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TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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 .........
TechAfrica News Jul 31, 2026

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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