Nigeria Launches AI-Powered Government Information Platform in Four Languages
WhatsApp integration puts federal services within reach of low-literacy and underserved communities
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West Africa Bloc Turns to Artificial Intelligence for Digital Skills, Innovation
LOMÉ, Togo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) urged policymakers to prioritize digital skills and artificial intelligence alongside...
Safaricom Ethiopia Records 130.9% Revenue Growth
Safaricom Ethiopia posted total annual revenue of 15.9 billion Ethiopian birr ($102 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31,...
Ghana Launches National AI Strategy to Drive Digital Transformation, Economic Growth
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama launched the country's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy on Friday, committing to a 10-year implementation plan...
Young Ethiopian Founders Turn Ideas Into Real Solutions
At the beginning, all they had was an idea and the uneasy sense that they did not yet know what...
Digital Technologies Are Africa’s Greatest Leapfrog Opportunity
The African Continental Free Trade Area’s secretary-general told the continent’s largest technology and startup gathering that digital tools are the...
Nigeria Awards ₦2.5 Billion in Grants to 45 Student Ventures
Nigeria's federal government has awarded ₦2.5 billion ($1.62 million) in equity-free grants to 45 student ventures selected at the 2026...
African Leaders Urged to Accelerate Use of Technology for Growth
African countries must move faster to adopt data and frontier technologies to drive economic transformation, Deputy Executive Secretary Mama Keita...
Senegal Launches Flagship Digital Projects Under its National Technology Program
Senegal officially launched a set of structural digital projects Tuesday, with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko presiding over a ceremony in...
AI Expansion Targets Health and Education Systems in Rwanda
Artificial intelligence tools are set to boost Rwanda’s health, education and public administration systems following a three-year partnership between the...
Kenya Orders National School Safety Audit After Utumishi Fire Kills 16 Students
NAIROBI Kenya's government ordered a nationwide inspection of boarding school infrastructure after a fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil,...
Ousmane Sonko Frames France-Senegal World Cup Clash as a Mirror for Africa’s Untapped Power
Senegalese National Assembly speaker says Africa's demographic strength and natural resources make it a creditor to the world, not a...
Africa’s Fertilizer Dependence is an Industrial Problem with Industrial Solutions
Stronger fertilizer value chains, integrated infrastructure and regional markets can improve agricultural productivity and food security across the continent
Nigeria, Ethiopia Agree on Prisoner Transfer Pact to Let Inmates Serve Sentences at Home
According to Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry, the agreement will strengthen cooperation between the two countries' justice institutions and provide a legal...