How African Creators Are Building Global Brands on Their Own Terms
There is a familiar pattern in how the world discovers African culture. The music travels first — Afrobeats fills clubs…
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Upperlink and ICANN Lead Push for Wider Participation in UA Day 2026
…Upperlink, ICANN, UNESCO, UASG Advancing a Truly Global, Multilingual Internet Upperlink has announced its collaboration with the Internet Corporation for…
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Applications Open for Cartier Women’s Initiative for Female Entrepreneurs
The Cartier Women’s Initiative has opened applications for its 2027 edition, with women-led businesses across Africa eligible to compete for…
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The Quiet Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Agriculture Across Africa
Africa feeds itself largely through the hands of smallholder farmers. That fact is easy to state and hard to appreciate…
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Rooted in Africa, Building for the Digital Frontier-The Rene Dzernyuy Story
How Rene Dzernyuy turned personal experience with online fraud into SecureAfric, a platform dedicated to making cybersecurity education real and…
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Ransomware Surges as Cyber Threats Spike in April 2026
Angola and Nigeria top the list of EMEA countries most targeted by cyber threat actors, while attacks to Financial Services…
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Payment Gateways Are Being Rebuilt From the Ground Up, and Africa Is at the Center of It
For years, the payment gateway existed quietly in the background, the unglamorous infrastructure that sat between a customer’s intent to…
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UAE–Nigeria Partnership Ushers in New Era of Trade and Innovation
Global trade is becoming harder to navigate. Supply chains remain under pressure, capital is shifting, and countries are reassessing how…
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The KYC Trap: Why Identity Verification Is Slowing Africa’s Fintech Sector
Africa’s fintech industry has, by most measures, defied expectations. Despite a global funding retreat, Nigeria alone attracted $410 million in…
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Kaspersky Pushes IT Leaders to Prepare for Modern Cyber Threats
Kaspersky has expanded its Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) with new advanced cyberattack scenarios tailored specifically for IT organisations. The…
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AfCFTA and Korea Join Forces to Back African Startups in New Acceleration Drive
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has opened applications for a new round of its Startup Acceleration and Partnership…
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Why Most Data Strategies Fail Before They Even Begin
Most organisations do not have a data strategy problem, but one of visibility. Across industries, businesses continue to invest in…
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Why So Many Nigerian Websites Keep Getting Hacked
Nigeria’s digital economy is now valued at $18.3 billion and contributes nearly 20 percent of GDP. Banks, government agencies, startups,…
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AMMBAN Says Agency Banking Is Critical to Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
The National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), Dr. Obioha Oti, has described…
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Can Africa Develop Its Own Large Language Models (LLM)?
The continent has the languages, the talent, and the growing ambition. What it still lacks could define whether homegrown AI…
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Why Data Analytics Is Becoming a Business Necessity, Not a Luxury
For years, data analytics was treated as something reserved for large corporations with dedicated technology teams and deep budgets. That…
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Nigeria Deepens Data Privacy Push with NDPC-BPP-NGF Partnership
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)…
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Why the World’s Most Successful Businesses Are Built on Innovation
Every few years, a company does something that quietly shifts the competitive ground beneath an entire industry. Sometimes it is…
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, Packing Pro-Level Features at Awesome Price
Samsung Electronics West Africa announced the new Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, the latest Galaxy A series devices…
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Crypto Savings vs. Traditional Bank Savings Accounts: What is the Difference?
For most people, a savings account is the default place to park idle money. It is familiar, easy to understand,…
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Anthropic Strikes Compute Deal with SpaceX, Raises Claude API and Claude Code Limits
Anthropic has entered into a partnership with SpaceX that will significantly expand its computing infrastructure, a move the AI safety…
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African Agrifood Startups Can Pitch for Up to $1M at THRIVE’s 2026 Global Impact Challenge
THRIVE Agrifood, the Silicon Valley-based agrifoodtech accelerator backed by SVG Ventures, has opened applications for its 2026 Global Impact Challenge…
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LG Reinforces Audio Leadership as Nigerians Demand Smarter, Premium Sound Experiences
Deepens its presence in Nigeria’s growing audio market with high-performance xboom speakers and Soundbars tailored to evolving consumer lifestyles. LG…
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The African Startup Model: Why Copying Silicon Valley Won’t Work Anymore
For much of the last decade, the ambition was simple: build something that looked like Silicon Valley, just set it…
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World Password Day 2026: Why Strong Passwords Are No Match for AI and Infostealers
Welcome to the real World Password Day 2026 this Thursday, May 7th, and it’s not the one where we remind…
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Meta Strengthens Teen Safety with New AI-Powered Age Assurance Tools
Meta has announced new advancements in its age assurance technology as part of its ongoing efforts to create safer, age-appropriate…
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SAS Institute Unveils AI-Ready Data Platform with Built-In Governance
Integrated analytics and AI-driven automation help enterprises prepare, govern and activate data for trusted AI at scale. As enterprises race…
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Charles Soludo Reappoints Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata as ICT Agency MD, Confirms Other Key Appointments
The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has approved the reappointment of Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (CFA)…
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Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Calls for Fair Digital Payments to Drive Economic Prosperity
The Vice President, Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, has called for a shift in Nigeria’s digital finance…
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UNICEF Femtech Ventures Launches First Cohort, With Six African Startups Among Eleven Selected Globally
Eleven technology startups from Africa and Asia have been selected as the inaugural cohort of UNICEF Femtech Ventures, a five-year…
