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1 ASVLP 2026 ASVLP 2026 to Convene Africa & MENA’s Venture Leaders as Funding Rebounds and New Growth Frontiers Emerge

2 Africa’s Most Active Investors Africa’s Most Active Investors: Patterns Behind the Capital Flow

3 Techeconomy Business Series Webinar: Techeconomy Business Series Hosts MTN, Interswitch and Other Industry Experts

4 choices Innovation Isn’t Enough: The Tough Choices Shaping 2026

5 Startup World Cup Abuja to Host Startup World Cup Regional Competition

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Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

Applications Open for Qualcomm’s Latest Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme

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PayPal and Paga

PayPal and Paga Partnership Signals Cautious Market Entry into Nigeria

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WhatsApp Announces Enhanced Account Security Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks

January 28, 2026
ASVLP 2026

ASVLP 2026 to Convene Africa & MENA’s Venture Leaders as Funding Rebounds and New Growth Frontiers Emerge

January 28, 2026
ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

OpenAI Says Scientists Are Increasingly Using ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

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Cyber Security Trends

The Trends Defining Cyber Security in 2026: Cyber Security Report 2026

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Digital Health innovations

Digital Health Innovations in Africa: Progress, Constraints, and Unresolved Questions

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Africa’s Most Active Investors

Africa’s Most Active Investors: Patterns Behind the Capital Flow

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Gadgets and Apps

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WhatsApp Announces Enhanced Account Security Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks

WhatsApp

WhatsApp’s ChatGPT service has been officially deactivated by OpenAI

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Member Tags, Group Event Reminders, and New Chat Features

OpenAI

OpenAI Accelerates Audio AI Development Ahead of Planned Audio Device

WhatsApp

Security Alert: New Year WhatsApp Scam Puts Bank Accounts at Risk

Gmail

Google Begins Rolling Out Feature to Let Users Change Gmail Address Without Losing Data

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Google’s NotebookLM Adds Data Tables With Google Sheets Export

OpenAI

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.2 with Enterprise-Grade Upgrades, Takes Aim at Gemini 3 Pro

Features/Spotlight

Chanda Prosper

At 17, Chanda Prosper Is Rewriting the Script for African Science

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Zaliha Gambo Yunusa on Technology, Rights, and Building Sustainable Impact Across Africa

Janus Africa

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Frances Aborigho

Frances Aborigho: Building a Tribe Where African Women Learn, Lead, and Thrive in the Digital Economy

Jacaranda Health

Jacaranda Health: How a Quiet Innovation Movement Is Transforming Maternal Care in Kenya

ehealth africa

How eHealth Africa Is Reinventing Public Health Systems Across Africa

Fixo

Fixo -The Startup Turning Kenya’s Informal Fundi Sector into a Structured Digital Marketplace

Zusi Inegbeniki

Zusi Inegbeniki: The AI Visionary Bridging Finance, Technology, and Africa’s Innovation Future

TECH AND INNOVATION

nigeria's fintech

Nigeria’s Fintech Leaders in 2026: 10 Companies Shaping Digital Finance

Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

Applications Open for Qualcomm’s Latest Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme

PayPal and Paga

PayPal and Paga Partnership Signals Cautious Market Entry into Nigeria

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WhatsApp Announces Enhanced Account Security Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks

ASVLP 2026

ASVLP 2026 to Convene Africa & MENA’s Venture Leaders as Funding Rebounds and New Growth Frontiers Emerge

ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

OpenAI Says Scientists Are Increasingly Using ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

News and Articles

ASVLP 2026

ASVLP 2026 to Convene Africa & MENA’s Venture Leaders as Funding Rebounds and New Growth Frontiers Emerge

Africa’s Most Active Investors

Africa’s Most Active Investors: Patterns Behind the Capital Flow

Techeconomy Business Series

Webinar: Techeconomy Business Series Hosts MTN, Interswitch and Other Industry Experts

choices

Innovation Isn’t Enough: The Tough Choices Shaping 2026

Startup World Cup

Abuja to Host Startup World Cup Regional Competition

Breedj

Africa is the focus of Breedj, a global talent marketplace driven by AI

LG Electronics

LG Leads the Way in Tech and Fun with Vibrant Festival of Colours Experience in Lagos

LeadGreen Fellowship

Application for the LeadGreen Fellowship Cohort III, 2026 (Fully Funded) Now Open

Business

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Nigeria’s Fintech Leaders in 2026: 10 Companies Shaping Digital Finance

PayPal and Paga

PayPal and Paga Partnership Signals Cautious Market Entry into Nigeria

African entrepreneur

5 Grounded Business Principles Every African Entrepreneur Must Revisit

Customer Loyalty

The Future of Customer Loyalty in Africa’s Digital Marketplace

Digitalisation And Digital Inclusion

Digitalisation And Digital Inclusion: Reshaping Africa’s Economic And Social Landscape

bank app and mobile money

Mobile Wallet vs Bank Apps: Which Do African Users Prefer?

Fintech

Africa’s Most Valuable Fintech Companies

Coursera and Udemy

Coursera and Udemy Agree to $2.5B Merger, Signaling a New Phase for Global Online Learning

Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Trends

The Trends Defining Cyber Security in 2026: Cyber Security Report 2026

cyber security

Building Cyber Readiness Early: Why Youth Education Is a Security Imperative in Africa

Cyber Security

8 Key Trends That Will Define Africa’s Cyber Security Landscape in 2026

Kaspersky

Kaspersky leads in Independent Transparency and Accountability assessment of Cybersecurity Vendors

cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in 2026: The Make-or-Break Factor for Scaling African Startups

Bitdefender Antivirus

MENXTT NG to Bundle Bitdefender Antivirus with All Laptops Starting 2026

WhatsApp

Security Alert: New Year WhatsApp Scam Puts Bank Accounts at Risk

Christmas Phishing

From Fake Deals to Phishing: The Most Effective Festive Season Scams of 2025

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

OpenAI Says Scientists Are Increasingly Using ChatGPT as a Research Collaborator

Google

Google Releases Several Open-Source Translation Models Following ChatGPT Translate

Agentic AI

How African Founders Use Agentic AI to Scale Lean Across Borders

AI predictions

Government AI predictions for 2026

AI Skill Gap in Africa

The AI Skills Gap in Africa and Why It Has Become a Structural Risk

OpenAI

OpenAI Accelerates Audio AI Development Ahead of Planned Audio Device

Green Economy

OceanHub Africa

OceanHub Africa and Coca-Cola Foundation Launch $120,000 Pan-African Plastic Circularity Venture Building Programme

Janus Africa

How Janus Africa is Powering Clean Mobility and Energy Access Across the Continent

Africa's Business Heroes

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces 10 Finalists for $1.5M 2025 Competition

Sustainability

The Challenges of Businesses with Sustainability and How They Can Navigate Them