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TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Rwanda Secures EUR 82m, JPY 15bn Dual-Currency Loan to Diversify Debt Financing

Rwanda has successfully closed a dual-tranche commercial loan facility comprising EUR 82 million and JPY 15 billion, as the government moves to diversify its borrowing .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Egypt’s Offshoring Sector Generates $5.2bn as AI and Digital Services Drive Growth

Egypt’s technology and business services offshoring sector is increasingly becoming a central pillar of the country’s economic growth strategy, driving foreign direct investment, high-value service .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Sinazongwe Town Council Goes Digital as SMART Zambia Deploys ICT Equipment

Sinazongwe Town Council in Zambia’s Southern Province has received a major digital infrastructure boost following the deployment of high-speed internet, advanced communication systems and modern .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Revolut Launches Research Division to Advance AI-Powered Financial Services

Revolut,  the global financial leader with over 80m retail customers, has announced the launch of Revolut Research. Revolut Research is a dedicated division within the .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Hub71 Expands Initiate Founder Programme After Attracting 5,500 Applications

Hub71,  Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, is expanding Initiate, its early-stage founder programme, after attracting more than 5,500 applications since launch. A startup has already .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites to Boost Broadband and Digital Sovereignty

Nigeria is advancing plans to strengthen its digital and communications infrastructure following the Federal Executive Council’s approval for the acquisition and deployment of two next-generation .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2m to Scale Enterprise Platform

South African artificial intelligence startup Verascient  has raised $1.2 million (about R19.5 million) in an oversubscribed funding round as it moves to expand its enterprise .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Edge Growth Launches R350 Million Fund to Back High-Growth African Scale-Ups

Leading South African SME investment and business development firm, Edge Growth,  has officially launched an innovative catalytic debt fund to support established, technology-enabled scale-ups. Set .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

MTN Group Forms UAE-Backed Partnership to Expand AI-Ready Data Centres Across Africa

MTN Group ’s Digital Infrastructure division has entered into a strategic partnership with a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed data centre investment platform to accelerate the development .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Otech and Remedy Launch AI-Powered RISE Talent Platform to Drive Enterprise Performance in Oman

Otech  has partnered with Remedy, a subsidiary of Omantel Innovation Lab,  to launch RISE Talent, an AI-powered enterprise platform designed to support strategic planning, enterprise .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Google Offers College Students Free AI Plans for a Year, Expands Gemini Study Tools

Google  is offering eligible college students free access to its AI plans for 12 months as part of a wider rollout of new and enhanced .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

HSBC UAE Becomes First Global Market to Launch Upgraded Multi-Currency Global Money Account

HSBC UAE  has become the first market in the bank’s global network to launch an upgraded Global Money Account, a fully integrated multi-currency account and .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Orange Jordan Partners with Jo Academy to Expand Digital Learning Access for Students

Orange Jordan  signed a strategic partnership agreement with Jo Academy,  Jordan’s leading online learning platform that offers academic content for students at all educational levels. .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

Mistral and HUMAIN Forge Hundreds-of-Millions-Euro AI Partnership in Saudi Arabia

Mistral  and HUMAIN  announced a strategic collaboration spanning AI infrastructure, advanced model development, and the deployment of AI solutions in Saudi Arabia and across the .........
TechAfrica News Aug 25, 2026

South Korea Approves $170 Million Loan for AI and Digital Training Institute in Tanzania

South Korea has approved a $170 million Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) loan to support the establishment of an AI and digital technology training institute .........
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