CIO Africa

2 May 2023 - The use of online platforms and services has become increasingly integral to our lives in today’s increasingly digital world. We... Source

2 May 2023 - Tanzanian-based biotech company, NovFeed, is the overall winner of this year’s Milken-Mostepe Prize in Agritech. The startup took home the... Source

2 May 2023 - Nzola Miranda has been appointed as the new Managing Director of MultiChoice Kenya, taking over from Nancy Matimu [Pictured] who... Source

2 May 2023 - Cloud communications platform, Infobip, has launched a new Conversational Everything Blueprint to enable brands embed conversational experiences for customer communications.... Source

28 Apr 2023 - Logicom Distribution and HPE Aruba Networking are expanding their successful partnership to include Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The... Source

28 Apr 2023 - Kenya has marked a historic milestone as a new grain handling and storage terminal has been launched in Embakasi, Nairobi.... Source

28 Apr 2023 - Huawei has launched its latest Ransomware Protection Solution and other IT products and solutions, at the Huawei IT day event,... Source

28 Apr 2023 - Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) beneficiaries in Kenya can now receive their loan disbursements through the mobile money service M-PESA,... Source

28 Apr 2023 - Secureworks, a global leader in cybersecurity, has announced that it has appointed Alpana Wegner as its new Chief Financial Officer... Source

27 Apr 2023 - On Thursday, the dx5 (formerly CIO Africa) hosted the Africa SaccoTech Forum in Nairobi, which brought together around 200 IT... Source

27 Apr 2023 - With digital transformation taking centre stage in every industry in Africa, the definition of a lot of things has changed.... Source

26 Apr 2023 - Safaricom has launched myCounty, a platform that enables all 47 counties to digitise all their services in one place providing... Source

26 Apr 2023 - Crypto mining has become an increasingly popular method of verifying and adding transactions to the blockchain. However, the energy consumption... Source

26 Apr 2023 - The US Government’s Prosper Africa initiative and Embassy in Kenya convened leading businesses and investors in New York City, along... Source

25 Apr 2023 - A newly released Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders has revealed how cyberattackers leveraged more than 500 unique tools and... Source

25 Apr 2023 - Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services are fast becoming an essential cybersecurity layer as attackers refine their tactics, techniques, and... Source

25 Apr 2023 - In recent years, businesses including Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) have been increasingly moving their operations to the cloud.... Source

25 Apr 2023 - The ongoing accelerated growth of the technology space and widening adoption across Africa-based SMEs and organisations have exposed the region’s... Source

25 Apr 2023 - The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out GITEX Africa 2023. An expansion phase is... Source

25 Apr 2023 - The hybrid workforce remains a success enigma. Will it work? Is it working? Has it failed? The return of high-profile... Source

25 Apr 2023 - Leading tech companies Redington, AWS, and 11 Degrees have committed their support for the Africa SACCOTech Forum as they come... Source

25 Apr 2023 - On Monday, Kenyan President William Ruto opened a new cancer centre at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital (KUTRRH)... Source

24 Apr 2023 - Kenya’s telecommunication company Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to 28 towns across 21 counties. Safaricom’s 5G, which comes with... Source

24 Apr 2023 - Every major technological innovation in healthcare has brought with it rapid growth in medical knowledge, but also the growing generation... Source

24 Apr 2023 - A recent survey has revealed that around 37% of people in Nigeria have experienced financial losses associated with threats when... Source

24 Apr 2023 - The artificial intelligence (AI) community in Kenya has developed and launched guidelines for practitioners in the country. The guidelines contain... Source

23 Apr 2023 - Naivas, Kenya’s largest supermarket chain, on Sunday, announced that it was a victim of a ransomware attack carried out by... Source

20 Apr 2023 - Of the 786 VC deals recorded in Africa last year, 235 were in West Africa, again recording the highest volume... Source

20 Apr 2023 - The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) has announced the release of its 2022 Venture Capital in Africa Report. The anticipated... Source

20 Apr 2023 - In developing financial intelligence in Africa, one thing that we certainly need to improve in the continent is the saving... Source

20 Apr 2023 - Clickatell, a pioneer in mobile messaging and Chat Commerce innovation, today announced the launch of the world’s first Chat Commerce... Source

20 Apr 2023 - The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KENIA) has announced the official launch of the Kenya Innovation Bridge, a comprehensive platform aimed... Source

20 Apr 2023 - It seems like yesterday, and, yet a lifetime ago that we as a technology industry had to deal with one... Source

19 Apr 2023 - Mastercard has introduced Cross-Border Services Express, a tool aimed to enable financial institutions to seamlessly set up international payments for... Source

19 Apr 2023 - Mobile money services are growing faster than predicted around the globe, as digital services continue to rise in popularity. This... Source

19 Apr 2023 - Since its launch in November last year, the OpenAI-developed ChatGPT language model has taken the world by storm. Its use... Source

19 Apr 2023 - The world of finance is changing at an unprecedented pace, with new technologies and competitors emerging all the time. Customers... Source

18 Apr 2023 - CIO Africa is a magazine that has been around for 15 years, and its credibility and authority in the African... Source

18 Apr 2023 - Applications are now open in Kenya for the 2023 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation... Source

18 Apr 2023 - In 2021 Yahoo! Finance did a survey on 15 of the most profitable businesses to get into. Healthcare support and... Source

17 Apr 2023 - Golf, a sport that has been played for centuries, combines skill, strategy, and a touch of elegance. Known for its... Source

17 Apr 2023 - Modern Japan is international, open and adaptive. It’s also one of, if not the, most technologically advanced nations on earth.... Source

17 Apr 2023 - Kenya’s Digital Economy Acceleration Project has received a major boost after the World Bank has approved a $390 million grant... Source

17 Apr 2023 - The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Department of Computing have completed... Source

17 Apr 2023 - The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Department of Computing have completed... Source

17 Apr 2023 - Safaricom and Shopzetu on Monday partnered to launch the Shopzetu Mini App on the M-PESA Super App to enable the... Source

17 Apr 2023 - The digital era is on us with the pandemic sealing the deal as tech and e-commerce stepped up and on... Source

17 Apr 2023 - A new report from Havard Business Review Analytic Services with Mastercard has detailed the importance for businesses across the continent ... Source

17 Apr 2023 - In today’s uncertain economic environment, business leaders are looking to CIOs more than ever before, to accelerate key priorities while... Source

16 Apr 2023 - Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) can benefit greatly from adopting various technologies to enhance their operations and better serve... Source