Africa's Tech Future, Today.
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is expanding its enterprise footprint across Africa following a decade of profitable growth. The company is targeting large-scale institutional contracts across banking, central government, and critical national infrastructure.
Former banker Watson Matsa founded eSusFarm Africa to bridge the gap between traditional banking frameworks and smallholder agriculture. By leveraging soil, weather, and crop data, the platform creates dynamic risk management tools designed around seasonal earnings rather than rigid monthly schedules.
Subsea cable operator Seacom has placed group CEO Alpheus Mangale on special leave while allegations about how the company is run are investigated. CFO Charl Slabbert is acting CEO.
UK firm FiveNines has been appointed to lead development of a 20MW AI data centre near Casablanca, the first piece of Nexus Core Systems' planned 180MW, renewable-powered AI Factory in Morocco.
Six years after launching vehicle financing for ride-hailing drivers in Lagos, mobility fintech Moove is exiting the Nigerian market. The company is handing over eligible vehicles valued at ₦35 billion to current operators, ending vehicle payment obligations as it shifts focus toward international markets and autonomous robotaxi fleets.
South African private equity firm Infinite Partners has secured R2.8 billion ($169.3 million) for its Core Equity Fund II, exceeding its initial fundraising target. Backed entirely by domestic institutional investors, the fund provides capital to established mid-market enterprises across digital infrastructure, software, and financial services sectors.
Across Africa, approximately 906 million people live within reach of mobile broadband networks but remain offline. The persistent digital divide has shifted from physical network coverage to barriers surrounding device affordability, digital skills, electricity reliability, and transaction trust.
From early childhood fascination with keyboards and underlying mechanisms, a pioneer's journey evolved from experimenting on a mechanical typewriter to designing high-performance computing infrastructure. Today, those early operational insights fuel the deployment of next-generation exascale AI supercomputers across Europe.
Commercial brands in Kenya are balancing digital marketing expansion with print advertising budgets. Despite audience shifts toward mobile feeds and online news platforms, traditional print newspapers retain unmatched institutional prestige and corporate credibility.
Wealth management platform Cowrywise has surpassed 1 million executed stock trades on its digital investment application. The milestone reflects expanding retail investor participation in the Nigerian Stock Exchange as young, tech-savvy users adopt automated equity trading tools.
Fintech and asset-financing platform M-KOPA has acquired Finnish software firm KilpiTek Oy for $8 million (approximately KES 1.04 billion). The acquisition brings core device-locking technology in-house as the company scales its pay-as-you-go credit offerings across African markets.
The Honor Magic9 Pro Max introduces key hardware updates across its imaging capabilities, battery technology, and processing systems. Designed for premium performance, the device combines upgraded telephoto optics with enhanced power efficiency and on-device features.
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