| By: Francis Onyemachi The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited to implement the AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Projec. Bashir Adeniyi, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),
The findings come as election authorities across Africa grapple with the growing use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns, including the use of deepfake audio and edited images.
By: Francis Onyemachi Kashifu Inuwa, the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency has said the future of Nigeria’s banking sector will depend less on raising capital and more on how effectively financial institutions use digital innovation, artificial intelligence (
Stabyl, an Africa-focused financial infrastructure startup, has raised $2.7 million in pre-seed funding to build a foreign-exchange liquidity platform aimed at banks, payment firms and institutional clients seeking faster cross-border settlement. The funding round was led by , which will also serve
Open-sourcing a closed-door panel I moderated at the iFHP Biennial in London. A UBS banker, an ex-CEO of Switzerland's largest health fund, a seasoned digital-health founder and the incoming president of the International Diabetes Federation, circling one question: whose interests reach the room?
Craydel, a Kenyan edtech startup focused on helping students access international education opportunities, has expanded into Ghana, extending its presence to eight African markets as demand for overseas study opportunities continues to increase across the continent. The Nairobi-based company announc
Open Startup, a pan-African organization supporting entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, is shifting its focus toward science and deep technology ventures as it enters its second decade of operations, seeking to help research-led startups bridge the gap between laboratories and commercial mar
SIM-swap has remained a major concern in Nigeria's digital economy, despite numerous roundtables and conferences to address this issue. MTN Nigeria says it has a lasting solution to the topic.
Egyptian startup BrainsMingle has secured a $400,000 seed investment from BasharSoft Group as the company seeks to expand its artificial intelligence-powered professional networking platform and capitalize on growing demand for digital career and knowledge-sharing tools. The funding marks BasharSoft
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has called for accelerated deployment of Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure, warning that the country’s ambition to build a $1 trillion economy will depend on robust digital connectivity and sustained investment in broadband networks. Delivering a keynote
| By: Don Pedro Aganbi Nigeria’s digital economy is entering a defining moment. The era of incremental progress is giving way to a bold transformation driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data governance, digital payments, cybersecurity, broadband expansion, and intelligent infrastruc
At a time when startups are judged by how much capital they raise and artificial intelligence is increasingly associated with replacing people, Lilia Stoyanov has spent more than a decade betting on a different future.
Tunisian startup RoboCare, which specialises in precision agriculture and artificial intelligence applied to the agricultural sector, has secured a six-figure investment from 216 Capital. Founded in Sfax, RoboCare develops an agricultural management platform that helps farmers make better decisions
South African investment firm Stocks & Strauss has announced the final close of the University Technology Fund II at ZAR400 million (US$24 million), taking total capital across its university-linked early-stage investment platform to more than ZAR700 million (US$42 million) and deepening a dedicated
South African startup Palé, an innovative black female-owned beverage technology platform, is the third startup selected for the pioneering female founder funding-readiness initiative run by Grindstone Ventures and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC). Grindstone is a global accelerator founded
WapiPay, a Kenyan financial technology firm, has obtained a Money Services Business license from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, marking its first regulated entry into North America as it scales its global payments network. The license allows the Nairobi based company to
Halo, a tech startup focused on products for textured hair, has raised $7 million in seed funding to commercialize HaloBraid, a device designed to help professional stylists complete braids faster and with less physical strain. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said Monday that the financin
