CIO Africa

8 Jan 2026 - AI-native retail technology platform backed by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, Fynd, has officially entered the South African market, marking its…

8 Jan 2026 - Predicting the trajectory of artificial intelligence in government has become increasingly complex. Political shifts, regulatory uncertainty and…

7 Jan 2026 - American satellite internet provider Starlink has disabled its service for users in Uganda following a request from the Uganda Communications...…

7 Jan 2026 - Across Africa, the mobile phone has become the operating system of daily economic life. Before sunrise, farmers check prices, parents... Source

7 Jan 2026 - The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, introducing new defensive capabilities while…

6 Jan 2026 - Airtel Africa has increased the volume of shares repurchased under its ongoing $100 million buyback programme, bringing the cumulative total... Source

6 Jan 2026 - Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has acquired Mono, an open banking infrastructure provider operating across the continent, in a…

6 Jan 2026 - As Kenyan corporations step into 2026 with conventional new year strategies, a new data-driven report is warning that digital resilience,... Source

5 Jan 2026 - Walk into any boardroom across Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg today, and you’ll hear the same conversations echoing as business leaders... Source

5 Jan 2026 - The face of businesses across Africa is slowly changing, driven by the need to digitize operations. From local markets to... Source

3 Jan 2026 - A quarter of the way into the 21st century, digital technology has infiltrated the daily lives of billions of people... Source

2 Jan 2026 - Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence. And I mean everyone. The hype reminds me of the fanfare around 5G’s launch – all... Source

1 Jan 2026 - StormWall, a cybersecurity company specializing in DDoS protection, analyzed attack patterns across the Middle East and North Africa throughout the…

1 Jan 2026 - If you’ve ever tried to build something new, really new, you know that innovation isn’t only about what’s possible. Often,... Source

31 Dec 2025 - Digital hoarding poses a significant and often underestimated cybersecurity risk that extends far beyond a simple productivity issue. Like a... Source

30 Dec 2025 - For years, the cybersecurity industry has warned that threats are becoming ‘more sophisticated.’ In reality, attackers aren’t getting smarter; they’…

30 Dec 2025 - From deepfakes to zero-day exploits, the battlefield for digital security is shifting rapidly, and the weapon of choice is artificial... Source

26 Dec 2025 - As the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 gets underway, the tournament atmosphere is extending well beyond stadium walls, with... Source

26 Dec 2025 - The news of Evans Mwaura Githua’s death landed with shock, and with questions that are still unanswered. Early media reports... Source

24 Dec 2025 - Egypt’s technology startup ecosystem is entering a more mature and performance-driven phase, shaped increasingly by strong institutional partnerships…

23 Dec 2025 - Recent global research from Kaspersky has illuminated a significant shift in AI usage during the holiday season. Far from being... Source

22 Dec 2025 - When the African Union adopted the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020–2030), it articulated one of the continent’s most ambitious...…

22 Dec 2025 - Before she became the Vice President of Cloud at Angani, Anne Mukiri was simply a young tech enthusiast with a... Source

22 Dec 2025 - Former Africa Data Centres Eastern Africa Executive, Dan Kwach, has taken up a new leadership role as Deputy Chief Executive... Source

22 Dec 2025 - sticky floor noun uk  /ˌstɪk.i ˈflɔːr/ us  /ˌstɪk.i ˈflɔːr/ a low position in an organisation or area of work from... Source

21 Dec 2025 - A fuel truck idles next to generators, its hum rivalling air handlers inside the slab-gray walls as the midday heat... Source

21 Dec 2025 - Something amazing is happening: the technology C-suite is getting crowded. Alongside CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs, a new role has been... Source

20 Dec 2025 - Aarti Borkar, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security, Customer Success and Rashida Hodge, Corporate Vice President, Data & AI Customer…

20 Dec 2025 - Kenya loves her tech. Why else would we bask under the glare … I mean glow – of being the... Source

20 Dec 2025 - AI is the new fire, promising to forge a future full of endless possibilities. The use cases for AI to... Source

19 Dec 2025 - Bayobab has appointed Sajid Ahmad Khan as Regional Managing Director for South and East Africa, effective 5 January 2026. In... Source

19 Dec 2025 - As policymakers confront new cybersecurity challenges from emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing, an urgent threat often goes unnoticed…

19 Dec 2025 - Africa’s push toward technology-enabled energy governance took a major step forward this week as the African Energy Commission (AFREC) launched...…

19 Dec 2025 - It started with a bright pink advert on social media. “Limited offer! Get yours today!” Scam clicked through, paid via... Source

18 Dec 2025 - Airtel Africa and SpaceX are set to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity. It launches across Airtel’s 14 markets, serving over…

18 Dec 2025 - Over the past two years, Generative AI (GenAI) has captured global attention, including here in Kenya, thanks to its ability... Source

18 Dec 2025 - According to a new report by Kaspersky, virtual presents and personalised greetings are highly popular for the 2025/2026 holiday season,... Source

17 Dec 2025 - Uganda has officially joined the growing list of African countries rolling out next-generation mobile networks as Airtel Uganda significantly expands…

16 Dec 2025 - East Africa has quickly become one of the most dynamic regions for cloud computing. By 2025, around 70–77% of enterprises... Source

15 Dec 2025 - There’s a lot to be said about circumventing a cookie cutter approach. Yes, metrics and frameworks are fundamental to implementing... Source

15 Dec 2025 - Tala, the financial infrastructure company building the world’s most accessible financial services, has announced the launch of its tokenized lending…

15 Dec 2025 - Battery swapping is emerging as one of Africa’s most practical paths to clean mobility and distributed energy access, but the... Source

14 Dec 2025 - Africa Data Centres’ East African Executive, Dan Kwach, has announced his departure from the organisation after a transformative 19-year journey....…

10 Dec 2025 - Africa’s entertainment industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Since the digital migration, the way people consume...…

10 Dec 2025 - 1995 was in some respects a banner year for the nascent technology industry – the PalmPilot was a smash hit,... Source

9 Dec 2025 - The headline numbers are blunt. Vodafone Kenya wants to buy 6 billion Safaricom shares from the government of Kenya, a... Source

8 Dec 2025 - Egypt is broadening its technology ambitions beyond its capital city, with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) presenting…

8 Dec 2025 - M-PESA Ethiopia has called out Ethio Telecom for blocking mobile data access to its newly launched mobile money application, M-PESA... Source

7 Dec 2025 - For years, crypto has lived in a strange space: treated like money on screens, code in courtrooms and a risk... Source

5 Dec 2025 - AI adoption is only part of the story According to new research, more than three-quarters of respondents in South Africa... Source