CIO Africa

27 Oct 2025 - Mauritius’ Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Mauritius Telecom, has launched an artificial intelligence platform dubbed mytGPT for…

27 Oct 2025 - Velents.ai, a rising startup specializing in enterprise AI solutions, has closed a $1.5 million funding round as it unveils Agent.sa,... Source

24 Oct 2025 - Following the rollout of its regulatory framework for crypto assets, the Nigerian government is turning its attention to stablecoins, digital...…

23 Oct 2025 - Microsoft has released its 2025 Digital Defense Report, painting a sobering picture of the evolving global cyberthreat landscape and warning... Source

23 Oct 2025 - The Kenyan subsidiary of the global payments firm PayU Kenya Limited has officially ceased operations following the revocation of its... Source

23 Oct 2025 - African businesses are moving beyond digital experimentation and into a new era of strategic execution, according to the CIO100 Megatrends... Source

22 Oct 2025 - South Africa’s schools and universities have quietly become critical pieces of national digital infrastructure, yet they remain among the easiest...…

22 Oct 2025 - As South Africa’s digital economy matures, so too does its exposure to cyber threats, and the country is now among... Source

21 Oct 2025 - Attack surface management (ASM) has grown exponentially in recent years, evolving into a recognised market category that equips businesses with...…

21 Oct 2025 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage on Monday, disrupting vast portions of the internet and exposing the world’s... Source

21 Oct 2025 - Egyptian fintech company Money Fellows has exceeded 8 million users, with over 2 million rotating savings groups completed through its... Source

21 Oct 2025 - South African technology giant Altron has launched the country’s first fully operational AI Factory, marking a major milestone in local... Source

16 Oct 2025 - NCBA Bank has unveiled ConnectPlus, a next-generation corporate banking platform powered by Intellect’s eMACH.ai Wholesale Banking Cloud. Valued at $…

15 Oct 2025 - CIO Africa and Deloitte & Touche LLP today announced a strategic collaboration to bring independent auditing, transparency and global rigour...…

15 Oct 2025 - Morocco-based Chari closed a USD 12 million Series A funding round. The round was led by SPE Capital and Orange... Source

15 Oct 2025 - Newly established sub-Saharan African towers platform, Paradigm Tower Ventures, has made its maiden investment by closing the acquisition of HIS...…

14 Oct 2025 - A logistics firm in Nairobi lost its internet connection for two days last year. Forty-eight hours. That was all it... Source

14 Oct 2025 - The Middle East and Africa (MEA) are entering a new phase of digital acceleration driven by 5G. Nokia’s newly released... Source

14 Oct 2025 - The world’s largest tech and AI event, GITEX GLOBAL 2025, opened to capacity crowds and the largest coalition of global... Source

13 Oct 2025 - Choice Microfinance Bank Kenya Limited (Choice Bank) has partnered with Pesalink to give customers faster, more affordable, and reliable payment...…

13 Oct 2025 - Four young Kenyan women, the brains behind the AI-powered fintech platform ‘Jasho-Powering Your Hustle’, are set to represent Kenya at the...…

13 Oct 2025 - Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO in collaboration with other enforcement authorities, have arrested a suspect following an extensive investigation into…

11 Oct 2025 - As stablecoins redefine the financial landscape across Africa, their rise tells a story not of trend-chasing but of resilience. Entrepreneurs...…

9 Oct 2025 - Cyber threats today are constantly evolving, targeting individuals and organisations alike with ever-increasing and sophisticated tactics. Whether…

9 Oct 2025 - Africa remains the most targeted region for cyberattacks, with an average of 2,902 attacks per organisation per week. Check Point... Source

9 Oct 2025 - Kenya is one step away from enacting its first-ever cryptocurrency law after Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP)... Source

9 Oct 2025 - Botswana has hosted the first-ever MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program Demo Day, marking a major milestone in the country’s... Source

8 Oct 2025 - Modern data centres are evolving into agile, high-efficiency ecosystems designed to meet rising digital demands. What started as basic mainframe...…

8 Oct 2025 - Cast your mind back to the perspectives you held about things, places, or people when you were younger. Where did... Source

8 Oct 2025 - When Safaricom launched in Kenya in 2000, it didn’t just enter a telecom market; it reshaped an economy. By blending... Source

8 Oct 2025 - When Kenya’s largest broadcaster—Royal Media Services (RMS)—began its digital transformation, cybersecurity was not yet a headline concern. A decade…

7 Oct 2025 - By 2030, AI is projected to unlock 230 million digital jobs across Africa – a transformation comparable to South Korea’s... Source

7 Oct 2025 - Customer Experience (CXaaS) company RightCom has announced the RightCom Customer Experience Summit 2025. The event is slated for October 29,... Source

7 Oct 2025 - With the capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding, from... Source

7 Oct 2025 - Last year, the average global cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.9-million, according to the 2024 IBM Cost of a... Source

7 Oct 2025 - A record 162 organisations across Africa have been shortlisted for the 2025 CIO100 Awards, competing for recognition as the continent’s... Source

7 Oct 2025 - The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) has confirmed that Nairobi, Kenya, will be the host city for the 2025 AVPA... Source

6 Oct 2025 - Kaspersky, Smart Africa, and Africaines in Tech have launched an innovative, science-backed career orientation test, Future You in Tech,…

6 Oct 2025 - Integrated financial services provider Old Mutual has launched Thrive, a new digital wellness platform to address the growing challenges of... Source

4 Oct 2025 - When we first spoke to Alan Turnley-Jones, it was back in 2024 after he had just been appointed as the... Source

3 Oct 2025 - Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has appointed Chukwuma (Chuma) Nwokocha as the substantive Group Chief Executive, effective 2nd October 2025. The... Source

3 Oct 2025 - Fintech company Network International and payment solution provider Magnati have announced the completion of their merger under the ownership of...…

3 Oct 2025 - EFT Corporation, a payment solutions provider operating across African markets, has announced the appointment of Adri Führi as Group Chief... Source

2 Oct 2025 - There I was, minding my own business one day, when an employer reached out. He had spoken to the powers... Source

2 Oct 2025 - The global payments company, Visa,  has launched a pilot program through Visa Direct, allowing businesses to prefund payouts using stablecoins…

2 Oct 2025 - Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Program, chosen... Source

2 Oct 2025 - Nairobi-based educational technology startup G-funze has begun the private sale of its cryptocurrency token, ATUN, ahead of its launch of... Source

1 Oct 2025 - Microsoft has appointed Vukani Mngxati as the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, effective 1 October 2025. In his... Source

1 Oct 2025 - Global financial infrastructure company Tala has announced its expansion into Latin America, beginning with a launch in Guatemala, with plans...…

1 Oct 2025 - Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), operators of Pesalink and Cellulant have expanded their partnership to simplify and scale customer-to-…