CIO Africa

20 Feb 2026 - DDoS attacks across the Middle East and Africa surged 138 percent in 2025, with nearly 2.8 million incidents mitigated during... Source

20 Feb 2026 - The ICT Authority (ICTA) has confirmed that the 2026 Connected Africa Summit will be held from April 27 to 30,... Source

19 Feb 2026 - Can the CIO make a formidable CEO? This question can now be put to rest because the answer is yes.... Source

19 Feb 2026 - Kenyan lawmakers have rejected calls to ban TikTok, instead directing the government to introduce stricter regulation, data localisation measures and…

18 Feb 2026 - Imagine a tiny delivery robot navigating a hotel in Tokyo, riding elevators and negotiating its way alone through corridors to... Source

18 Feb 2026 - Pesapal has partnered with Drift Consult to launch Rack Hospitality, a commerce platform aimed at integrating payments and operations for... Source

18 Feb 2026 - Unilever and Google Cloud have entered into a five-year strategic partnership aimed at accelerating Unilever’s business transformation through…

17 Feb 2026 - How many flights did your drip catch to get to you? My outfits are generally parsed through convoluted supply chains,... Source

17 Feb 2026 - Visa has announced the creation of a new sub-regional structure bringing together Egypt, Libya and Sudan, in a move aimed... Source

17 Feb 2026 - Provision of banking services in Africa continues to undergo profound digital transformation where most transactions are conducted virtually via…

17 Feb 2026 - As AI adoption accelerates across organisations, new data from workforce intelligence company Epitome Global signals that skills gaps may constrain…

17 Feb 2026 - South African CISOs are operating in a perfect storm. The rising volume and sophistication of attacks, constrained budgets, and a... Source

17 Feb 2026 - Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super…

17 Feb 2026 - As companies increasingly integrate artificial intelligence into their operations, a critical question emerges: are we, as a society that includes…

15 Feb 2026 - The modern Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) no longer operates at the periphery of banking leadership. Once confined to technical... Source

14 Feb 2026 - The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) Board has announced the appointment of Jessy Kiveu Maruti as its new Chief... Source

13 Feb 2026 - EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national switch owned by all public and private banks together with the National Bank of Ethiopia has launched... Source

13 Feb 2026 - Skoot Technology (Skoot) has announced the launch of the Skoot e3W, a smart electric three-wheeler powered by SUN Mobility’s battery... Source

13 Feb 2026 - South African telecommunications operator Cell C Holdings Limited has reported revenue of approximately USD 352 million (R5.680 billion) for the...…

12 Feb 2026 - Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has officially announced the strategic acquisition of seven NTT data centres across South Africa. The... Source

12 Feb 2026 - Microsoft Research has launched Paza, a new initiative aimed at advancing automatic speech recognition (ASR) for low-resource languages, starting…

12 Feb 2026 - Senior technology leaders convened in Johannesburg this week for a high-impact briefing on the CIO100 Megatrends Report 2025, a landmark... Source

11 Feb 2026 - Absa Group has announced the appointment of Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as Chief Executive for Personal and Private Banking, effective 1 April... Source

11 Feb 2026 - AXIAN Telecom and Huawei have signed a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Shanghai, marking a significant step toward advancing... Source

11 Feb 2026 - KCB Bank Kenya, in partnership with Visa, has launched a Business Credit Card solution designed to support small and medium-sized... Source

10 Feb 2026 - Safaricom PLC has unveiled Ziidi Trader, a new feature on its M-PESA platform that allows Kenyans to buy and sell... Source

9 Feb 2026 - FPG Technologies & Solutions Ltd has has appointed Francis Mugera to lead sales across East Africa, working out of the... Source

9 Feb 2026 - By 2027, the European Union alone could face a shortfall of around 4 million technology professionals. This acute shortage is... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Egyptian-born customer experience (CX) platform Tactful AI has raised $1 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to accelerate the... Source

9 Feb 2026 - For decades, confidentiality has been the foundation of trust in Kenya’s financial sector. Banks, SACCOs, insurers, and investment firms have...…

9 Feb 2026 - Old Mutual has entered into a strategic partnership with Agencify to strengthen and expand its digital insurance distribution and accelerate... Source

9 Feb 2026 - On January 20, 2026, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) confirmed the final deletion of all biometric data... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group has switched on a major new fiber route in East Africa, directly... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Across Kenya and the wider East African region, streaming has firmly established itself as a preferred way to access entertainment.... Source

6 Feb 2026 - The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened a public consultation on SpaceX’s proposal to deploy what it describes... Source

5 Feb 2026 - Pan-African payments company Cellulant has appointed Michael Muriuki as its Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO), consolidating leadership…

5 Feb 2026 - Kenya continues to face growing exposure to sophisticated cyber threats, with deepfake-enabled investment scams and AI-assisted malware emerging as…

5 Feb 2026 - Ethio telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel Group have signed a tripartite agreement to implement the Horizon Fiber initiative, a cross-border...…

4 Feb 2026 - When Chisom Anoke joined Yango Group, he wasn’t just stepping into a leading tech company he was taking on a... Source

4 Feb 2026 - SpaceX has acquired artificial intelligence company xAI, bringing the two Elon Musk–backed firms together in a move aimed at building... Source

4 Feb 2026 - A new policy paper by Ambassador Philip Thigo, Kenya’s Special Envoy on Technology, is urging governments and industry leaders to... Source

4 Feb 2026 - Onafriq Nigeria Payments Ltd, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed payment service provider, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and...…

3 Feb 2026 - In 2026, Africa’s data centre industry stands at a critical point, driven by regional growth, evolving regulations, and an urgent... Source

3 Feb 2026 - The debate on whether IT is still a cost centre took centre stage at the 17th edition of the CIO100... Source

2 Feb 2026 - Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced its exit from Tanzania, bringing an end to its operations in the country. In a... Source

2 Feb 2026 - Rideence Africa Limited has announced a $2.46 million (KSh 320 million) partnership with Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) to begin the... Source

2 Feb 2026 - KPMG’s Global Tech Report 2026 shows that organisations worldwide are moving beyond experimentation with artificial intelligence and are now focused…

30 Jan 2026 - The Kenyan technology, business, and leadership community is mourning the passing of Mike Eldon, a long-standing corporate executive, mentor, and...…

30 Jan 2026 - As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces worldwide, business leaders and workforce experts are warning of a growing risk that rapid automation…

30 Jan 2026 - Vertiv today announced the launch of Vertiv™ Next Predict, an AI-powered managed service that fundamentally transforms data centre maintenance.…