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1 AfriTECH 6.0 Unveils Emmanuel Ojo, Femi Obadare and George Agu as Keynote Speakers

2 Alibaba Brings Cloud and AI Technology to Africa’s First Youth Olympic Games

3 Kecam Technologies Limited Appointed Authorized Distributor of GstarCAD in Nigeria

4 Leah Ogunleye: Advancing Digital Adoption and Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls in Technology

5 Larry Uwajeh Wins Rising Star in Digital: Public Sector- … A Recognition Four Years in the Making

AfriTECH 6.0

AfriTECH 6.0 Unveils Emmanuel Ojo, Femi Obadare and George Agu as Keynote Speakers

November 2, 2026

Alibaba Youth Olympic Games

Alibaba Brings Cloud and AI Technology to Africa’s First Youth Olympic Games

November 2, 2026

Kecam Technologies Limited

Kecam Technologies Limited Appointed Authorized Distributor of GstarCAD in Nigeria

November 2, 2026

Africa’s 5G Rollout in 2026: A Country-by-Country Progress Report

November 2, 2026

Africa AI

Africa’s AI Future Depends on Trust: Why Responsible AI Must Come First

November 1, 2026

Credit Scoring

Credit Scoring Without Credit History: How African Fintechs Are Solving the Problem

November 1, 2026

Leah Ogunleye

Leah Ogunleye: Advancing Digital Adoption and Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls in Technology

October 30, 2026

Two Founders, One Projector: Inside EAP’s Plan to Put a Full School Year in a Bag

October 29, 2026

African Startups

Co-Founder Conflicts in African Startups and How to Navigate Them

October 29, 2026

startup pivot

The Pivot Story: African Startups That Changed Direction and Won

October 28, 2026

Green Fintech

Green Fintech in Africa: How Finance Apps Are Tracking Carbon Footprints

October 27, 2026

Digital Economy

Beyond Technology: Why People Remain the Most Valuable Asset in the Digital Economy

October 26, 2026

AfriTECH 6.0

AfriTECH 6.0 Unveils Emmanuel Ojo, Femi Obadare and George Agu as Keynote Speakers

Alibaba Youth Olympic Games

Alibaba Brings Cloud and AI Technology to Africa’s First Youth Olympic Games

Kecam Technologies Limited

Kecam Technologies Limited Appointed Authorized Distributor of GstarCAD in Nigeria

Africa’s 5G Rollout in 2026: A Country-by-Country Progress Report

Africa AI

Africa’s AI Future Depends on Trust: Why Responsible AI Must Come First

Credit Scoring

Credit Scoring Without Credit History: How African Fintechs Are Solving the Problem

AfriTECH 6.0

AfriTECH 6.0 Unveils Emmanuel Ojo, Femi Obadare and George Agu as Keynote Speakers

Alibaba Youth Olympic Games

Alibaba Brings Cloud and AI Technology to Africa’s First Youth Olympic Games

Kecam Technologies Limited

Kecam Technologies Limited Appointed Authorized Distributor of GstarCAD in Nigeria

Leah Ogunleye

Leah Ogunleye: Advancing Digital Adoption and Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls in Technology

Larry Uwajeh

Larry Uwajeh Wins Rising Star in Digital: Public Sector- … A Recognition Four Years in the Making

Palmpay BrandCom Awards

PalmPay Wins Most Innovative Fintech Brand at 2026 BrandCom Awards

AfriTECH 6.0

Digital Encode Leads AfriTECH 6.0 Sponsorship as Rudman, Uzoebo and Obioha Join Speakers

PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

AI business

How to Integrate AI in Your Business and Get Real Results

pr - public relation

How PR Executes Expectation Setting Without Stakeholders’ Knowledge

funding announcement

What Happens After the Funding Announcement? Tracking Startup Performance in Africa

Sell the Destination in Marketing

Nobody Buys the Bus: Sell the Destination

Luxury retail

Protecting the luxury experience: How physical security is evolving in high-end retail

Clarity

Clarity is Priceless… Who Buys What They Don’t Understand?

influencer marketing

Community is King in the Land of Influencer Marketing

Marketing

Marketing Makes Awareness as Recall Requires Branding

Two Founders, One Projector: Inside EAP’s Plan to Put a Full School Year in a Bag

Joshua Adewolu

Joshua Adewolu: “Nothing Can Take the Place of Human Interaction”

Obinna Osuji, Co-founder and CEO of Medismarts

Medismarts Founder Obinna Osuji on Building the Digital Backbone of African Healthcare

Ali Sagiru

From Childhood Games to Guarding Africa’s Digital Frontlines: Inside Ali Sagiru’s NUR Sentinel AI

FractionalFair

What If Your Spare Hour Was Worth as Much as Cash? Inside FractionalFair’s Bet on Time as Currency

Your Docs Are Lying to Your AI Assistant. This Dubai-Based Startup Wants to Fix That.

fuel naija

At 17, He’s Helping Lagos Motorists Find Fuel Before They Waste a Trip

Bisola Fasanya

“The Technology Is Not the Implementation”: Bisola Fasanya on Building Voice AI That Actually Works

Lazarus APT Campaign

Kaspersky Uncovers Lazarus APT Campaign Leveraging AI and Post-Quantum Encryption

Authentication Security

Authentication Security: How Evolving Methods Bring New Risks

Phishing Attempt

Microsoft Accounts for One-Third of Brand Phishing Attempts in Q3 2026

Deepfake Threats

Deepfake Threats in Africa: How Disinformation Is Going Multimedia

Digital Defense Report

Microsoft’s 2026 Digital Defense Report: Attackers Are Walking In Through Trusted Doors, and AI Agents Are the Next One

Cyber Immunity

Kaspersky Unveils Guidelines for Securing AI Agents with Cyber Immunity

cyber Eniola Lisoyi

Are South Africa’s cyber defenders ready for AI?

Kaspersky

Nearly One in Five Retailers Suffer Permanent Data Loss From Cyberattacks, Kaspersky Finds

Galaxy Tab S12 series

Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab S12 Series for Enhanced Productivity and Business Growth

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Introduces New Parental Controls to Help Parents Guide Teens

Samsung Galaxy Z

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold8 Now Available

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Begins Testing On-Device Scam Alert Feature, Starting With Android Beta Users

WhatsApp

New Account Security Features for WhatsApp

Meta AI

Meta AI Just Got a To-Do List — And It’s Ticking Off Your Tasks

Meta AI

Meta Introduces AI Alerts to Notify Parents of Teens Showing Signs of Distress

Meta Muse Image

Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First In-House AI Image Generator, as Competition in Visual AI Intensifies

Africa AI

Africa’s AI Future Depends on Trust: Why Responsible AI Must Come First

The new report underscores a widening gap between banks’ use of AI and the governance needed to deploy it responsibly.

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

AI business

How to Integrate AI in Your Business and Get Real Results

Lazarus APT Campaign

Kaspersky Uncovers Lazarus APT Campaign Leveraging AI and Post-Quantum Encryption

Phishing Attempt

Microsoft Accounts for One-Third of Brand Phishing Attempts in Q3 2026

AI Data

Who Owns Your AI Data? What African Users and Businesses Need to Know

Green Fintech

Green Fintech in Africa: How Finance Apps Are Tracking Carbon Footprints

smart grids

Smart Grids in Africa: Technology for More Reliable and Sustainable Electricity

CleanTech Funding

CleanTech Funding in Africa: Who Is Actually Writing the Cheques

solar africa

Who Is Leading in Africa’s Fastest-Growing Solar Market?