Namibia opens Ondangwa digital tech hub
Located in the north of the country, the facility will serve as a multipurpose digital centre for education, innovation, conferences and community events.
Germany backs Kenya's digital talent drive
The East African country signed a series of agreements with German organisations to advance digital skills development, outsourcing and open-source technology collaboration.
Nestlé boosts West Africa solar rollout
Nestlé sites in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Senegal recently installed new solar systems.
Algeria strengthens start-up support network
StartAlgeria strengthens the organisations behind Algeria's next generation of start-ups.
Malawi students develop AI stethoscope
Students have developed an AI-powered stethoscope to support early cardiovascular screening.
Spiro closes $270m funding round
A $55 million investment from Chinese growth-stage fund NewTrails Capital has lifted Spiro's latest funding round to $270 million.
Nexa opens climate-health funding call
The global initiative is mobilising over $50 million in partner funding to scale climate-health innovations in low- and middle-income countries.
Egypt advances green transition plans
Envision Energy and AMEA Power have expanded their partnership through Amunet II, their second utility-scale wind energy project in Egypt.
TikTok unveils Nigeria commerce lab
The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, focuses on training entrepreneurs in digital marketing, content creation, audience engagement, online sales, artificial intelligence tools and cross-border commerce.
Nigeria launches FreeTV nationwide service
FreeTV provides Nigerians with free access to more than 100 digital TV channels, eliminating the need for subscription fees.
Zambia secures 500MW South Korean deal
Estimated to be valued between $700 million and $900 million, the infrastructure project will be developed in 10 phases of 50MW each.
Kenya pursues OpenAI partnership
Kenya aims to become East Africa’s AI hub through OpenAI Academy partnership.
Kenya, EU deepen digital collaboration
The East African country deepens European collaboration on digital jobs and trusted data governance.
