STARTS Prize 2026 Opens Global Call for Creative Tech Innovators with €30,000 in Awards
Europe’s long-running STARTS Prize, a competition that spotlights inventive work at the crossroads of science, technology and the arts has…
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LG Electronics Showcases AI-Enabled Innovations at LG InnoFest 2026 to Drive MEA Expansion
LG Reaffirms Commitment to Advancing AI-Driven Living Through Local Market Insight LG Electronics (LG), a leader in AI-powered solutions for the home, outlined plans to accelerate growth in emerging markets at…
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OpenAI Launches Enterprise Platform, Frontier as Competition for Business Clients Intensifies
OpenAI has introduced a new enterprise platform designed to help organizations deploy and manage artificial intelligence agents across their operations,…
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Afreximbank has Selected 8 Tech Startups for First Intra-African Trade Accelerator
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has selected eight startups for the first cohort of its flagship Accelerator Programme, a three-month…
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Bridge Seed Global Opens Applications for 2026 Impact Accelerator
Bridge Seed Global, a non-profit initiative supporting early-stage entrepreneurship across the continent, is inviting applications for its 2026 accelerator cohort….
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Global Cyberattacks on Financial Institutions Jump 115% in 2025
Check Point’s 2025 Financial Threat Landscape Report, released this week, shows that the financial sector experienced an unprecedented rise in…
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UN Global Pulse Opens Accelerator Applications to African Startups
The United Nations Global Pulse has opened applications for the next cohort of its Scale Accelerator programme, offering African-based UN…
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Kaspersky Details Hidden Attack Chains Behind Notepad++ Supply Chain Compromise
Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team researchers have discovered that attackers behind the Notepad++ supply chain compromise targeted a government…
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VivaTech Opens Applications for 2026 AfricaTech Award
Paris-based VivaTech, organiser of Europe’s largest technology and startup event, has launched applications for the 2026 edition of its AfricaTech…
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Anthropic Study Highlights Rare but Notable Risks of AI Influencing Users’ Beliefs and Decisions
Researchers at Anthropic, the San Francisco-based company behind the Claude AI model, have released new findings examining how extended interactions…
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African AI Adoption Must Align Strategy With Local Context, Says David Adeoye Abodunrin
Africa’s ability to benefit meaningfully from artificial intelligence will depend less on adopting global models and more on aligning technology…
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Decoding the Digital Frontier: How African Regulators Are Embracing Stablecoins
Look around, stablecoins are everywhere. Africa’s journey with them didn’t start as a carefully crafted policy experiment. It began quietly,…
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How Kenya’s MediaKits Is Equipping African Creators to Turn Influence into Income
As Africa’s creator economy matures, a familiar gap is becoming harder to ignore. While creators across the continent command loyal…
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Applications Open for Qualcomm’s Latest Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme
The most recent iteration of Qualcomm’s Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, which gives companies access to engineers, coaching, and…
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WhatsApp Announces Enhanced Account Security Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks
WhatsApp unveiled on Tuesday a new security solution aimed at protecting vulnerable users from sophisticated cyberattacks. Strict Account Settings is…
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ASVLP 2026 to Convene Africa & MENA’s Venture Leaders as Funding Rebounds and New Growth Frontiers Emerge
As Africa and MENA’s startup ecosystems transition from post-correction resilience into a new phase of disciplined growth, the Africa Startup &…
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OpenAI Says Scientists Are Increasingly Using ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator
A increasing role for artificial intelligence (AI) systems as collaborators in scientific research has been described by OpenAI, which contends…
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The Trends Defining Cyber Security in 2026: Cyber Security Report 2026
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions, today released its Cyber Security…
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Call for Applications: Her Africa Early Stage Incubator 2026 for Young African Leaders
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2026 cohort of the Alliance for Women and Girls’ (AFWAG) Her Africa Early…
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Webinar: Techeconomy Business Series Hosts MTN, Interswitch and Other Industry Experts
Techeconomy, Africa’s leading technology, business and digital economy publication, has announced an upcoming edition of its Techeconomy Business Series, a virtual…
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Innovation Isn’t Enough: The Tough Choices Shaping 2026
“The future isn’t shaped by technology alone — it’s shaped by the choices we make about how we use it,…
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Call for Applications: African Impact Challenge – Building Global Businesses From Africa
Applications from aspirational innovators and startup founders throughout Africa are now being accepted for the African Impact Challenge. This program…
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Building Cyber Readiness Early: Why Youth Education Is a Security Imperative in Africa
With organisations experiencing an average of 2207 cyber attacks per week according to Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Report, cyber security is…
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Abuja to Host Startup World Cup Regional Competition
African entrepreneurs can now apply to compete for worldwide fame and a US$1 million prize in the Startup World Cup…
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How Battery Energy Storage Systems Can Enable Up-Time within the Nigerian Oil & Gas and Mining Industries
The most recent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, which caused widespread electricity outages across the country, underscored once again the…
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Hashgraph Ventures Backs Hedera Africa Hackathon With $1M Funding
In an effort to accelerate digital transformation and economic inclusion throughout Africa, Abu Dhani-based venture capital firm Hashgraph Ventures has…
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8 Key Trends That Will Define Africa’s Cyber Security Landscape in 2026
As global leaders gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting this week to discuss “A Spirit of Dialogue,”…
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Google Releases Several Open-Source Translation Models Following ChatGPT Translate
In 2026, Google’s vigorous pursuit of artificial intelligence (AI) has not abated. In addition to releasing new shopping tools and…
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Kaspersky leads in Independent Transparency and Accountability assessment of Cybersecurity Vendors
Kaspersky has released Protection beyond detection: Why trust and transparency decide your cybersecurity future, a new whitepaper based on an independent transparency…
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Africa is unified in its data centre ambition – but transmission and fragmentation could derail its US$1.5 trillion digital economy potential
As cross-continental digitalisation developments converge to forge tomorrow’s AI economy, Africa today is united in its ambition to become a…
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