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Amazon has rolled out its AI-powered Amazon Lens feature in South Africa, allowing shoppers to search using images and barcodes as the company deepens its push to dominate Africa’s fast-growing e-commerce market

Kenya’s data regulator has confirmed the full deletion of Worldcoin-linked biometric data, marking a decisive end to the country’s 2023 crackdown on “biometrics-for-tokens” models and setting a tougher compliance benchmark for digital identity, fintech and AI firms operating in Africa.

Cloud-native applications have transformed the way businesses operate, enabling faster innovation, greater agility, and enhanced scalability. Yet, with this evolution comes an equally complex security landscape. Traditional security approaches, which rely on fragmented tools and point solutions, are increasingly insufficient on their own, as while many organisations still combine best-of-breed tools, the trend is toward more consolidated platforms. The reality is that modern

Kemi Omotosho takes the reins at MultiChoice Nigeria as the pay-TV giant faces rising competition, evolving viewer habits, and the task of strengthening its Canal+ partnership across one of Africa’s largest media markets.

Kemi Omotosho takes the reins at MultiChoice Nigeria as the pay-TV giant faces rising competition, evolving viewer habits, and the task of strengthening its Canal+ partnership across one of Africa’s largest media markets.

Sterling Bank has joined Thunes’ global payment network, offering Nigerians abroad faster, cheaper, and more transparent ways to send money home. The partnership leverages Thunes’ reach across 130 countries and billions of mobile wallets worldwide.

American streamer iShowSpeed surrounded by excited fans during a high-energy livestream in Nairobi, as his Africa tour puts Kenya in the global digital spotlight.

The Mojaloop Foundation and the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in partnership with Singapore-based ThitsaWorks and The AfricaNenda Foundation, recently launched the Liberian Inclusive Instant Payments System.

As intermediaries, Safaricon amd Airtel Money platforms will facilitate the marketing and distribution of approved Collective Investment Schemes , such as money market funds and equities, bridging the gap between fund managers and retail investors.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched Digital Ethiopia 2030, a bold national push to accelerate connectivity, strengthen trust in digital services and power Ethiopia’s tech-driven future.

Airtel Africa has struck a landmark deal with SpaceX’s Starlink to roll out Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across 14 African markets, allowing millions of customers to access mobile services in areas where traditional network towers cannot reach.

Zimbabwean telecoms giant Econet Wireless plans to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and separately list its infrastructure assets as it seeks a fairer valuation, following a path already taken by MTN, Vodacom, Airtel and Orange across Africa.

The South African-developed justice innovation, Digital Case Management, recently won global recognition at the Pro Bono Global Forum 2025 in Rome, Italy.

The two nations signed major cooperation agreements in Freetown, setting the stage for seamless payments, shared AI frameworks and a unified digital economy that could redefine regional innovation and trade.

rom its Nairobi roots to five African markets, M-KOPA has served over seven million customers, providing smartphones, digital loans, insurance, and electric mobility solutions, proving that financial inclusion can transform everyday lives across the continent.

Safaricom, East Africa’s biggest telco and mobile money giant, has unveiled four new millionaires as its 25th anniversary promotion gains momentum nationwide. With everyday M-PESA transactions now turning ordinary Kenyans into beneficiaries of cash prizes and community development funds, the campaign is set to reward more than 5 million customers with $1,934,230 (KSh 250 million).

A new IBM study reveals that while African organisations are eager to accelerate AI adoption, poor data quality, weak governance, and a lack of skills are holding back the continent’s digital potential.

The Pan-Africa telecoms company has teamed up with Microsoft to roll out AI-powered productivity and learning tools to millions of users across the continent, marking a major step in the continent’s shift from basic connectivity to full digital participation. By ICT Journal.Africa Reporter MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita says the Microsoft partnership will help equip Africa’s youth with essential AI skills for the future. For years, Africa’s digital rise has been defined by one c

With 93.7 million financial services customers and double-digit earnings growth, Vodacom strengthens its position as a digital and financial inclusion leader in Africa.

Orange has appointed Senegalese executive Aminata Ndiaye Niang as CEO of its Madagascar unit, tasking her with driving digital and financial inclusion as the company expands rural network coverage across the island.