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MTN South Africa Targets Higher-Quality Prepaid Base as Data Usage Jumps

MTN South Africa Targets Higher-Quality Prepaid Base as...

MTN South Africa  is prioritising the quality and value of its prepaid customer...

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Cassava AI Factory Ranks 36th Globally on TOP500 Supercomputer List

Cassava AI Factory Ranks 36th Globally on TOP500 Supercomputer...

Cassava Technologies  has announced that its Cassava AI Factory has been ranked...

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Lisk Pivots to Business Finance Platform, Plans Lisk Chain Shutdown

Lisk Pivots to Business Finance Platform, Plans Lisk Chain...

Blockchain project Lisk  is undergoing a major strategic transformation, moving...

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CAMTEL Pledges Support for Interoperable Digital Infrastructure in Cameroon

CAMTEL Pledges Support for Interoperable Digital Infrastructure...

Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL)  has reaffirmed its role in supporting the...

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Kenya and South Korea Deepen Cooperation on Konza Smart City and Digital Innovation

Kenya and South Korea Deepen Cooperation on Konza Smart...

Kenya is seeking to deepen its cooperation with South Korea on smart cities, digital...

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Moniepoint Exits UK Remittance Market After 14 Months, Refocuses on Africa

Moniepoint Exits UK Remittance Market After 14 Months,...

Moniepoint  is winding down its UK-focused remittance service, MonieWorld, just...

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Kenya and Liquid Intelligent Technologies Explore Broadband and Public Wi-Fi Expansion

Kenya and Liquid Intelligent Technologies Explore Broadband...

Kenya is seeking to strengthen collaboration with the private sector to accelerate...

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Egypt’s Offshoring Sector Generates $5.2bn as AI and Digital Services Drive Growth

Egypt’s Offshoring Sector Generates $5.2bn as AI and Digital...

Egypt’s technology and business services offshoring sector is increasingly becoming...

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Rwanda Secures EUR 82m, JPY 15bn Dual-Currency Loan to Diversify Debt Financing

Rwanda Secures EUR 82m, JPY 15bn Dual-Currency Loan to...

Rwanda has successfully closed a dual-tranche commercial loan facility comprising...

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Revolut Launches Research Division to Advance AI-Powered Financial Services

Revolut Launches Research Division to Advance AI-Powered...

Revolut,  the global financial leader with over 80m retail customers, has announced...

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Sinazongwe Town Council Goes Digital as SMART Zambia Deploys ICT Equipment

Sinazongwe Town Council Goes Digital as SMART Zambia Deploys...

Sinazongwe Town Council in Zambia’s Southern Province has received a major digital...

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AI Literacy and Education: How Universities Are Preparing Students for the Future

AI Literacy and Education: How Universities Are Preparing...

This week, College of Computing at Georgia Tech posted a back-to-school interview...

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Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites to Boost Broadband and Digital Sovereignty

Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites to Boost Broadband...

Nigeria is advancing plans to strengthen its digital and communications infrastructure...

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South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2m to Scale Enterprise Platform

South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2m to Scale...

South African artificial intelligence startup Verascient  has raised $1.2 million...

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Edge Growth Launches R350 Million Fund to Back High-Growth African Scale-Ups

Edge Growth Launches R350 Million Fund to Back High-Growth...

Leading South African SME investment and business development firm, Edge Growth, ...

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Otech and Remedy Launch AI-Powered RISE Talent Platform to Drive Enterprise Performance in Oman

Otech and Remedy Launch AI-Powered RISE Talent Platform...

Otech  has partnered with Remedy, a subsidiary of Omantel Innovation Lab,  to launch...

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MTN Group Forms UAE-Backed Partnership to Expand AI-Ready Data Centres Across Africa

MTN Group Forms UAE-Backed Partnership to Expand AI-Ready...

MTN Group ’s Digital Infrastructure division has entered into a strategic partnership...

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Google Offers College Students Free AI Plans for a Year, Expands Gemini Study Tools

Google Offers College Students Free AI Plans for a Year,...

Google  is offering eligible college students free access to its AI plans for 12...

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HSBC UAE Becomes First Global Market to Launch Upgraded Multi-Currency Global Money Account

HSBC UAE Becomes First Global Market to Launch Upgraded...

HSBC UAE  has become the first market in the bank’s global network to launch an...

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Protecting your SME against common cybersecurity threats

Protecting your SME against common cybersecurity threats

UK SMEs face a growing range of cybersecurity threats, from ransomware to phishing,...

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Orange Jordan Partners with Jo Academy to Expand Digital Learning Access for Students

Orange Jordan Partners with Jo Academy to Expand Digital...

Orange Jordan  signed a strategic partnership agreement with Jo Academy,  Jordan’s...

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Mistral and HUMAIN Forge Hundreds-of-Millions-Euro AI Partnership in Saudi Arabia

Mistral and HUMAIN Forge Hundreds-of-Millions-Euro AI Partnership...

Mistral  and HUMAIN  announced a strategic collaboration spanning AI infrastructure,...

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South Korea Approves $170 Million Loan for AI and Digital Training Institute in Tanzania

South Korea Approves $170 Million Loan for AI and Digital...

South Korea has approved a $170 million Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)...

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Niger Advances Construction of Local Electronics Plant for Smartphones, Computers and Tablets

Niger Advances Construction of Local Electronics Plant...

Niger is advancing plans to establish a domestic electronics assembly industry,...

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Vyntra Marks 10 Years in East Africa as Banks Step Up Financial Crime Controls

Vyntra Marks 10 Years in East Africa as Banks Step Up Financial...

Vyntra ’s presence in East Africa began with its Nairobi operations as NetGuardians...

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Heirs Insurance Hosts 1,000+ Retirees at Inaugural Lagos Meet-up, Launches Rewards Programme

Heirs Insurance Hosts 1,000+ Retirees at Inaugural Lagos...

Heirs Insurance Group,  Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has reaffirmed...

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TIFF 2026: Here Are the Black Films to Watch at the Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF 2026: Here Are the Black Films to Watch at the Toronto...

The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival is right around the corner, the festival...

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Luxury’s Latest Cyber Risk? AI Agents Going Rogue

Luxury’s Latest Cyber Risk? AI Agents Going Rogue

As AI bots become more sophisticated, the threat of security breaches is on the...

Malawi Hosts Regional Broadband Mapping Training to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure Planning

Malawi Hosts Regional Broadband Mapping Training to Strengthen...

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)  is hosting a regional training...

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MTN Secures Nigerian Regulatory Approval for $2.2bn IHS Towers Deal

MTN Secures Nigerian Regulatory Approval for $2.2bn IHS...

MTN Group  has secured conditional approval from Nigeria’s Federal Competition and...

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MTN Bets on Fibre and Fixed Wireless to Drive Home Broadband Growth in Nigeria, Ghana

MTN Bets on Fibre and Fixed Wireless to Drive Home Broadband...

MTN Group  is stepping up its push into home broadband, with fibre and fixed wireless...

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How SMEs can escape the technology trap by picking tools that work

How SMEs can escape the technology trap by picking tools...

Technology should make an SME simpler to run, not more complicated. Experts from...

Zand Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure with USDC Support in UAE

Zand Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure with USDC Support...

Zand,  an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...

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NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce to Drive Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative

NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce to Drive Nigeria’s National...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)  has inaugurated...

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Ghana and UK Deepen Cybersecurity Cooperation to Tackle Cybercrime and Protect Children

Ghana and UK Deepen Cybersecurity Cooperation to Tackle...

Ghana is strengthening its cybersecurity cooperation with the United Kingdom as...

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The Journey of Landerius Hayes and the Educator Who Changed His Life

The Journey of Landerius Hayes and the Educator Who Changed...

Last fall, the University System of Maryland shared that aviation maintenance technicians...

Local Data Centers Face Opposition, New Surveys Show

Local Data Centers Face Opposition, New Surveys Show

In May 2026 Gallup News stated that over 78 per cent of U.S. adults concerned about...

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Blockradar Hits $1 Billion in Transaction Volume as Stablecoin Infrastructure Scales

Blockradar Hits $1 Billion in Transaction Volume as Stablecoin...

Stablecoin infrastructure provider Blockradar  has processed more than $1 billion...

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Kenya and US Business Community Deepen Cooperation on Digital Economy and AI

Kenya and US Business Community Deepen Cooperation on Digital...

Kenya is seeking to deepen cooperation with the United States on digital economy...

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PalmPay Expands Digital Savings Tools as Nigerians Seek More Value From Their Money

PalmPay Expands Digital Savings Tools as Nigerians Seek...

As rising living costs continue to put pressure on household budgets, Nigerians...

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AMAN and noon Egypt Partner to Expand Digital Financing for Online Shoppers

AMAN and noon Egypt Partner to Expand Digital Financing...

In a strategic move aimed at advancing financial inclusion and facilitating digital...

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Tech Credit Fund Backs Women-Owned Molotel’s Expansion of Digital Connectivity in South Africa

Tech Credit Fund Backs Women-Owned Molotel’s Expansion...

The relationship supports Molotel’s continued infrastructure rollout across five...

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Misty Copeland’s Firebird Waltz Blends Ballet, Magic, and the Arts

Misty Copeland’s Firebird Waltz Blends Ballet, Magic, and...

After being accepted into the prestigious Star Fire Academy, young twelve year old...

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FiberHome World Tour 2026 Showcases Next-Generation Connectivity Solutions in Kenya

FiberHome World Tour 2026 Showcases Next-Generation Connectivity...

FiberHome  has hosted its World Tour 2026 in Kenya, bringing together industry stakeholders...

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Ghana and Malawi Strengthen Digital Transformation Cooperation Through Knowledge Sharing

Ghana and Malawi Strengthen Digital Transformation Cooperation...

Ghana and Malawi have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation and...

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Standard Chartered Foundation Launches Women in Tech Accelerator in Egypt

Standard Chartered Foundation Launches Women in Tech Accelerator...

Standard Chartered Foundation,  in partnership with Entlaq  and Village Capital, ...

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Paratus Uganda Becomes First Provider to Launch Starlink’s LEO Service

Paratus Uganda Becomes First Provider to Launch Starlink’s...

Paratus Uganda  has become the first provider in the country to launch Starlink’s...

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NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Target $1B Alliance to Secure AI Adoption

NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Target $1B Alliance to...

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

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Cell C Reports ZAR 4.16 Billion Profit as Turnaround Gains Strengthen FY26 Performance

Cell C Reports ZAR 4.16 Billion Profit as Turnaround Gains...

South African mobile operator Cell C Holdings Limited  has reported a strong financial...

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Airtel Launches Fursa Lab at Tanzania School to Boost Students’ Digital Skills

Airtel Launches Fursa Lab at Tanzania School to Boost Students’...

Airtel  Fursa Lab has been officially launched at Kijitonyama Secondary School in...

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Kenya Appoints Martin Koyabe as Inaugural Chair of National Cybersecurity Agency

Kenya Appoints Martin Koyabe as Inaugural Chair of National...

Kenya has appointed Dr. Martin Koyabe as the inaugural Non-Executive Chairperson...

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MTN Powers Ahead With 17.5% Revenue Growth, R6bn Buyback and IHS Acquisition

MTN Powers Ahead With 17.5% Revenue Growth, R6bn Buyback...

MTN Group  delivered strong growth, robust cash generation and increased returns...

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Tanzania President Mwinyi Reviews TTCL’s Digital Connectivity Expansion in Zanzibar

Tanzania President Mwinyi Reviews TTCL’s Digital Connectivity...

President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali...

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NASA Launches $10.5M State Hubs to Boost Aerospace Workforce

NASA Launches $10.5M State Hubs to Boost Aerospace Workforce

The 50th Annual Conference of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals...

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Renowned Engineer appointed as Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Renowned Engineer appointed as Chair of Electrical & Computer...

Morgan State University's Mitchell School of Engineering has appointed a highly...

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Technologies developed through pioneering research and development work

Technologies developed through pioneering research and...

Earlier this year, FindLight, a marketplace for products specialized in photonics,...

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Kenya Advances National Digital ID Platform in Talks With IN Groupe

Kenya Advances National Digital ID Platform in Talks With...

Kenya is advancing plans to strengthen its digital identity ecosystem following...

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Ericsson and MTN Complete MoMo Cloud Migration Across Four African Markets

Ericsson and MTN Complete MoMo Cloud Migration Across Four...

Ericsson  and MTN Group Fintech  have completed the Mobile Money (MoMo) Evolved...

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NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Target $1 Billion AI Cybersecurity Business in Strategic Alliance

NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Target $1 Billion AI Cybersecurity...

NTT DATA  and Palo Alto Networks  have announced a multi-year strategic alliance...

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CIB Secures Preliminary Approval to Launch yomo Digital Bank in Egypt

CIB Secures Preliminary Approval to Launch yomo Digital...

Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB)  announces that the Bank received preliminary...

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Cloudera Launches Anywhere Cloud to Scale Enterprise AI Across Multi-Cloud and On-Premises Environments

Cloudera Launches Anywhere Cloud to Scale Enterprise AI...

Cloudera,  the company bringing AI to data anywhere, has announced Cloudera Anywhere...

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Airtel Money School Pay Expands Digital Fee Payments to 800+ Schools in Tanzania

Airtel Money School Pay Expands Digital Fee Payments to...

Airtel Tanzania  is expanding the adoption of digital school fee payments in Tanzania...

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Kenya Breaks Ground for Kikuyu Digital Hub Under Nationwide 100-Hub Plan

Kenya Breaks Ground for Kikuyu Digital Hub Under Nationwide...

Kenya has broken ground for the Kikuyu Center of Excellence Digital Hub in Kiambu...

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Vodacom Tanzania Customer Base Hits 27.7 Million as Network Investment Jumps 85.1%

Vodacom Tanzania Customer Base Hits 27.7 Million as Network...

Vodacom Tanzania Plc  has reported strong customer growth and increased network...

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HumanCorps by Andrew Lopianowski and Mike Pino

HumanCorps by Andrew Lopianowski and Mike Pino

At a time when technologies are disrupting and transforming organisations of all...

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RSwitch Takes Digital Finance Campaign to Kigali Communities

RSwitch Takes Digital Finance Campaign to Kigali Communities

RSwitch  has taken its digital financial inclusion campaign, #TwagiyeKashiresi,...

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Micron Unveils $10 Billion Memory Research Lab

Micron Unveils $10 Billion Memory Research Lab

Advanced domestic semiconductor capabilities are a top priority for the United States,...

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Black-Owned Fragrances We’re Obsessed With

Black-Owned Fragrances We’re Obsessed With

There is something deeply personal about fragrance. The right scent can remind you...

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Payit Introduces Send Now Pay Later to Give Customers More Remittance Flexibility

Payit Introduces Send Now Pay Later to Give Customers More...

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB),  the UAE’s global bank and one of the world’s largest...

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MTN Nigeria Approves ₦26 Interim Dividend, Sets September 7 Payment Date

MTN Nigeria Approves ₦26 Interim Dividend, Sets September...

MTN Nigeria  Communications Plc has declared an interim dividend of ₦26 per 2 kobo...

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AI Literacy Lags Among College Freshmen

AI Literacy Lags Among College Freshmen

Last summer James Madison University's Research, Economic Development and Innovation...

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Opinion: The American Debate We Are Not Having

Opinion: The American Debate We Are Not Having

Back at Cornell, I majored in political science. So, I admit that I have a particular...

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Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial

Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial

Egypt has completed Africa’s first trial of mobile services using the 6 GHz band...

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UnionPay and Standard Bank Expand E-Commerce Acceptance Across Nine African Markets

UnionPay and Standard Bank Expand E-Commerce Acceptance...

UnionPay International (UPI)  and Standard Bank Group  have expanded UnionPay e-commerce...

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Ezeebit Integrates ZARU to Expand Digital Asset Merchant Payments

Ezeebit Integrates ZARU to Expand Digital Asset Merchant...

ARU, also known as ZAR Universal Network (ZARU) , has announced that Ezeebit has...

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