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Algeria Biometric Passport Renewal: Diaspora Citizens Can Now Apply Remotely
Algeria just made life easier for its citizens living abroad. The government launched a digital service on June 24 that lets Algerians renew their…
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Cameroon Launches Digital ID Taxi System for Yaounde Passenger Safety
Cameroon’s capital city is rolling out a mandatory digital identification system for all taxis. The new system assigns a unique digital ID to every…
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Konga Partners Klump To Launch Buy Now Pay Later Shopping For Nigerian Customers
Konga has onboarded Klump Technology, a Nigerian buy-now-pay-later platform, to bring flexible instalment payments to shoppers on its e-commerce platform. The partnership allows…
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World Bank Approves 1.25 Billion Dollar Financing Package For Nigeria Under New Partnership Framework
The World Bank Group has approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Nigeria covering 2026 to 2032, alongside a fresh $1.25 billion financing…
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Sony to End PlayStation Physical Game Discs by January 2028
Sony has announced that it will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028, marking a major shift toward an…
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NITDA and Meta Partner to Strengthen Youth Online Safety in Nigeria
Nine out of every ten Nigerian children face at least one form of cyber risk. That is the finding from a recent report by…
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Liberia Digital Skills Initiative: 15 Tech Centers to Train Youth for Jobs
Liberia plans to open 15 digital skills centers across the country. The government wants to prepare young people for technology jobs and reduce unemployment.…
Artificial Intelligence
Ethiopia Deploys AI Across Its National Power Grid to Stop Blackouts
Ethiopia is equipping its national electricity network with artificial intelligence to predict and prevent power outages before they happen. The Ethiopian Electric Utility is…
Artificial Intelligence
Côte d’Ivoire to Establish a University Dedicated to AI to Address Digital Skills Shortage
Côte d’Ivoire wants AI to serve jobs, schools, and public services. Recent reporting says the country plans a public university focused on AI under…
Media & Entertainment
Nigeria is set to complete its long-awaited switch from analogue to digital broadcasting
Nigeria has officially set June 17, 2026, as the date it will launch its nationwide Digital Switch Over programme. The announcement came from Information…
African Telecommunications
Museveni Approves Starlink Licence, Ending Uganda’s Satellite Internet Blackout
Uganda has moved Starlink much closer to launch after the Uganda Communications Commission signed a provisional licence and operating framework for the satellite internet…
Business & Markets
bPOWERd expands into Nigeria with solar battery rental service amid rising energy costs
Clean energy startup bPOWERd is expanding into Nigeria as demand grows for cheaper and more reliable alternatives to generators and unstable grid electricity. The…
