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TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Kenyan Court Halts Safaricom–Vodacom Stake Sale Amid Legal Challenge

The Kenyan High Court has upheld orders blocking the proposed sale of a 15% government stake in Safaricom  to Vodacom Group , keeping the multi-billion-dollar transaction .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Tether and LemFi Partner to Accelerate Stablecoin Adoption in Cross-Border Payments

Tether,  the largest company in the digital asset industry and issuer of USD₮, the world’s most widely used stablecoin, has announced an investment in LemFi,  .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Senegal’s ARTP and Turkey’s BTK Sign MoU to Strengthen Digital and Telecom Cooperation

The Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority (ARTP)  of Senegal and the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) of Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

MoneyHash Appoints Hwan Lee as Regional Director for Africa Amid Expansion Push

MoneyHash,  the payment orchestration platform for emerging and global markets, has appointed Hwan Lee as its new Regional Director for Africa. The strategic hire reflects .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Africa Finance Corporation Approves US$100 Million Commitment to Africa-Focused Technology Funds

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) , the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Loyyal Launches Blockchain-Secured Gift Card Platform with Multi-Currency and Global Distribution Support

Loyyal,  the enterprise SaaS platform transforming loyalty and payments, announced the launch of GiftOS Point, its Artificial Intelligence powered & blockchain secured digital gift card .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Wego Partners with Triple-A to Launch Stablecoin Payments for Flights and Cross-Border Travel Bookings

Wego,  the number one travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has partnered with Triple-A,  a .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Daman Virtual Asset Brokerage L.L.C. Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform in UAE

Daman Virtual Asset Brokerage L.L.C. , the institutional virtual assets arm of Daman Securities and a wholly owned subsidiary of Daman Investments, announces the full public .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Rain Financial Inc. Expands Banking Infrastructure Across Bahrain and UAE with Standard Chartered

Rain Financial Inc. , a regulated crypto brokerage and custodian in the GCC, announced a multi-jurisdictional banking agreement with Standard Chartered. Under the agreement, Standard Chartered  .........
TechAfrica News May 19, 2026

Vodafone Completes AWS Cloud Trial for IoT Voice and Data Services on Nokia Core Systems

Vodafone  announced the successful completion of a trial using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud infrastructure to run key Internet of Things (IoT) voice and data .........
TechAfrica News May 18, 2026

AISCA Foundation Launches in Kigali to Accelerate Africa’s AI Innovation Ecosystem

The AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation (AISCA Foundation) has officially launched in Kigali, marking a major step toward strengthening Africa’s artificial intelligence ecosystem. The .........
TechAfrica News May 18, 2026

Arab Financial Services Partners with Libyan Islamic Bank to Modernize Payments Infrastructure

Arab Financial Services (AFS),  the Middle East and Africa’s leading digital payments and fintech enabler, has announced a strategic partnership with Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB)  .........
TechAfrica News May 18, 2026

KnowBe4 Brings Cybersecurity Education Home with Interactive CAPY Platform

KnowBe4,  the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the launch of ‘CAPY: Cyber Awareness Program for You’ .........
TechAfrica News May 18, 2026

Batelco by Beyon Launches “Postpaid World” with Seamless Local and Global Connectivity

Batelco  by Beyon has launched “Postpaid World,” a new postpaid mobile offering that allows customers to use their data and call minutes both locally and .........
TechAfrica News May 18, 2026

HOSTAFRICA Expands Into Developer-First Cloud Hosting with Zanode Acquisition

HOSTAFRICA  announced the acquisition of zanode.co.za,  a South African application hosting platform built around GitHub-based deployments, managed PostgreSQL, and ZAR-denominated pricing. The acquisition extends HOSTAFRICA’s .........
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