Staff Writer

UAE’s Group 42 to drive Mauritania’s digital journey

The partnership will focus on establishing national data centre, sovereign cloud, and drive other digital transformation initiatives.
Staff Writer
1:30
Wednesday

AfDB boss Dr Adesina defends Africa’s agritech

The AfDB president told a conference in Durban this week Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger.
1:30
Monday

MasterCard seals deal with Moroccan fintech NAPS

NAPS is expanding digital payments in Morocco and with the partnership, the fintech says it benefits from MasterCard’s extensive network, and expertise.
2:10

InTouch, Global Technology Partners team up to drive financial inclusion

The collaboration bridges the gap between digital payment platforms and card-based transactions, giving InTouch customers access to cross-border transactions.
0:50

Nigerian TikTok star nabbed for Internet fraud

The social media influencer was arrested alongside his manager and 29 other suspects, with recovered items including mobile phones, laptops and two vehicles.
2:30

Ghana opens cyber security operations centre for banks

The project was undertaken by Virtual InfoSec Africa, a Ghanaian information security company, in collaboration with the Central Bank.
2:10

Nigerian-born fintech Patricia confirms breach

Only the company’s retail trading application, Patricia Personal, has been compromised with Bitcoin and Naira assets affected.
2:00

Liquid Dataport signs West Africa connectivity agreement

Under the terms of the agreement, Liquid Dataport will offer Viasat’s connectivity services, working through local partners.
2:00
25 May

Key appointments at aYo boost African growth plans

Two appointments at the insurtech firm, backed by MTN and Sanlam, are key to its continental expansion plans.
2:40

South African regulator opens up 6 GHz Wi-Fi spectrum

The lower 6GHz frequency band offers several benefits and a much-needed boost for Wi-Fi services.
3:10

Report urges continent to ‘think strategically’ and develop ‘African AI’

A new report, coming out of Kenya, notes AI developments across Africa, with the highest rate of activity in agriculture, health, education and financial services.
1:40

Google expands flood alerts to eight African countries

The new countries added are Burundi, Eswatini, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
2:20

EU, Germany, Estonia launch digital transformation centre in Kenya

The $29 million, three-year project seeks to strengthen Kenya’s digital economy.