Tech

4 May 2026 - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson  has repurchased a total of 3,711,316 of its own Class B shares between April 27 and May 1, 2026, as part of ......

4 May 2026 - Safaricom  has announced a major upgrade to its Home Fibre service, increasing internet speeds across all packages by up to 2.5 times without raising prices ......

4 May 2026 - UAE based fintech company VaultsPay  has entered into a strategic collaboration with Mastercard.  The two organizations formalized their agreement marking a…

4 May 2026 - Vodacom Lesotho  this week commemorates 30 years since commencing operations, at a time when mobile communication was virtually unknown in the country. As the first…

4 May 2026 - Airtel Zambia  has officially opened its new Woodlands Retail Shop in Lusaka, marking one of five new Airtel outlets launched across the country as part ......

4 May 2026 - Gabon has taken a significant step in its digital transformation agenda with the official launch of a new parliamentary management platform and institutional website aimed…

4 May 2026 - In today's edition: OPay eyes US IPO || StanChart reduces headcount in Kenya || Rwanda mulls social media ban for children || SA opens public comment on rules affecting…

4 May 2026 - Kenya has officially launched the AI for Disability Project, a cross-sector initiative aimed at developing and deploying scalable assistive technologies for persons with…

3 May 2026 - Market headlines can move quickly, while a company’s actual position usually changes much more slowly.That gap matters to anyone following business performance, startup…

3 May 2026 - Safaricom has announced an upgrade to its Home Fibre offering, increasing internet speeds by up to 2.5 times at no additional cost to customers.  Under the new…

3 May 2026 - Cape Town-based logistics technology startup Shiprazor has secured $2.65 million (R44 million) in seed funding to address one of Africa’s most persistent barriers to e-…

2 May 2026 - Kenya’s fixed internet market looks like it has entered one of those rare moments when a sector stops moving gradually and starts accelerating forward in big steps. The last…

2 May 2026 - Earlier today, I took a deep dive into the March 2026 SEMRush traffic statistics for Kenya’s 5 leading news media websites, and to me they capture something bigger than a…

2 May 2026 - Odun Odubanjo saw the same problem everywhere he worked: companies drowning in data but unable to act on it. So he built Insight7. Three years and two pivots later, he is…

2 May 2026 - Reedapt is now focused on becoming the go-to dubbing and real-time multilingual streaming platform for Nollywood filmmakers, churches, and African content creators who want…

1 May 2026 - Canada is implementing a federal framework for payment service providers under the Retail Payment Activities Act, overseen by the Bank of Canada. Under this framework,…

1 May 2026 - Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa today endorsed the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM) and a Continental Framework on Electric Mobility at…

1 May 2026 - The new record surpasses the previous high of 3.86 million terabytes recorded in the last quarter of 2025.

1 May 2026 - The spike reflects stronger trading activity on the exchange, buoyed by improved investor sentiment.

1 May 2026 - If you have ever bought a laptop and felt frustrated when something breaks, you cannot fix it yourself, or the battery dies just two years in, Framework laptops were built…

1 May 2026 - As investors place greater emphasis on ESG, this programme is an attempt to turn compliance into what founders can understand and implement early.

1 May 2026 - Meet Michael Emeeka, the Business and Customer Operations Lead and Country Lead for Blockchain.com in Nigeria, where he oversees user operations, market growth, and customer-…

1 May 2026 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Michael Emeeka || South Africa’s immigration regulator suspends two officials || Burundi’s Onatel to invest $5.9M in 4G Internet || Who…

30 Apr 2026 - MTN Group’s record performance year and a higher share price drove up his bonuses and equity awards. It is Toriola's highest single-year compensation, including bonuses,…

30 Apr 2026 - Nigeria is getting dangerously hot, and a growing cohort of founders is building the infrastructure to help the country survive it. More than 60 per cent of Nigeria’s…

30 Apr 2026 - Algerian telecom operator Djezzy  has announced a strategic partnership with public accelerator Algeria Venture  and tech startup Taubyte  to launch a new…

30 Apr 2026 - Canada is implementing a federal framework for payment service providers under the Retail Payment Activities Act, overseen by the Bank of Canada . Under this framework…

30 Apr 2026 - Orange Côte d’Ivoire  has marked a decade-long partnership with Huawei’s Global Network Operations Center (GNOC), highlighting what it describes as 10 years of…

30 Apr 2026 - For years, the dominant narrative around Africa’s tech ecosystem has been one of potential. Talented developers. Young populations. Leapfrog-ready markets. But the actual…

30 Apr 2026 - The move builds on Grey’s earlier integration with Interac, a Canadian interbank network.

30 Apr 2026 - The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)  has taken regulatory action against GVA Rwanda Ltd, the operator of internet service provider Canalbox,  citing…

30 Apr 2026 - A Kenyan court has begun hearing a petition filed by opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka challenging the proposed sale of a 15% government stake in Safaricom.  ......

30 Apr 2026 - The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, has officially opened the first General Assembly of Posts and Telecommunications,…

30 Apr 2026 - Vertiv has announced it has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies. The acquisition extends Vertiv’s thermal-chain strategy by…

30 Apr 2026 - SBM Bank Kenya has launched a KES 1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Available over the next 12 months…

30 Apr 2026 - Bybit,  the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has expanded its payment solution,Bybit Pay, to South Africa through an integration with…

30 Apr 2026 - Monte Sereno is building a a full-stack digital infrastructure designed to sit above and connect every part of the care journey.

30 Apr 2026 - While biometrics and card services still anchor revenue, the security and digital infrastructure are emerging as the next phase of expansion. 

30 Apr 2026 - Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase in used-item searches versus the same period in 2025. This…

30 Apr 2026 - LemFi  has announced a £100 million commitment to the United Kingdom economy over the next five years, alongside the designation of London as its global ......

30 Apr 2026 - Yuno,  the global financial infrastructure platform, announced a strategic partnership with Flutterwave Inc,  Africa’s leading payment technology company, to…

30 Apr 2026 - Nigeria’s telecommunications operators have intensified calls for the adoption and implementation of a unified Dig-Once policy, as industry stakeholders gathered at the 8th…

30 Apr 2026 - A high-level stakeholder meeting of the Northern Corridor Integration Project (NCIP) ICT Infrastructure Cluster was held on the sidelines of the Connected Africa Summit 2026…

30 Apr 2026 - The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology in Malawi  has called for the urgent fast-tracking of the One Africa Network during the Connected Africa…

30 Apr 2026 - SAP  has seen the graduation of its first local Young Professionals Programme (YPP) cohort in Botswana. The initiative is intended to create a pipeline of ......

30 Apr 2026 - UnionPay International (UPI)  is proud to announce that its Morocco Branch has officially been granted Casablanca Finance City (CFC) status. This strategic milestone…

30 Apr 2026 - Cross Switch has announced the appointment of Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa. This exciting appointment reinforces the company’s…

30 Apr 2026 - Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo Gitau recently hosted an Oracle delegation led by Annick Sakho to…

30 Apr 2026 - Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Egypt)  has held high-level discussions with Intel Corporation ’s Middle East and Africa leadership to…

30 Apr 2026 - The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ)  has released its abridged sector performance report for the first quarter of 2025,…