CIO Africa

5 Mar 2024 - A Kaspersky survey has found that 48 percent of companies globally require upwards of 6-months to find and appoint a... Source

4 Mar 2024 - EMURGO Africa, the investment and commercial arm of Cardano in Africa, today announced the launch of EMURGO Labs, a dedicated... Source

4 Mar 2024 - After five commission-free years in Botswana, inDrive has introduced a 10 percent driver fee on February 28th, coinciding with the... Source

2 Mar 2024 - What does 2023 look like? It is said the best way to predict the future is to make it. Another... Source

2 Mar 2024 - “Write a 600-word article on how AI will affect those in the ICT sector specifically the CIOs in organisations language... Source

1 Mar 2024 - Educators from across the globe came together in Cape Town, South Africa for the Schools Now! 2024 conference, themed around... Source

1 Mar 2024 - Tech company Zoho has partnered with J-Hub Africa, the digital innovation hub that supports budding innovators and entrepreneurs at Jomo... Source

29 Feb 2024 - Estonian ride-hailing giant, Bolt, is launching in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. To start off its launch, Bolt is... Source

29 Feb 2024 - The Association of FinTechs in Kenya (AFIK) in collaboration with Africa FinTech Network (AFN) has announced that the Africa Fintech... Source

28 Feb 2024 - Kenya has won the bid to host the 2024 Transform Africa Summit (TAS) convened by the Smart Africa Alliance, a... Source

28 Feb 2024 - Schneider Electric Kenya, a global energy management and automation company, has announced the appointment of Ifeanyi Odoh, as its new... Source

27 Feb 2024 - This year is a significant one for elections on the global stage, with more than 60 taking place worldwide –... Source

27 Feb 2024 - The convergence of Generative AI (GenAI) and cybersecurity has emerged as a critical battleground amid ongoing digital transformation. Mandla Mbonambi,... Source

27 Feb 2024 - The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into a business is not just about leveraging advanced technologies to improve efficiencies. Instead,... Source

26 Feb 2024 - Uber, the American ride-hailing company, is ready to back the Nigerian vehicle financing platform Moove in a $100 million funding... Source

26 Feb 2024 - Telecommunications companies Airtel Gabon and Moov Africa Gabon have joined forces to provide digital inclusion in Gabon by extending mobile... Source

26 Feb 2024 - The highly anticipated 11th edition of the Connected Banking Summit- East Africa is back. Hosted in Nairobi on 6 March... Source

26 Feb 2024 - Nokia today announced it has committed to reducing its total global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to net zero by 2040.... Source

26 Feb 2024 - Cyberattack disruptions cost the global digital economy over $10.5 trillion a year. A number that is set to rise with... Source

23 Feb 2024 - In an era of digital transformation, the traditional gift card experience is ripe for an upgrade in Africa. This market... Source

23 Feb 2024 - Awash Bank S.C has partnered with Mastercard to introduce the Awash pre-paid cards. The Mastercard-branded international prepaid plastic card was... Source

22 Feb 2024 - Gebeya, a Pan-African SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)-enabled marketplace based in Ethiopia, has announced a major transformation into an all-in-one Talent Cloud provider.... Source

22 Feb 2024 - The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) today unveiled a comprehensive Kenya 10-Year Innovation Masterplan to bolster its national innovation ecosystem... Source

22 Feb 2024 - AFRIPOL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Singapore, at AFRIPOL’s headquarters in Algiers committed... Source

22 Feb 2024 - A survey spanning 1,300 respondents in 10 African and Middle Eastern countries has revealed that 63 per cent of users... Source

22 Feb 2024 - Digital payments company Visa has appointed Chad Pollock as the Country Manager and Vice President for East Africa. Pollock is... Source

22 Feb 2024 - Five years ago, I embarked on an audacious journey as a South African entrepreneur, tackling affordable housing head-on. Facing some... Source

22 Feb 2024 - Five years ago, I embarked on an audacious journey as a South African entrepreneur, tackling affordable housing head-on. Facing some... Source

21 Feb 2024 - As Foundry Fellows at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, we have the unique privilege to travel... Source

21 Feb 2024 - dx⁵ has designed a new event experience – the Africa CISO Summit 2024. Set to be a watershed moment for... Source

21 Feb 2024 - Moringa School, an Ed-Tech powerhouse, has partnered with Safaricom and M-PESA Africa in an initiative aimed at equipping developers across... Source

21 Feb 2024 - The Kenyan government is implementing measures to regulate cryptocurrency trading due to concerns regarding money laundering and terrorism financing. This... Source

20 Feb 2024 - The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has appointed Frank Mwiti as the new CEO following the exit of Geoffrey Odundo whose... Source

20 Feb 2024 - During the 9th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2024, held in Kuala Lumpur, Kaspersky experts discussed the evolution of... Source

19 Feb 2024 - Disha, a Nigerian based platform supporting creators in marketing and payments, has announced a temporary closure effective March 31, 2024.... Source

19 Feb 2024 - Leaders from the video games industry, the UN, and government representatives will convene in Nairobi for the first Green Games... Source

19 Feb 2024 - Businesses across Africa can now use Google’s Gemini AI-powered chat-like tool for Search Ads. The tool is now fully operational... Source

19 Feb 2024 - OpenAI, the US based artificial intelligence research organization, recently introduced Sora, a text-to-video model that can generate videos up to... Source

17 Feb 2024 - 2023 saw a significant rise in the use of Artificial Intelligence globally, in turn increasing the significance of AI in... Source

17 Feb 2024 - ICT expert Joe Kanyua has rejoined Safaricom as the Head of the Department of Digital Transformation, marking a decade since... Source

16 Feb 2024 - Cisco, a global technology giant, has unveiled plans to trim its global workforce by 5 percent, equating to over 4,000... Source

16 Feb 2024 - Conducting thorough background checks and identity verifications across African markets poses unique challenges, from limited digitized data access to diverse... Source

15 Feb 2024 - In the hyper-connected post-pandemic world, we have seen an increase in the number of businesses embracing cloud infrastructure in a... Source

15 Feb 2024 - Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited has appointed Kenneth Ogwang, Head of Digital and Technology at Diageo and East African Breweries Limited... Source

15 Feb 2024 - Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited has appointed Kenneth Ogwang, Head of Digital and Technology at Diageo and East African Breweries Limited... Source

14 Feb 2024 - Airtel Africa has announced the launch of  Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited (Telesonic), a new fiber unit, with the aim of... Source

14 Feb 2024 - Access Corporation, the parent company of Access Bank, has named Bolaji Agbede, an executive director, as the interim CEO following... Source

14 Feb 2024 - South Africa is set to revolutionise remote work with the introduction of digital nomad visas, a game-changing initiative aimed at... Source

14 Feb 2024 - In today’s increasingly digital world, fraud and financial crime have become a significant concern. Global research shows that 2022 saw... Source

14 Feb 2024 - Visa held its Africa Accelerator Program first demo day on February 13th in Nairobi to showcase innovations from fintech startups... Source