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TechAfrica News Feb 16, 2026

Tokenized Money Market Funds Go Off-Exchange: Franklin Templeton & Binance Innovate Institutional Trading

Franklin Templeton,  a global investment leader and Binance,  the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, .........
TechAfrica News Feb 16, 2026

MBZUAI Receives $1 Million from Google.org to Advance Linguistically Grounded AI in MENA

Google.org  has provided a $1 million USD support to Dr. Thamar Solorio, Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence and Advancement and Professor of Natural Language Processing .........
TechAfrica News Feb 16, 2026

Ghana’s NCA Updates Mobile Telecom KPIs to Reflect Modern Usage and 3G/2G Expectations

The National Communications Authority (NCA)  has announced amendments to the Quality of Service (QoS) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for mobile telecommunications services in Ghana. The .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Mali Modernizes Public Services with Online Judicial and Nationality Documents

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Economy and Modernization of the Administration in Mali  has officially launched the online release of judicial records and nationality certificates, .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

10x Banking and HassemPrag Announce Strategic Partnership to Modernize African Banking

10x Banking  announced a strategic partnership with HassemPrag, a leading African digital banking and orchestration platform. The collaboration will combine 10x Banking’s best-in-class core banking .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Egypt Launches Revamped Egypt Innovate Platform to Boost Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In a bid to foster a knowledge-based economy, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA)  has launched the upgraded Egypt Innovate platform, the country’s first .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Communications Authority of Kenya Launches Kenya’s First Digital Radio Trial

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)  has facilitated the activation of Kenya’s first trial Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) services for radio in Nairobi, marking a .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Vodacom Tanzania Sees 19.8% Service Revenue Growth as Customer Base Hits 26 Million

Vodacom Tanzania Public Limited Company  has released its unaudited quarterly results for the period ended 31 December 2025, highlighting strong service revenue growth, accelerated network .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

SONA 2026: Ramaphosa Unveils Bold Digitisation Agenda to Power Economic Growth

Speaking during the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined government’s continued push to accelerate South Africa’s digital .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Huawei South Africa and National School of Government Sign MoU to Boost Digital Skills in Public Sector

Huawei South Africa  and the National School of Government (NSG)  have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening digital skills development within .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Arianespace Successfully Launches 32 Amazon Leo Satellites with Ariane 64

On February 12, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. local time, Arianespace  successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Proofpoint Acquires Acuvity to Deliver AI-Native Security Across Enterprises

Proofpoint, Inc.,  a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has announced the acquisition of Acuvity,  a pioneer in AI enterprise security and governance. The move enhances .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

du Pay Partners with eSewa to Simplify Wallet-to-Wallet Remittances for Nepalese in UAE

du Pay,  the advanced digital financial services subsidiary of du, has announced a new collaboration with Esewa Money Transfer,  Nepal’s leading and digital first remittance .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

Namibia Receives China-Aided Satellite Ground Data Receiving Station

On 13 February 2026, the People’s Republic of China officially handed over the China-Aided Satellite Ground Data Receiving Station to Namibia, marking a significant milestone .........
TechAfrica News Feb 13, 2026

MTN Uganda CEO Meets President Museveni to Discuss Accelerating Digital Transformation

Mulinge Sylvia M.B.S, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda , met with His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe to discuss advancing Uganda’s .........
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