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1 Education Priorities That Will Empower Africa’s Next Generation

2 Cyberattacks on Healthcare Are Rising – Why Cybersecurity Is Now Critical Care

3 Rock Adote Joins Madonna University Board, Bringing Tech Leadership

4 Jack Ma Foundation Opens Applications for Africa’s Business Heroes with $1.5M Prize Pool

5 Designing the Future: How Women Are Rewriting Africa’s Innovation Playbook

Education Priorities - Juan Visser, Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Education Priorities That Will Empower Africa’s Next Generation

March 9, 2026

Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Africa- Healthcare cyberattack

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Are Rising – Why Cybersecurity Is Now Critical Care

March 9, 2026

Rock Adote

Rock Adote Joins Madonna University Board, Bringing Tech Leadership

March 9, 2026

AIIDEV Africa

AIIDEV Africa Opens 2026 SDG Mentorship Programme for Emerging African Leaders

March 8, 2026

OpenAI just released its most powerful model yet, and this one feels different. GPT-5.4, which officially dropped on March 5, 2026, isn't just a smarter chatbot.

OpenAI Just Dropped GPT-5.4,And It Wants to Do Your Job For You

March 7, 2026

Africa's fintech

Africa’s Fintech Reckoning: Inside the Industry’s Most Spectacular Collapses

March 6, 2026

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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

March 6, 2026

International Women's Day

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

March 6, 2026

Fintech unicorn

Nigeria’s Fintech Unicorn Factory: What Makes the Country Africa’s Breeding Ground for Billion-Dollar Startups

March 5, 2026

Digital Transformation

Why Digital Identity is Central to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Agenda

March 5, 2026

NativeID

How NativeID Is Tackling Nigeria’s Business Identity Crisis—One QR Code at a Time

March 5, 2026

Ransomware attacks

African Businesses Face Growing Ransomware Crisis as Attacks Double Since 2022

March 5, 2026

Education Priorities - Juan Visser, Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Education Priorities That Will Empower Africa’s Next Generation

Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Africa- Healthcare cyberattack

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Are Rising – Why Cybersecurity Is Now Critical Care

Rock Adote

Rock Adote Joins Madonna University Board, Bringing Tech Leadership

AIIDEV Africa

AIIDEV Africa Opens 2026 SDG Mentorship Programme for Emerging African Leaders

OpenAI just released its most powerful model yet, and this one feels different. GPT-5.4, which officially dropped on March 5, 2026, isn't just a smarter chatbot.

OpenAI Just Dropped GPT-5.4,And It Wants to Do Your Job For You

Africa's fintech

Africa’s Fintech Reckoning: Inside the Industry’s Most Spectacular Collapses

Education Priorities - Juan Visser, Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Education Priorities That Will Empower Africa’s Next Generation

Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Africa- Healthcare cyberattack

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Are Rising – Why Cybersecurity Is Now Critical Care

Rock Adote

Rock Adote Joins Madonna University Board, Bringing Tech Leadership

Jack Ma Foundation

Jack Ma Foundation Opens Applications for Africa’s Business Heroes with $1.5M Prize Pool

african women in tech

Designing the Future: How Women Are Rewriting Africa’s Innovation Playbook

Modern Cybersecurity with AI

Modern Cybersecurity with AI Bootcamp

Krishnan Ranganath

After Half a Decade of Growth, Krishnan Ranganath Moves On from Africa Data Centres

MEST AFRICA

MEST Africa Opens Applications for Digital Marketing Program to Tackle Youth Unemployment

Africa's fintech

Africa’s Fintech Reckoning: Inside the Industry’s Most Spectacular Collapses

Fintech unicorn

Nigeria’s Fintech Unicorn Factory: What Makes the Country Africa’s Breeding Ground for Billion-Dollar Startups

African fintech

When the Money Runs Out: Inside Africa’s Biggest Fintech Collapses

Building business

Beyond the Hustle: Building a Repeatable, Process-Driven Business

Afric tech market

Africa Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Tech Market. Here’s What’s Actually Driving It

founders pitch

How Founders Should Pitch Their Startup: A Guide to Winning Over Investors

African Accelerators

How African Accelerators Are Filling Critical Gaps Left by Foreign Investors

Agency Banking

The Rise of Agency Banking in Rural Africa

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

Chanda Prosper

At 17, Chanda Prosper Is Rewriting the Script for African Science

Digital Transformation

Why Digital Identity is Central to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Agenda

NativeID

How NativeID Is Tackling Nigeria’s Business Identity Crisis—One QR Code at a Time

Ransomware attacks

African Businesses Face Growing Ransomware Crisis as Attacks Double Since 2022

Supply chain attacks

Supply Chain Attacks Emerge as Top Corporate Threat Over the Past Year

SIM swap fraud

SIM Swap Fraud: How African Mobile Users Are Losing Money to a Growing Digital Threat

John Shier, Field CISO, Sophos

Identity Attacks Surge in 2026, Reveals Sophos Active Adversary Report

cybersecurity

Africa’s Cybersecurity Talent Crisis Is Getting Harder to Ignore

bank nigeria

How Nigerian Bank Customers Are Being Targeted, and What It’s Costing Them

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

whatsapp_strict_account

WhatsApp Announces Enhanced Account Security Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks

WhatsApp

WhatsApp’s ChatGPT service has been officially deactivated by OpenAI

whatsapp

WhatsApp Rolls Out Member Tags, Group Event Reminders, and New Chat Features

OpenAI

OpenAI Accelerates Audio AI Development Ahead of Planned Audio Device

OpenAI just released its most powerful model yet, and this one feels different. GPT-5.4, which officially dropped on March 5, 2026, isn't just a smarter chatbot.

OpenAI Just Dropped GPT-5.4,And It Wants to Do Your Job For You

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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

NDPC

NDPC and others Joins Global Privacy Alliance to Tackle AI-Generated Content Risks

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

agentic workflow

Building Machines That Act: A Practical Guide to Implementing Agentic Workflows in Your Digital Business

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

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

Janus Africa

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