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1 ai africa Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

2 Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0 Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

3 digital economy Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Moving From Promise to Pressure Test

4 Madica Madica Drops Free Fundraising Guidebook to Help African Founders Navigate Pre-Seed Raises

5 DTH-Lab DTH-Lab Opens Applications for 2026 Digital Health Research Fellowship

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  • News/Articles

Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

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April 10, 2026
Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0
  • News/Articles

Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

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April 9, 2026
Data-Driven Governance
  • Cybersecurity

Data-Driven Governance in Africa: Balancing AI Innovation, Public Trust, and Accountability

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April 10, 2026
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  • News/Articles

Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

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April 10, 2026
Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0
  • News/Articles

Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

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TechTrends
April 9, 2026
Kaspersky
  • Cybersecurity

Kaspersky Uncovers SparkCat Malware That Bypasses App Store and Google Play Security

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TechTrends
April 9, 2026
Cascador
  • Funding
  • Startups

Cascador Opens 2026 ScaleUp Applications for Africa’s Growth-Stage Founders

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April 8, 2026
Digital Economy
1

Data-Driven Governance: How Africa Can Power a $1 Trillion Digital Economy

cybersecurity nigeria
2

Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem

Circle and Sasai Fintech
3

Circle and Sasai Fintech Join Forces to Bring USDC Closer to African Users

digital marketing +AI
4

The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa

fintech regulation
5

The Compliance Wall: Why Regulation Is Fintech’s Biggest Headache in Africa

TOP STORIES

Data-Driven Governance

Data-Driven Governance in Africa: Balancing AI Innovation, Public Trust, and Accountability

April 10, 2026
ai africa

Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

April 10, 2026
Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0

Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

April 9, 2026
Kaspersky

Kaspersky Uncovers SparkCat Malware That Bypasses App Store and Google Play Security

April 9, 2026
Cascador

Cascador Opens 2026 ScaleUp Applications for Africa’s Growth-Stage Founders

April 8, 2026
Google Chrome

Google Chrome Adds Vertical Tabs and Full-Page Reading Mode in Latest Desktop Update

April 8, 2026
Digital Economy

Data-Driven Governance: How Africa Can Power a $1 Trillion Digital Economy

April 8, 2026
ShopCart.ng

How ShopCart.ng Is Bringing Order and Trust to Nigeria’s Campus Marketplace

April 8, 2026
Nigerian Startups

When the Ground Shifts: How Nigerian Startups Are Learning to Survive Economic Turbulence

April 7, 2026
digital economy

Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Moving From Promise to Pressure Test

April 6, 2026
startup funding

Who’s Funding Africa? A Deep Dive into Q1 2026 Startup Investments

April 5, 2026
ai

Africa’s AI Reckoning: Who Gets Left Behind When the Machines Come for the Jobs?

April 4, 2026

TECH AND INNOVATION

Data-Driven Governance

Data-Driven Governance in Africa: Balancing AI Innovation, Public Trust, and Accountability

ai africa

Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0

Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Uncovers SparkCat Malware That Bypasses App Store and Google Play Security

Cascador

Cascador Opens 2026 ScaleUp Applications for Africa’s Growth-Stage Founders

Google Chrome

Google Chrome Adds Vertical Tabs and Full-Page Reading Mode in Latest Desktop Update

News and Articles

ai africa

Africa’s AI Moment Has Arrived, But the Continent’s Future Depends on What Happens Next

Digital Encode - Pafcon 3.0

Digital Encode Backs PAFON 3.0 as Adewale Obadare Prepares Keynote on Cybersecurity & Trust

digital economy

Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Moving From Promise to Pressure Test

Madica

Madica Drops Free Fundraising Guidebook to Help African Founders Navigate Pre-Seed Raises

DTH-Lab

DTH-Lab Opens Applications for 2026 Digital Health Research Fellowship

Open Source

Trust Woven Into the Infrastructure: How Onyedikachi Hope Amaechi-Okorie Is Redefining Safety and Ethics in Open Source Communities

Africa Prize 2026

Africa Prize 2026: Sixteen Engineers From Across the Continent Including Two Nigerians Compete for £85,000 in Innovation Funding

CardForté

CardForté Marks 5 Years of Powering Innovation and Inclusion in Nigeria

Business

Digital Economy

Data-Driven Governance: How Africa Can Power a $1 Trillion Digital Economy

cybersecurity nigeria

Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem

Circle and Sasai Fintech

Circle and Sasai Fintech Join Forces to Bring USDC Closer to African Users

digital marketing +AI

The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa

fintech regulation

The Compliance Wall: Why Regulation Is Fintech’s Biggest Headache in Africa

POS Terminal

POS Terminal Fraud in Nigeria: A System Under Pressure

fintech

Why Nigeria Is Africa’s Fintech Testing Ground

Digital Economy

The Banks Backing Nigeria’s Digital Economy, and the Ones Still Catching Up

Features/Spotlight

ShopCart.ng

How ShopCart.ng Is Bringing Order and Trust to Nigeria’s Campus Marketplace

International Women's Day

International Women’s Day 2026: 20 Women Driving Tech Innovation Across Africa

Adaobi Orajiaku

Adaobi Orajiaku: Engineering Trust for African Art in a Digital World

Gasvine Properties

How Gasvine Properties Is Redefining Affordable Homeownership Amid Nigeria’s Housing Crisis

wasa venture

WaSa Venture: Connecting Africa’s Boldest Builders to European Opportunity

Peter Ike

Can Technology Fix Africa’s Election Trust Problem? Peter Ike Thinks It Can

Ugochukwu Ike Okoli

Ugochukwu Ike Okoli: Redefining Digital Trust for Africa’s Next Tech Frontier

Nnedinma Obioha

Nnedinma Obioha: Building Africa’s Tech Future One Community at a Time

Cybersecurity

Data-Driven Governance

Data-Driven Governance in Africa: Balancing AI Innovation, Public Trust, and Accountability

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Uncovers SparkCat Malware That Bypasses App Store and Google Play Security

SIM Card swap

How Hackers Hijack Your SIM Card, and Why Africa Has the Most to Lose

cybersecurity nigeria

Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem

AI Africa

The Agentic AI Storm Reshaping Cybersecurity for African Enterprises

data protection

Nigeria’s Data Protection Law Is Now a Compliance Reality, Not Just a Policy Statement

iPhone

A Single Website Visit Can Now Compromise Your iPhone — Hundreds of Millions May Be Exposed

cybercrime

Nigeria’s Cybercrime Surge: How Economic Pressures and Digital Growth Created a Perfect Storm

Gadgets and Apps

Google Chrome

Google Chrome Adds Vertical Tabs and Full-Page Reading Mode in Latest Desktop Update

Meta

Meta Deploys AI Tools for User Support and Content Enforcement Across Its Platforms

Whatsapp

5 WhatsApp Features to Help You Stay Connected with Family After Eid

Facebook

Facebook Tightens the Rules on Originality, and African Creators Need to Pay Attention

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Targets High-Volume AI Workloads at Lower Cost

Galaxy S26 series

Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Series, Powered by Smarter, Background AI

Lyria 3

Lyria 3 Is Here: Google DeepMind Powers AI Music Inside Gemini App

MediaKits

How Kenya’s MediaKits Is Equipping African Creators to Turn Influence into Income

Artificial Intelligence

ai

Africa’s AI Reckoning: Who Gets Left Behind When the Machines Come for the Jobs?

apple siri

Apple Plans to Open Siri to Rival AI Assistants in iOS 27

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Launches File Library Feature for Paid Users, Including Across Africa

digital marketing +AI

The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa

trustworthy AI

Only 11% of Banks Have Mastered Trustworthy AI, New Study Finds

Meta

Meta Deploys AI Tools for User Support and Content Enforcement Across Its Platforms

Green Economy

Waste-to-Wonder
  • Green Economy

7-Year-Old Eco-Hero Launches “Waste-to-Wonder” Campaign in South Africa

GreenTech in Africa
  • Green Economy

GreenTech in Africa: Renewable Energy Solutions Reshaping the Continent

OceanHub Africa
  • Funding
  • Green Economy

OceanHub Africa and Coca-Cola Foundation Launch $120,000 Pan-African Plastic Circularity Venture Building Programme

Janus Africa
  • Green Economy
  • Features/Spotlight
  • Tech and Innovation

How Janus Africa is Powering Clean Mobility and Energy Access Across the Continent

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