Category: Technology
Botswana Seeks 1.5GW of Solar Power to Cut Coal Depende...
The southern African nation aims to generate 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 The post Botswana Seeks 1.5GW of Solar...
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Launches New Company Called Bra...
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, the first African woman to serve as executive director for IBM North, East, and West Africa, has launched...
Dream VC Publishes Report Breaking Down Africa’s Invest...
Dream VC and the A&A Collective dropped a first-of-its-kind report on African investment salaries. Called the African Investment S...
Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo Appointed As New Director of Ghana...
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo as the Acting Executive Director of the Data Protection Commissio...
Starlink Officially Goes Live in Niger, Expanding Inter...
Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is now operational in Niger. The country’s government granted St...
WhatsApp is Bringing Message Threads to Group Chats
WhatsApp will soon launch a new feature that groups replies into threads, making it easier to follow discussions. How it works Ins...
How eShandi is Using AI to Transform Financial Inclusio...
In much of Africa, access to credit remains a privilege rather than a right, leaving millions of small businesses and individuals ...
Botswana Launches First Satellite, BOTSAT-1, In Major T...
Botswana has successfully launched its first satellite, BOTSAT-1, marking a significant step in the country’s technological develo...
Benin To Implement Smart Mobility Technology to Tackle ...
The initiative aims to regulate traffic using connected devices, sensors, cameras, and AI The post Benin To Implement Smart Mobili...
South Africa Considers Electronic Voting Amid Security ...
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is hosting a three-day conference in Cape Town to assess the feasibility of an elec...
VC Firm Equator Raises $55M To Back African Climate Tec...
Climate tech startups—requiring more capital than traditional tech companies—are hit hardest The post VC Firm Equator Raises $55M ...
Flutterwave Secures Approval to Offer Remittance Servic...
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has received approval from the Bank of Ghana to provide inward remittan...
Key Highlights of Ghana’s 2025 Budget
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2025 budget under President John Mahama’s new administration, emphasizing ec...
d.light Joins $750M DARES Program to Expand Solar Energ...
Solar energy company d.light has been named a key participant in Nigeria’s $750 million Distributed Access through Renewable Energ...
TECNO Unveils CAMON 40 Series and Next-Gen AI Ecosystem...
New Tecno hardware unlocks New Snapshot Photography and AI-driven innovation The post TECNO Unveils CAMON 40 Series and Next-Gen A...
Google, Facebook, and YouTube Ranked as Top Visited Web...
According to the data from DataReportal, a social media data platform, Google, Facebook, and YouTube were ranked as the top three ...
Ghana’s Economic Growth Slows as Cocoa Sector Shrinks
Ghana’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in over a year in Q4 2024, as industrial activity stagnated and the cocoa sector cont...
Revolut Might Be Setting Up in South Africa
U.K.-based fintech giant Revolut is reportedly setting up operations in South Africa and has applied for a full banking license, a...
The State of Data Protection in Africa: 2024 and Beyond
Data protection is no longer optional—it’s a necessity in an increasingly digital world. With businesses, governments, and individ...
Microsoft Bets Big on South Africa with $297M AI and Cl...
The move reinforces South Africa’s position as a key tech hub in Africa The post Microsoft Bets Big on South Africa with $297M AI ...
