landlocked developing nations, getting people online is not only...

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Stratos Lab, ECOBLOX and Digital Parks Africa Launch Africa’s Most Powerful AI Cloud

Stratos Lab, ECOBLOX and Digital Parks Africa Launch Africa’s...

As the global demand for high-capacity Artificial Intelligence compute accelerates,...

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Intron Voice AI Launches Sahara v2.5 With Support for 63 African Languages

Intron Voice AI Launches Sahara v2.5 With Support for 63...

Intron  Voice AI has launched Sahara v2.5, a new version of its voice artificial...

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Integrity360 Acquires CyberIAM to Strengthen Global Identity Cybersecurity Services

Integrity360 Acquires CyberIAM to Strengthen Global Identity...

Integrity360  has acquired leading Identity specialist CyberIAM,  a well-established...

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Airtel Uganda Declares UGX 124bn Interim Dividend for Shareholders

Airtel Uganda Declares UGX 124bn Interim Dividend for Shareholders

Airtel Uganda Limited  has declared an interim dividend of UGX 124 billion for the...

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Orange Jordan and PSUT Renew Strategic Digital Skills Training Partnership Through 2029

Orange Jordan and PSUT Renew Strategic Digital Skills Training...

Orange Jordan  and Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT)  have renewed...

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How to boost financial confidence for the UK’s small business pipeline

How to boost financial confidence for the UK’s small business...

Research shows most UK youth lack business finance skills, risking a weaker future...

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Axian Telecom Revenue Surges 26.5% to $980m in First Half of 2026

Axian Telecom Revenue Surges 26.5% to $980m in First Half...

Axian Telecom Holding and Management PLC  reported strong financial and operational...

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NITDA Urges Public Institutions to Prioritise Homegrown Digital Solutions

NITDA Urges Public Institutions to Prioritise Homegrown...

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), ...

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Visa Tests First Live International Payment Transaction in Syria

Visa Tests First Live International Payment Transaction...

Visa,  a global leader in digital payments, announced they have tested the first...

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Kenya Regulator Strengthens Spectrum Management Capacity With Radio Monitoring Training

Kenya Regulator Strengthens Spectrum Management Capacity...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)  has completed specialised training for...

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Safaricom and Kenya’s ODPP Partner to Strengthen Cybercrime Prosecution Capacity

Safaricom and Kenya’s ODPP Partner to Strengthen Cybercrime...

Safaricom  has partnered with Kenya’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...

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Enterprise Nation and NatWest announce strategic partnership to turbocharge UK business support

Enterprise Nation and NatWest announce strategic partnership...

Enterprise Nation and NatWest have formed a strategic partnership to streamline...

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Career Communications Group CEO Tyrone Taborn Honored with Corporate Eagle Award

Career Communications Group CEO Tyrone Taborn Honored with...

Career Communications Group's chairman and chief executive officer, Tyrone Taborn,...

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FOO and BENEFIT Mark 100th Change Request Milestone for Bahrain’s BenefitPay

FOO and BENEFIT Mark 100th Change Request Milestone for...

FOO,  an award-winning B2B fintech solutions provider headquartered in the UAE,...

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Ventures Platform Closes $84m Pan-African Fund II, Surpassing $75m Target

Ventures Platform Closes $84m Pan-African Fund II, Surpassing...

African venture capital firm Ventures Platform  has announced the final close of...

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What does good actually look like?

What does good actually look like?

Andrew Scott, CEO of The Ascot Group, explains how defining success early enables...

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The credit card catch putting directors’ homes at risk

The credit card catch putting directors’ homes at risk

Business credit cards can conceal personal guarantees, leaving directors exposed...

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Google Cloud Launches Gemini Enterprise AI Platform for Financial Services

Google Cloud Launches Gemini Enterprise AI Platform for...

Google Cloud  has unveiled Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, a purpose-built...

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