January 12
Uganda: MTN Momo Backs Ekisaakaate 2026 With Ugx 80 Million to Promote Mental Wellness and Youth Empowerment
Nile Post
The Nnabagereka Development Foundation (NDF) has successfully concluded the Ekisaakaate Kya Nnabagereka Gatonnya 2026 at Hormisdallen School, Gayaza Campus, with MTN Mobile Money… Read more »
Africa: Stablecoins Are Gaining Ground As Digital Currency in Africa - How to Avoid Risks [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A notification popped up on my LinkedIn the other day. Africans were doing a traditional celebratory dance at the Africa Stablecoin summit in Johannesburg. Read more »
January 11
Nigeria: Court Dismisses N1 Billion Copyright Suit Against MTN
Premium Times
The court described the copyright suit against MTN as a "gold-digging exercise." Read more »
South Africa: Minister Condemns Social Media Misinformation
SAnews.gov.za
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has condemned the photoshopping of her X account with vulgar images and misinformation as not only distasteful, but also shameful. Read more »
January 10
Africa: UAE-African Union Talks Highlight Peace, Technology, and Water As Pillars of Africa's Future
Capital FM
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic cooperation following high-level talks held in Addis… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco Attracts Data Center Investments Despite Power, Demand Gaps
Daba Finance
Morocco is positioning itself as a major data center hub, with private operators announcing projects that could bring total installed capacity close to 2 gigawatts. That figure far… Read more »
January 09
Kenya: Safaricom Tops Mobile Internet Speed Rankings in Customer Survey
Capital FM
Safaricom has been ranked as the leading mobile internet provider in Kenya, outperforming rivals Airtel, Telkom Kenya and Jamii Telkom, according to a recent customer survey. Read more »
Uganda: Zte Uganda Brings the Blade A36 - Affordable Innovation for Every Ugandan
Nile Post
ZTE, a global leader in telecommunications and mobile technology, continues to strengthen its footprint in Uganda with the introduction of the ZTE Blade A36, a feature-packed… Read more »
Nigeria: Heirs Technologies Gets NRS Accreditation to Support E-Invoicing Compliance
This Day
Heirs Technologies, a subsidiary of the Heirs Holdings Group, has secured accreditation from the Nigeria Revenue Service as a System Integrator for the Federal Government's… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: African Fintechs Projected to Grow Profitably, Sustain the Continent in 2026
This Day
African Fintech Summit (AFTS), the premier global initiative dedicated to African Financial Technology (Fintech) ecosystem, has projected African Fintechs in its 2026 Outlook, as… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Hands Laptops to 176 District Communicators to Strengthen Grassroots Information Flow
Nile Post
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has handed over laptops to 176 District Communication Officers in a move aimed at strengthening government information dissemination and… Read more »
Uganda: Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Over UPDF Impersonation, Inciting Tiktok Video
Nile Post
Security agencies have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of impersonating a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officer and making inciting statements in a video circulated on… Read more »
Nigeria: Amnesty International Condemns Unlawful Arrest of Man Over Online Criticism
Premium Times
Amnesty International called on the Nigerian government to ensure prompt release Mr Salim reportedly arrested by the police for criticising a government official. Read more »
Kenya: Airtel Ranked Ahead of Safaricom On Affordability
Capital FM
Airtel has emerged as the most preferred mobile network in Kenya on affordability, beating larger rivals including Safaricom, Jamii Telecommunications and Telkom Kenya, according… Read more »
Ghana: Telecel Ghana Foundation Healthfest Ahwerase
Ghanaian Times
TELECEL Ghana Foundation has extended its Connected Health outreach initiative, Healthfest, to Akwapem Ahwerase in the Eastern Region, in line with improving access to essential… Read more »
Ghana: Digital Technologies Integration in Ghana Education
Ghanaian Times
A Professor of Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the University of Education, Winneba, Professor Issifu Yinda, has partly attributed the slow integration of digital… Read more »
Nigeria: Rector Warns Against Extortion of Students
Leadership
Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, has warned its newly recruited teaching and non-teaching staff against extorting students. Read more »
Nigeria: Broadband Subscriptions Hit 109.6m As Regulator Tightens Operators' Quality of Service Rules
Leadership
The executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has disclosed that broadband subscriptions in Nigeria grew… Read more »
January 07
Nigeria: Poor 5g Penetration Slows Nigeria's Telecom Growth
Vanguard
*Over 57,000 5G-ready devices can't connect network Read more »
Africa: Online Abuse Is Real Violence - - and Africa's Women and Girls Are Paying the Price
IPS
- New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world - and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is… Read more »
Rwanda: Who Is Ishowspeed, the Internet Sensation Expected in Rwanda?
New Times
American YouTube and Twitch sensation Darren Jason Watkins Jr., widely known as iShowSpeed, is set to visit Rwanda in the coming days as part of his highly publicised Africa tour,… Read more »
Rwanda: Speed, Gorillas and the Internet - Rwanda Steps Into Ishowspeed's Global Spotlight
New Times
When global livestreamer and internet personality Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed, casually told a tour guide in Botswana's Okavango Delta that he planned to… Read more »
Mauritius: Natalia Czajkowska - 'In an Age of Ai, Journalism Must Supply the Conscience' [interview]
L'Express
In a global media landscape marked by disinformation, artificial intelligence (AI) and declining public trust, the Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability (SALS) has… Read more »
Liberia: Patel Chairman Nimley Criticises Foreign Business Practices and Poor Telecom Services in Liberia
FrontPageAfrica
The Patriotic Entrepreneurs of Liberia, PATEL, has raised alarm over what it describes as the increasing involvement of foreign business operators in retail and distributive… Read more »
Nigeria: Technology Growth Gives Nigeria First Unmanned Fuel Station
Vanguard
Technology has once more made an in-road into the oil & gas industry, giving the country first start into the automated, unmanned system of filling station operations. Read more »
