CIO Africa

19 Aug 2025 - Somalian telecoms operator, Hormuud Telecom, has been re-certified by the GSMA Mobile Money Certification programme. This milestone places EVC Plus…

19 Aug 2025 - On 10 July 2025, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) concluded a public auction process to assign mid-band spectrum in... Source

19 Aug 2025 - Alibaba Cloud has expanded its footprint in South Africa with the launch of its Edge Node Service (ENS), an edge... Source

19 Aug 2025 - While the world is celebrating ChatGPT and all the GenAI breakthroughs, a different kind of revolution is happening in Africa’s... Source

19 Aug 2025 - MTN Group has announced sweeping leadership changes at MTN South Africa (MTN SA), appointing Ferdi Moolman as CEO and Executive... Source

18 Aug 2025 - MTN Business and Cloudflare have strengthened their commercial bond, installing MTN as South Africa’s first local Managed Security Service Provider…

18 Aug 2025 - AI data centres and cloud computing are demanding strong investment from countries all over the world. The word “Sovereign AI”... Source

18 Aug 2025 - After more than 600,000 malaria deaths annually, with over 240 million affected and 25 years without a breakthrough, the World... Source

18 Aug 2025 - On a cold August afternoon in Nairobi, James, a boda boda rider, pulls up to the side of the road... Source

18 Aug 2025 - Each day, millions of people across Kenya rely on boda bodas to weave through traffic on the way to work,... Source

15 Aug 2025 - Ajua, a leading African customer service platform, has acquired Rate My Service (RMS), a Kenyan company that helps businesses improve... Source

15 Aug 2025 - In an increasingly competitive business landscape, data is no longer just a backend function—it’s a strategic asset. Yet, many organisations... Source

15 Aug 2025 - We’ve long suspected rich people know something that we don’t; after all, they’re wealthy! It so happens AI might have... Source

14 Aug 2025 - Artificial Intelligence is often described as a transformative force but for Africa, it carries a different kind of weight. It’s... Source

14 Aug 2025 - The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) hosted the second edition of its API Masterclass, spotlighting over 1,000 developers on its GavaConnect... Source

13 Aug 2025 - The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has released its first rules for Direct-to-Mobile Phone (D2M) satellite services. The new…

13 Aug 2025 - Global industrial software provider, AVEVA, has been selected by Protium as the foundation of its digital industrial intelligence platform that...…

13 Aug 2025 - Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have signed an infrastructure-sharing agreement covering Mozambique, Tanzania, and Congo, aiming to expand high-speed…

13 Aug 2025 - Visa has officially opened applications for the fifth cohort (Cohort 5) of its Africa Fintech Accelerator, a 12-week program designed... Source

13 Aug 2025 - Kenyan internet infrastructure and service provider, Rain Communications Limited, has launched enhanced IP transit services out of Mombasa through a…

12 Aug 2025 - Africa must move beyond strategy and pilots by mainstreaming AI into education systems. This presents a refined roadmap for governments,... Source

12 Aug 2025 - HoneyCoin, a global payment orchestration platform, has announced a $4.9 million funding round led by the global venture firm Flourish... Source

11 Aug 2025 - Barnabas Sang has transitioned to the role as the Director of ICT for the State Department for ICT & Digital... Source

11 Aug 2025 - For over a decade, eCitizen has been the backbone of digital government payments in Kenya. From passports and business registration... Source

11 Aug 2025 - Airtel Africa Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa, has rolled out “Tech For Her,” a new program aimed at... Source

8 Aug 2025 - Central Bank of Kenya has released the Draft Non-Deposit-Taking Credit Providers (NDTCPs) Regulations, 2025, inviting public feedback before 5…

8 Aug 2025 - Kenyan hip-hop is having a moment. Over the past three years, it has grown into a national cultural force, driven... Source

7 Aug 2025 - On the final day of the BFSI Week 2025 in Nairobi, a premier forum for banking, SACCO, and insurance leaders,... Source

7 Aug 2025 - We gather today not just to mourn the loss of a colleague, but to celebrate the extraordinary life of Leon... Source

6 Aug 2025 - The first day of ‘BFSI Week’, a premier gathering of leaders in banking, SACCOs, and insurance, launched with high energy... Source

6 Aug 2025 - Mastercard has today released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a pan-African study of the... Source

6 Aug 2025 - Easy Clinic’s AI-powered decision support tool, AI Consult, has slashed diagnostic errors by 16 per cent and treatment errors by... Source

6 Aug 2025 - For start-ups, clarity isn’t optional — it’s how you scale smarter, spend better, and stay in control. Growing a start-up... Source

5 Aug 2025 - There is no denying it – fintech in Africa is dynamic, especially with the main players growing exponentially as well.... Source

5 Aug 2025 - TikTok has released its Quarter 1 Community Guidelines Enforcement report for 2025, with insights that show the company’s ongoing commitment to…

5 Aug 2025 - The Kenyan government has thrown its weight behind a new push to transform the country’s universities into hubs of innovation... Source

4 Aug 2025 - The fintech and business community in Kenya is mourning the untimely passing of Leon Kiptum Kidombo, a respected industry leader,... Source

4 Aug 2025 - Botswana has entered a transformative new chapter in its national development strategy through a bold partnership with the MIT Kuo... Source

31 Jul 2025 - Artificial intelligence (AI) can produce astonishingly accurate analyses and predictions, but these mean very little if businesses fail to act...…

31 Jul 2025 - SBM Bank Kenya has entered into a strategic partnership with Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), the operator of Pesalink, to... Source

30 Jul 2025 - Did you know that up to 50 per cent of vaccines are wasted due to poor logistics systems? A pervasive... Source