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2 Mar 2026 - William Ruto announced that the government will issue a charter to the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the remark landed in a landscape already undergoing…

2 Mar 2026 - Global tech firm Yango Group has announced a strategic partnership between its service platform, Yango, and Africa’s leading payment provider, Flutterwave. The collaboration…

1 Mar 2026 - Table of contents Xiaomi 17 Series Everything else announced Pricing On Saturday, February 28, Xiaomi held its biggest international hardware showcase yet in Barcelona, Spain…

1 Mar 2026 - Industry leaders dissected the psychological and financial toll of regulatory uncertainty.

28 Feb 2026 - A few days ago, on 26 February 2026, Nairobi hosted The Secure Horizon executive breakfast at Radisson Blu, where Smartcomply and TechCabal launched ‘AI & the Cyber…

28 Feb 2026 - In between rides, he would watch YouTube videos that exposed him to international creators documenting other cities. 

28 Feb 2026 - Zimbabwe’s 2026 tech rules impose 15% digital taxes, stricter licenses and data rules for crypto, mobile money and startups, driving up compliance costs. The post Zimbabwe’s…

28 Feb 2026 - As Kenya’s digital economy has taken off, so have the risks. Between April and June 2025 alone, more than 4.5 billion cyber threat events were recorded in Kenya, and over…

28 Feb 2026 - DRC's €8B digital plan expands fiber and towers, builds data centers, trains 250,000 youth and aims to connect 30M people while creating jobs and GDP growth. The post DR…

28 Feb 2026 - After failing to gain traction with a marketplace, Praise Olaoluwa discovered that access to structured credit, not software, was the most urgent need for traders.

28 Feb 2026 - The Lagos-based company, founded in 2023, said the layoffs were part of a broader restructuring aimed at aligning operating costs with revenue-generating activities. 

28 Feb 2026 - By Judy Waruiru, Regional Managing Director, Acquiring at Network International Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series…

28 Feb 2026 - The 2026 AI & Cyber Frontier Report by digital trust and cybersecurity firm Smartcomply warns of a widening “execution gap” across the region. Awareness of cyber risk…

28 Feb 2026 - AUI Global, a pan-African executive education provider specialising in artificial intelligence programs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Konza…

28 Feb 2026 - VC is a specialised capital structure optimised for rapid user growth, low marginal costs, global scalability, and clear exit pathways.

28 Feb 2026 - The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AUI Global, a prominent leader in African AI executive…

28 Feb 2026 - By focusing on a smart mix of LLM intelligence and human oversight, you can finally streamline property data and workflows with CRE tech while maintaining data integrity.

27 Feb 2026 - Shadow AI is the unsanctioned use of AI tools at work without IT or security oversight, which can expose organisations to data, compliance and security risks.

27 Feb 2026 - Which earbud is a better fit for you?

27 Feb 2026 - The model combines self-paced online courses with mentorship, volunteering and community projects to build practical experience and employability.

27 Feb 2026 - Plus: Jack Dorsey guts workforce, OpenAI victory against xAI, Apple event, Samsung event, Binance and Iranian entiy and more.

27 Feb 2026 - Tata shed 20,000 jobs from its 2022 peak. Infosys slowed hiring. And on February 27, 2026, Block cut nearly half its workforce. All three point to the same driver.

27 Feb 2026 - Sustainable data acquisition blends engineering discipline with empathy for the systems you touch.

27 Feb 2026 - Law firms that embrace these technologies aren’t just keeping up with change. They’re leading it.

27 Feb 2026 - Understanding how to get banking license and matching the license to your business model is critical.

27 Feb 2026 - AI music video generator has begun to change that equation, making it possible for solo artists and small teams to produce visual content without a full production pipeline.

27 Feb 2026 - Amazon Web Services (AWS)  and OpenAI  have unveiled a multi-year strategic partnership aimed at advancing generative AI innovation for enterprises, startups, and…

27 Feb 2026 - Sytemap digitises real estate records on the blockchain and connect them into a single mapped system to reduce fraud and double allocation.

27 Feb 2026 - A new report by cybersecurity firm SmartComply, released in Nairobi on Thursday, argues that cyber risk in the region has moved beyond IT departments and into the core of…

27 Feb 2026 - The African Development Bank Group  and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture  have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement to kick off the third…

27 Feb 2026 - Wadhwani AI Global  and Smart Africa  have taken a bold new step to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence across Africa. The…

27 Feb 2026 - The National Telecommunication Agency  has granted new licenses to Mercedes-Benz Egypt  for Trade to provide Internet of Things (IoT) services for vehicles in…

27 Feb 2026 - iHUB, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has opened applications for Cohort 4 of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Kenya. The programme will select…

27 Feb 2026 - Dimension Data Nigeria  has successfully launched a N20 billion ($15 million) bond programme following clearance from the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria.…

27 Feb 2026 - President Hakainde Hichilema has received a courtesy call from the Payments Association of Zambia (PAYZ)  at State House, highlighting the mobile money sector’s growing…

27 Feb 2026 - M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya have launched the Dala AI Bundle. This makes it easier for Ethiopians to access advanced AI creation tools and pay for the tools using their M-…

27 Feb 2026 - Samsung launched its flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S26 series, this week during their first Unpacked event of the year. They also announced the Buds 4 series to go…

27 Feb 2026 - Luno plans to introduce financial contracts that let traders speculate on the future price of an asset without owning it directly in 2026.

27 Feb 2026 - Liquid Intelligent Technologies has today confirmed the full repayment of its ZAR term loan and USD revolving credit facility. In tandem with this repayment, Liquid has…

27 Feb 2026 - Malawi has secured a significant financial boost after the Chinese Government, through its Ambassador to Malawi, Lu Xu, awarded a USD43 million grant as part ......

27 Feb 2026 - The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe  has officially inaugurated a 15-member National Library and Documentation Services (NLDS) Council at its Head…

27 Feb 2026 - Pesalink has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to enable real-time cross-border payments. The partnership will allow instant 24/7 cross-…

27 Feb 2026 - MTN Ghana has achieved a significant milestone after being officially recognized as the third major subsidiary within the MTN Group. The announcement was made by ......

27 Feb 2026 - Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) has opened applications for Cohort 4 of its EdTech Fellowship, where 12 early-stage startups building edtech platforms will be able to receive $100,…

27 Feb 2026 - Africa has already proved the world wrong. We did not just join the digital payment race; we set the pace... Source

27 Feb 2026 - Egypt’s state-led approach makes it Africa’s most resilient startup ecosystem in 2026; Kenya leads in climate funding while Nigeria has high deal volume amid economic risk.…

27 Feb 2026 - The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies  has marked another milestone in its efforts to expand digital skills development and coding and robotics…

27 Feb 2026 - Red Hat has announced Red Hat AI Enterprise, a new integrated AI platform designed to help organisations deploy and manage AI models, agents and applications across hybrid…

27 Feb 2026 - In a surprise deal, Netflix will simulcast the Canadian Grand Prix as Apple TV streams Drive to Survive.

27 Feb 2026 - The Ministry of Traditional Industry, Social Economy and Solidarity  recently held a ceremony to sign partnership agreements aimed at strengthening the support and…