TechAfrica News

2 Dec 2025 - MTN Uganda  has unveiled a new initiative aimed at improving liquidity and boosting the operational resilience of its MoMo agent network. In…

2 Dec 2025 - In a significant move to ease daily mobility challenges for Africa’s rapidly growing service workforce, Bolt,  the leading on-demand mobility…

2 Dec 2025 - A recent study by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University reveals that the rollout of affordable, high-speed fibre…

2 Dec 2025 - Asiacell,  Iraq’s leading telecom operator, and Seamless Distribution Systems AB (SDS) have expanded their decade-long collaboration through the…

2 Dec 2025 - Asiacell,  Iraq’s leading telecommunications provider, has partnered with Druid AI,  a global enterprise AI innovator, to accelerate its…

2 Dec 2025 - The Government of Canada has launched a pilot program to test digital visas as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize immigration services and…

2 Dec 2025 - 5G Standalone (5G SA) deployments have driven significant growth in 2025, with an increasing number of communications service providers (CSPs)…

2 Dec 2025 - Dragon City Bahrain,  the largest wholesale and retail shopping destination in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the launch of its upgraded…

2 Dec 2025 - Group-IB,  a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announced at Black Hat MEA the…

2 Dec 2025 - Africa Data Centres,  a business of Cassava Technologies,  a global technology leader of African heritage, has entered into a strategic…

2 Dec 2025 - Besiimire explored the evolution of Tanzania’s digital landscape, the expanding role of mobile money, the socio-economic impact of technology-led…

2 Dec 2025 - The Zimbabwean government has announced the introduction of a 15% Digital Services Withholding Tax (DSWT), targeting payments made to foreign digital…

2 Dec 2025 - Orange Sierra Leone  has officially launched its new Data Centre in Bo City, marking a significant step in enhancing the country’s digital…

2 Dec 2025 - develoPPP Ventures  has launched applications for its 10th funding cohort, inviting post-revenue startups across Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania to…

2 Dec 2025 - Proparco  backs e-mobility start-up BasiGo  to scale mass public transport in African cities, reducing emissions significantly across…

2 Dec 2025 - Food, the largest FMCG category by value, rose 8% to reach nearly R61.7 billion in the third quarter. South Africa’s retail industry experienced…

2 Dec 2025 - The Autonomous Port of Douala (PAD)  has taken a major step in its digital modernization strategy with the signing of a new agreement to deploy…

2 Dec 2025 - The Ministry of Industry,  in partnership with Ethio Telecom,  has launched E-Tamirt, a new B2B e-commerce platform aimed at modernizing…

2 Dec 2025 - Apple  announced John Giannandrea, Apple’s senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, is stepping down from his position and…

2 Dec 2025 - Ooredoo,  Qatar’s leading telecommunications and ICT provider, has signed a landmark agreement with Oracle  to deploy Oracle Alloy, a next-…

2 Dec 2025 - MEEZA,  Qatar’s leading end-to-end managed IT services and solutions provider, and Huawei  have signed two strategic MoUs during MWC25 Doha…

2 Dec 2025 - At a high-level roundtable held as part of the GSMA Mobile World Congress-Doha 2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  and the…

1 Dec 2025 - The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy (MPTEN),  in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),…

1 Dec 2025 - UNICEF  is collaborating with the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Social Development  to introduce the YOMA platform to young people in…

1 Dec 2025 - Technology giant Google, through its philanthropic arm Google.org,  has announced a N3 billion ($2.1 million) investment in Nigeria aimed at…

1 Dec 2025 - The Ministry of Digital Development, Posts and Telecommunications has announced that telecommunications operators have agreed to reduce Internet…

1 Dec 2025 - Airtel Nigeria  has been recognised with the Best in Technology for Development award at the 2025 Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility…

1 Dec 2025 - Media City Qatar  and AlRayan Bank  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve financial accessibility for companies…

1 Dec 2025 - Reinforcing its commitment to advancing the Kingdom’s industrial transformation agenda, Schneider Electric, t he leader in the digital…

1 Dec 2025 - Telkom SA SOC Ltd.  has received a credit rating upgrade from S&P Global Ratings, which raised the company’s long-term foreign and local…

1 Dec 2025 - AWS  announces preview of AWS Interconnect – multicloud, providing simple, resilient, high-speed private connections to other cloud service…

1 Dec 2025 - Continuing its global expansion plan, and its commitment to the African continent, Integrity360  has acquired Redshift,  a well-established…

1 Dec 2025 - Wise,  the global fintech company, has received conditional regulatory approval to launch its services in South Africa, marking its first entry…

1 Dec 2025 - M-PESA Ethiopia  has launched M-PESA ለሁሉም (M-PESA LeHulum), a telco-agnostic mobile money platform designed to provide digital financial…

1 Dec 2025 - Stanbic Bank Kenya  has announced its partnership with Safaricom PLC  as Joint Lead Advisor, Sponsoring Broker, Placing Agent and Receiving…

1 Dec 2025 - The Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport, Mr. Al-Saeed Saioud, has officially launched a new digital platform that allows…

1 Dec 2025 - The UAE’s Office of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications has revealed that Google’s Gemini has secured the top…

1 Dec 2025 - Align Technology,  a global leader in digital dentistry solutions, is expanding its operations in South Africa to strengthen support for dental…

1 Dec 2025 - Nigeria has officially launched the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC), a major initiative aimed at enhancing regional integration,…

1 Dec 2025 - Asiacell , Iraq’s leading telecommunications operator and LigaData,  a global leader in data and artificial intelligence solutions for…

1 Dec 2025 - Rwanda’s government, financial institutions, and development partners have reiterated their commitment to expanding access to finance for rural young…

1 Dec 2025 - Ecobank  Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) recently hosted Mrs. Aminata Kane, Visa’s new Senior Vice President for West and Central Africa,…

1 Dec 2025 - MTN Nigeria  has signed a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)  aimed at…

1 Dec 2025 - From November 25 to 26, 2025, Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, hosted the founding meeting of the Conference of Public…

1 Dec 2025 - The Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalisation and Innovation,  in collaboration with the Federation of Companies in Gabon, has launched KIMBA…

1 Dec 2025 - Econet Telecom Lesotho  joined The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN)  for The Hook Up Dinner (THUD), celebrating TEN’s 10-year milestone of…

1 Dec 2025 - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU ) has released its comprehensive assessment, the Global Connectivity Report 2025, which takes…

1 Dec 2025 - Paratus Botswana  has announced an upgrade to its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) offerings, providing customers with higher internet speeds, greater…

1 Dec 2025 - Liquid C2,  a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced the launch of its AI-powered…

1 Dec 2025 - Orange Jordan  announced that it will change its network name to “Inclusion” on mobile devices where this option is available for one week…