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TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Kenya and South Korea Deepen Cooperation on Konza Smart City and Digital Innovation

Kenya is seeking to deepen its cooperation with South Korea on smart cities, digital infrastructure, innovation and emerging technologies as it advances plans to build .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Kenya and Liquid Intelligent Technologies Explore Broadband and Public Wi-Fi Expansion

Kenya is seeking to strengthen collaboration with the private sector to accelerate digital transformation, expand broadband connectivity and improve access to affordable internet across the .........
TechAfrica News Aug 26, 2026

Moniepoint Exits UK Remittance Market After 14 Months, Refocuses on Africa

Moniepoint  is winding down its UK-focused remittance service, MonieWorld, just 14 months after entering the UK-Africa money transfer market, as the Nigerian fintech redirects resources .........
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 .........
New assessment rules: FG mandates digital CA portals for WAEC, NECO
BusinessDay Nigeria Aug 25, 2026

New assessment rules: FG mandates digital CA portals for WAEC, NECO

The federal government has rolled out uniform continuous assessment (CA) guidelines that compel the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and read more New assessment rules: FG mandates digital CA portals for WAEC, NECO ...
Late Ogogo’s best movies: 5 titles worth revisiting
BusinessDay Nigeria Aug 25, 2026

Late Ogogo’s best movies: 5 titles worth revisiting

Fans of late Nollywood veteran Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died on 23 August 2026 at age 66 read more Late Ogogo’s best movies: 5 titles worth revisiting ...
Here’s what humanoid robots racing in Beijing mean for the future of work
BusinessDay Nigeria Aug 25, 2026

Here’s what humanoid robots racing in Beijing mean for the future of work

The race was over in less than nine seconds. On August 25, a Chinese humanoid robot called Tiangong Ultra completed read more Here’s what humanoid robots racing in Beijing mean for the future of work ...
Samuel Eto’o backs Infantino amid backlash over FIFA presidency
BusinessDay Nigeria Aug 25, 2026

Samuel Eto’o backs Infantino amid backlash over FIFA presidency

Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has thrown his support behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino, insisting the Swiss-Italian administrator has read more Samuel Eto’o backs Infantino amid backlash over FIFA presidency ...
Dolly Parton: Country legend who turned rags into gold, dies at 80
BusinessDay Nigeria Aug 25, 2026

Dolly Parton: Country legend who turned rags into gold, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, who turned rags into a coat of many colours and wore it to the stars, has died in read more Dolly Parton: Country legend who turned rags into gold, dies at 80 ...
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 .........
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