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Nedbank Appoints Former MTN CIO Nikos Angelopoulos as Group Chief Information Officer
Nedbank  has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos as its new Group Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective 1 September 2026, as the bank accelerates its digital transformation and .........
Visa Appoints Former Airtel Money Kenya MD Anne Kinuthia Otieno as East Africa VP
Anne Kinuthia Otieno, MBS, has stepped down as Managing Director of Airtel Money Kenya  after nearly five years leading the mobile money business through a .........
Namibia’s CRAN and NCCI Partner to Accelerate MSME Digital Growth
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN)  has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)  to accelerate .........
ST DIGITAL Backs Côte d’Ivoire’s Ivoire Tech Startup Growth Programmes
ST DIGITAL  has announced its participation in the launch of the Ivoire Tech Next 15 and Ivoire Tech Scale Up programmes, an initiative led by .........
Gabon Reviews Digital Transformation Progress, Sets New Priorities
Gabon’s Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization and Innovation  has reviewed the progress of its key digital transformation initiatives and outlined priorities for the coming months .........
Kenya Strengthens ICT–Devolution Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Kenya’s State Department for ICT and Digital Economy  and the State Department for Devolution  have reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating inclusive digital transformation across the .........
Ethio Telecom Extends Digital Access to 1.53 Million People in Rural Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom  has strengthened rural connectivity across Ethiopia as part of the first year of its Next Horizon: Digital & Beyond 2028 Strategy, extending mobile .........
Sparkle, University of Genoa and the SubOptic Foundation Launch Digital Subsea Infrastructure Master’s
Sparkle,  the University of Genoa,  and the SubOptic Foundation  have launched the Second-Level Master in Digital Subsea Infrastructure (DSI), described as the world’s first postgraduate .........
AfDB Invests $332 Million in Standard Bank to Expand SME Financing in South Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB)  has invested USD 332 million (ZAR 5.4 billion) in a capital markets security issued by Standard Bank Group Limited  to .........
Binance Expands Tokenized Securities Platform as bStocks Reaches $500M AUM
Binance announced that bStocks, its tokenized securities offering, has surpassed $500 million in assets under management (AUM), seven weeks after launch. Since going live on .........
Kenya Unveils National Framework to Combat KES 92 Billion Digital Piracy Losses
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy  has unveiled a national framework to combat digital piracy after receiving the report of the National .........
Niger Digitises 16,500 Public Sector Records as Government Accelerates HR Digitalisation
Niger has highlighted significant progress in the digital transformation of its public administration, with more than 16,500 civil servant records digitised and 23,000 personnel files .........
Bolt Integrates with ChatGPT, Bringing Ride-Hailing to 900 Million Weekly Users
Bolt  has announced a global integration with ChatGPT, making its ride-hailing service available through the AI assistant for the first time. The partnership enables ChatGPT’s .........
Amazon Leo Plans 5,105-Satellite Constellation for Direct-to-Mobile Connectivity
Amazon Leo  has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  seeking approval to deploy a constellation of up to 5,105 low Earth .........
Lesotho Launches National CSIRT and Cybersecurity Forum to Boost Digital Security
The Government of Lesotho has officially launched the LesCom Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and the country’s inaugural National Cybersecurity Forum (NCF), marking a .........
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