New Account Security Features for WhatsApp
On WhatsApp, your conversations belong only to you and the people you’re talking to. It’s why we built end-to-end encryption…
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Meta Wants Its AI to Run Your Business Dashboard. Here’s What That Actually Means
Meta has begun rolling out a significant upgrade to Meta AI, one that turns the assistant from a general-purpose chatbot…
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What Dollar Strength Cycle mean for Traders
The USD still ranks among the major forces that drive financial markets all over the world. When the USD gains…
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PalmPay Expands Opportunities for Nigerians to Earn More
As rising living costs continue to place pressure on household budgets, Nigerians are becoming more deliberate about how they spend,…
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Transforming Small Business Services with AI: From Basics to Action
For local and online small business owners running lean service teams, customer expectations keep rising while time, staffing, and consistency…
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Women-Led Agribusinesses Across Africa Have Until August 20 to Apply for AGRA-CGIAR Climate Grant
A new funding window is closing fast for women-led agribusinesses across sub-Saharan Africa working on climate adaptation, with applications for…
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Kaspersky empowered Cleopatra Hospitals Group to detect severe cyber incidents 75% faster
By deploying Kaspersky Next XDR Expert, the Egypt-based healthcare leader reduced investigation time for high-severity incidents from eight to just…
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Commonwealth Startup Fellowship Opens: Fully Funded Path from Accra to London for African Founders
Founders across the Commonwealth’s low and middle income countries now have a narrow window to apply for the 2026/2027 Commonwealth…
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The Value-Chain Imperative: Making CEPA Work for Nigerian Manufacturing
The UAE has opened its market to 7,315 Nigerian products. The tariffs on manufactured goods come off within five years….
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Proxynet Communications to Unveil Next-Generation Tech Solutions at GITEX Nigeria 2026
Proxynet Communications to Showcase Africa’s Next Era of Digital Transformation at GITEX Nigeria 2026, Advancing Secure, Intelligent and Sovereign Innovation…
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Meta, FMCIDE, 3MTT and RAIN Partner to Accelerate AI Skills and Innovation in Nigeria
Meta, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE), through its 3 Million Technical Talent…
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Türkiye’s US$58 billion tech market lands on the world stage amid multi-billion-dollar AI investment surge
Inaugural GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026 unites global tech ecosystem at Istanbul Expo Centre on 9–10 September as the world’s largest…
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Smart Tech Investments That Save Time and Boost Small Business Growth
Small business owners running lean teams tend to hit the same wall eventually. The day fills up with tasks that…
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Aqua for All Opens Second Funding Call for Water and Sanitation Fund Managers
Aqua for All, the Dutch foundation that has backed water and sanitation ventures across 65 countries since 2002, has reopened…
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Organisations face new attacks via unpatched TrueConf videoconferencing servers, Kaspersky warns
Kaspersky has discovered a new multi-stage attack by the Head Mare APT group against organisations with PhantomCore and PhantomGraph backdoors….
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Inside Anambra’s “2.0” Plan: How Soludo’s ICT Agency Wants AI, Not Just Wi-Fi, To Run Government
When Governor Charles Soludo reappointed Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata to lead the Anambra State ICT Agency for a second term, the…
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ESET Threat Report: Kenyan organisations are being attacked by the basics
ESET Research has released its latest Threat Report summarising how the threat environment has changed since December 2025, drawing on…
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Ransomware Attacks Double Year over Year as July 2026 Cyber Threat Volumes Continue to Rise Worldwide
African organisations averaged 3,237 cyber attacks per week in July, against a global average of 2,336, while ransomware victims surged…
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Operational Resilience Requires More Than Recovery Plans
Boards and regulators expect organisations to demonstrate control during a disruption, rather than only after it has ended. Yet, many companies…
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Techeconomy Launches GrowthX Conference, TiLAwards to Mark 9th Anniversary
…‘GrowthX by Techeconomy’ to Bring Nigeria’s Digital Economy Leaders Together for First Conference, Gala Night Techeconomy, a leading digital media…
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GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026
GITEX arrives in Türkiye! Join global tech leaders, startups & investors shaping AI, fintech, cybersecurity & more. 9–10 Sept 2026,…
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8 African Hardware Startups Advance in ASME’s 2026 Innovation Showcase
Eight ventures from across Africa have made it through to the regional finals of the 2026 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW),…
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Wearables for Chronic Disease Management in Low-Resource African Settings: Promise Meets Practical Limits
A blood pressure cuff and a paper chart have managed hypertension in Nigerian clinics for decades. That basic setup is…
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Why Curiosity, Not Age, Decides How Well You Adapt to New Technology
For retirees, grandparents, and older adults easing back into work or community life, the hardest part of ageing often isn’t…
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Africa’s Reputation Economy Has No Room for Slow Responders
Every executive I speak with across Africa agrees that a crisis could strike their organisation. Far fewer can tell me…
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Mukami Gitonga Continues to Drive European Fintech Growth Through Community-Led Expansion
Mukami Gitonga is emerging as one of East Africa’s most influential women in technology, driving growth and innovation across the…
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FinTech Professional Biola Atoyebi Recognised for Driving Operational Innovation in Nigeria’s Digital Payments Sector
As Nigeria’s fintech industry continues to expand and evolve, professionals who can successfully bridge technology and business strategy are playing…
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Banks do not need faster AI; they need more accountable decisions
Financial leaders are now being asked to fund artificial intelligence (AI), govern it, and explain the value it creates. That…
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The Trust Dividend: Why Information Integrity Is Now a Board-Level Priority for Every Organization Operating in Africa
There is a quiet assumption in many boardrooms that misinformation is a problem for politicians and elections, not for serious…
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Shadow AI: The Next Evolution of Shadow IT
Shadow IT, the use of technology systems, software, applications, devices or cloud services without formal approval, management or monitoring, emerged as a…
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