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1 Human Time Return: Why Africa’s AI Boom Should Be Measured by the Life It Gives Back, Not Just the Work It Automates

2 The Work After the Room: What Practical AI Events Need to Create Real Value

3 St. George’s University and Hilton College Establish New Medical Education Pathway for South African Students

4 PalmPay Launches ‘PalmPay Dey For You’ with New Security Features

5 Menxtt Tech NG Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Digital Document Protection for Nigerian Businesses

Africa's AI Boom

Human Time Return: Why Africa’s AI Boom Should Be Measured by the Life It Gives Back, Not Just the Work It Automates

September 4, 2026

Africa PachiPanda Challenge

MTN and WWF Reopen Africa PachiPanda Challenge as Green Innovation Push Widens Across the Continent

September 4, 2026

AI events

The Work After the Room: What Practical AI Events Need to Create Real Value

September 3, 2026

St. George's University

St. George’s University and Hilton College Establish New Medical Education Pathway for South African Students

September 3, 2026

uber

Uber Just Left Nigeria. Here’s What 12 Years of Its Presence Taught the Market

September 3, 2026

PalmPay Dey For You

PalmPay Launches ‘PalmPay Dey For You’ with New Security Features

September 2, 2026

Menxtt Tech NG Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Digital Document Protection for Nigerian Businesses

September 2, 2026

Voice AI

Voice AI Is Finally Learning to Speak Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili and Zulu

September 2, 2026

legal services

How AI Is Rewiring Legal Services in Africa

September 1, 2026

Palmpay Hakeem’s inspiring transformation from a POS agent to a Data Professional

From a POS Agent to Data Professional: How PalmPay Became Part of Hakeem’s Growth

August 31, 2026

#StartupSouth OffChart NXT

After 10 Years, #StartupSouth Rebrands as OffChart NXT, Unveils N30m for Emerging Founders

August 31, 2026

WhatsApp

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

August 31, 2026

Africa's AI Boom

Human Time Return: Why Africa’s AI Boom Should Be Measured by the Life It Gives Back, Not Just the Work It Automates

Africa PachiPanda Challenge

MTN and WWF Reopen Africa PachiPanda Challenge as Green Innovation Push Widens Across the Continent

AI events

The Work After the Room: What Practical AI Events Need to Create Real Value

St. George's University

St. George’s University and Hilton College Establish New Medical Education Pathway for South African Students

uber

Uber Just Left Nigeria. Here’s What 12 Years of Its Presence Taught the Market

PalmPay Dey For You

PalmPay Launches ‘PalmPay Dey For You’ with New Security Features

Africa's AI Boom

Human Time Return: Why Africa’s AI Boom Should Be Measured by the Life It Gives Back, Not Just the Work It Automates

AI events

The Work After the Room: What Practical AI Events Need to Create Real Value

St. George's University

St. George’s University and Hilton College Establish New Medical Education Pathway for South African Students

PalmPay Dey For You

PalmPay Launches ‘PalmPay Dey For You’ with New Security Features

Menxtt Tech NG Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Digital Document Protection for Nigerian Businesses

Palmpay Hakeem’s inspiring transformation from a POS agent to a Data Professional

From a POS Agent to Data Professional: How PalmPay Became Part of Hakeem’s Growth

#StartupSouth OffChart NXT

After 10 Years, #StartupSouth Rebrands as OffChart NXT, Unveils N30m for Emerging Founders

Anambra 35 - Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata

Anambra at 35: Building a Greener State Through Smarter Technology

uber

Uber Just Left Nigeria. Here’s What 12 Years of Its Presence Taught the Market

procurement fraud

SAS, FACTS Consulting urge organisations to detect procurement fraud before losses escalate

dollar strength

What Dollar Strength Cycle mean for Traders

PalmPay

PalmPay Expands Opportunities for Nigerians to Earn More

Transforming Small Business

Transforming Small Business Services with AI: From Basics to Action

CEPA

The Value-Chain Imperative: Making CEPA Work for Nigerian Manufacturing

Operational Resilience

Operational Resilience Requires More Than Recovery Plans

Competition

Competition Doesn’t Kill Companies, It Forces Them to Become World-Class

Magnus Emenuga and MEmbedded TechLab

From a Muddy Street in Aba to Building Nigeria’s First Homegrown Phone: The Magnus Emenuga Story

Comply54, Oluwajuwon Steven Omotayo

The Compliance Layer AI Agent Frameworks Forgot to Build: The Story of Comply54

Ekele E. James

Ekele E. James: The Engineer Who Turned His Laptop into a Free Lab for Africa’s Next DevOps Generation

Josiah Allen

Josiah Allen : The Student Founder Building StudyCrew and Redefining the Future of Learning

Idah Abdulwahab Dominion

From No Light to Building Communities Worth Millions – Idah Abdulwahab Story

Design - Toheeb Popoola

After a Decade Designing for Global Brands, He Built a Finance App That Doesn’t Touch Your Bank Data

Rene Dzernyuy

Rooted in Africa, Building for the Digital Frontier-The Rene Dzernyuy Story

Dr. Ahmed Magem

Dr. Ahmed Magem: The Man Using Tech, Community, and Purpose to Build Nigeria’s Digital Future

WhatsApp

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

Kaspersky

Kaspersky empowered Cleopatra Hospitals Group to detect severe cyber incidents 75% faster

TrueConf videoconferencing servers

Organisations face new attacks via unpatched TrueConf videoconferencing servers, Kaspersky warns

ESET Threat Report

ESET Threat Report: Kenyan organisations are being attacked by the basics

Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware Attacks Double Year over Year as July 2026 Cyber Threat Volumes Continue to Rise Worldwide

Microsoft Leads Q2 2026 Brand Phishing as ChatGPT Emerges as a New Phishing Target

Bloomwit Africa

Nigeria’s First ‘Deepfake Election’: Bloomwit Africa’s New Report Warns the 2027 Vote Will Be Fought in Channels No One Can See

Meta AI

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

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

WhatsApp_username

WhatsApp is Letting You Reserve Your Username

Google Gemini

Google Gemini’s Avatar Tool Expands Access to Paid Subscribers

Google

Google Overhauls Search With AI Agents, a Smarter Search Box, and Personal Context

Africa's AI Boom

Human Time Return: Why Africa’s AI Boom Should Be Measured by the Life It Gives Back, Not Just the Work It Automates

AI events

The Work After the Room: What Practical AI Events Need to Create Real Value

Voice AI

Voice AI Is Finally Learning to Speak Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili and Zulu

legal services

How AI Is Rewiring Legal Services in Africa

GITEX Ai Türkiye

GITEX Ai Türkiye to debut as Eurasia’s digital corridor between global capital and Türkiye’s AI startups

Meta

Meta Wants Its AI to Run Your Business Dashboard. Here’s What That Actually Means

CleanTech Funding

CleanTech Funding in Africa: Who Is Actually Writing the Cheques

solar africa

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

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