CIO Africa

8 May 2024 - Makueni County has introduced a real-time project monitoring platform, fostering transparency in resource utilization. The digital system named Makueni Projects... Source

8 May 2024 - Dx5 is set to continue on its Cloud and Security trip around Africa with the Tanzanian roadshow slated for 9th... Source

8 May 2024 - Microsoft is reportedly planning to close its African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos. This development comes as a shock to... Source

7 May 2024 - Global digital identity solutions provider, Seamfix, has secured $4.5 million from Alitheia IDF in a private equity funding round to... Source

7 May 2024 - Global giant retailer Amazon has dipped its massive toe into the African market by launching in South Africa. Their debut... Source

7 May 2024 - Eliud Owalo, the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy has called for digital sovereignty and data governance... Source

7 May 2024 - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks and financial institutions to impose a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy... Source

7 May 2024 - Despite higher inflation, interest rates and cost of living, the South African insurance market experienced a revival during the last... Source

7 May 2024 - Kenyan mobility start-up, BuuPass has announced its acquisition of QuickBus, a player in the bus ticketing sector, with plans to... Source

7 May 2024 - Kenyan mobility startup, BuuPass has recently announced its acquisition of QuickBus, a player in the bus ticketing sector, with plans... Source

7 May 2024 - IBM has announced that the availability of its software portfolio is expanding globally to 92 countries, including 18 African countries.... Source

7 May 2024 - Glovo, a delivery service provider, has announced its decision to withdraw from the Ghanaian market effective May 10, 2024 citing... Source

6 May 2024 - The Office of The African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy and Google have announced the launch of the #DiscoverMyAfrica Shorts Challenge,... Source

6 May 2024 - Industry leaders, policymakers, cloud, and cybersecurity professionals recently converged in Nigeria for the Africa Cloud & Security Summit held at... Source

3 May 2024 - Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has selected Kenya’s Jacaranda Health and EIDU as the only two beneficiaries from Africa among the... Source

3 May 2024 - Kigali, Rwanda, is preparing to host eLearning Africa, the continent’s largest conference focusing on digital learning, training, and skills development... Source

2 May 2024 - Passwords are the foundation of our digital lives, but they also serve as the gateway for cybercriminals to hack into... Source

2 May 2024 - A study conducted by Kaspersky at the end of 2023 found that 76 per cent of small businesses globally and... Source

30 Apr 2024 - Twiga Foods has appointed Charles Ballard as the new Chief Executive Officer, following completion of a comprehensive global search process.... Source

30 Apr 2024 - Jumia has announced the availability of Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency satellite internet on its platform in Kenya. Starlink services have been... Source

30 Apr 2024 - NTT DATA, formerly known as Dimension Data, is urging both private and public institutions across East Africa to reassess their... Source

30 Apr 2024 - Nigerian startup Chowdeck, that deals with on-demand delivery services, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations... Source

30 Apr 2024 - Is your business leveraging artificial intelligence? If not, you’re not alone. Andela’s research shows that 61 per cent of enterprise... Source

30 Apr 2024 - Google has announced the opening of applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for startups Accelerator Africa program. This... Source

30 Apr 2024 - The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner today hosted a media breakfast meeting in preparation for the upcoming Network of... Source

29 Apr 2024 - The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has opened a new office in Kenya to conduct research and provide technical assistance... Source

29 Apr 2024 - Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Acyberschool to train one million Kenyan youths in... Source

29 Apr 2024 - Multi-platform web browser company Opera has ceased its free data campaigns in Kenya in response to a regulatory directive by... Source

29 Apr 2024 - Sixteen African startups operating in different sectors including education, health, logistics, trade, agriculture, creatives, and fintech, were awarded at the... Source

27 Apr 2024 - As I walked into the Sarova Panafric Hotel for this interview with Deborah Mutungi, Head of IT, Sarova Hotels &... Source

27 Apr 2024 - A tale is told of a brilliant but socially awkward tech pioneer who transformed his image. Now a sought-after CEO,... Source

26 Apr 2024 - Tech giant Cisco has launched a Cybersecurity Technology Experience Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Designed in collaboration with the Information and... Source

26 Apr 2024 - Tech giant Cisco has launched a Cybersecurity Technology Experience Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Designed in collaboration with the Information and... Source

26 Apr 2024 - In a bid to address the growing skills gap in Kenya’s fibre optic workforce, Safaricom, in collaboration with the ICT... Source

26 Apr 2024 - Tano Digital Solutions, formerly Altron, has launched its services in Kenya as it continues on its rebranding journey across Africa.... Source

26 Apr 2024 - MTN South Africa has joined forces with Investec and Electrum to offer PayShap, a real-time, low-value interbank digital payments service,... Source

26 Apr 2024 - Power Learn Project (PLP), a pan-African social impact organisation has announced the appointment of its new Board of Trustees, led by... Source

26 Apr 2024 - As the Connected Africa Summit came to a close, the fourteen ministers in charge of Technology in Africa issued a... Source

26 Apr 2024 - Konza Technopolis is set to be the epi-centre of Africa’s model of Smart City following a visit by Africa Ministers... Source

25 Apr 2024 - IBM has released its 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index that highlights an emerging global identity crisis as cybercriminals double down... Source

25 Apr 2024 - Much has been said about Gen Z. Much. And it’s been a mixed bag. Their entry into the workforce is... Source

25 Apr 2024 - Safaricom PLC has launched the Connect Academy, a programme that will offer premier industrial training for fibre optic technicians. The... Source

24 Apr 2024 - Just a few years ago, the African startup scene was a budding ecosystem filled with potential but lacking in resources... Source

24 Apr 2024 - Short links have become an indispensable part of today’s online experience. Many Internet users click on bit.ly, ow.ly, or other... Source

24 Apr 2024 - At the Connected Africa Summit 2024, President William Ruto of Kenya, called for different IT leaders in Africa to come... Source

23 Apr 2024 - Forget passwords and PINs! A whopping 52 per cent of bank customers, according to a PYMNTS study, crave a more... Source

23 Apr 2024 - Pula, a Kenyan insuretech pioneer specialising in agricultural insurance has closed a substantial $20 million Series B funding round led... Source

23 Apr 2024 - Electricity distributor Kenya Power has announced a significant investment to bolster the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Scheduled over the... Source

23 Apr 2024 - The World Economic Forum has estimated that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace some 85 million jobs by 2025. Will yours... Source

23 Apr 2024 - By 2050, Africa’s population is projected to reach 2.5 billion. It means a staggering one in four people globally will... Source