September 1, 2026

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Standard Bank Expands UnionPay Online Payments Across Nine African Markets

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Standard Bank Group and UnionPay International have expanded UnionPay e-commerce acceptance to nearly 900 merchants across Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The expansion enables participating businesses to accept secure online payments from UnionPay cardholders in local currency, US dollars or both, depending on market requirements. The capability is expected to…

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MTN Nigeria Becomes First Telecom to Earn ISO 28000:2022 Certification

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MTN Nigeria has achieved ISO 28000:2022 certification for its Supply Chain Security Management System (SCSMS), becoming the first telecommunications company in Nigeria to attain the international certification. The ISO 28000:2022 standard provides organisations with a framework to identify, assess and mitigate security risks across their supply chain ecosystems. The certification recognises organisations that establish structured…

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Senegal and Gambia Strengthen Cooperation on Connectivity and Cybersecurity

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Senegal and The Gambia are moving to strengthen bilateral digital cooperation following a working visit by Senegal’s Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs, Samba Diouf, to Banjul. The visit focused on operationalising a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries covering telecommunications and digital development. Discussions with Gambian officials and technical teams reviewed…

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Nutanix Unveils Enhanced Ai Kubernetes Solutions for Enterprises

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Nutanix has announced the general availability of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8 and Service Provider Central, alongside the upcoming release of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.19. The new capabilities are designed to help enterprises deploy and manage artificial intelligence, containerised applications and virtual machines through a more unified infrastructure environment without requiring organisations to rebuild…

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Smart Africa and Uganda Push Reforms to Expand Digital Entrepreneurship

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Uganda has taken another step towards strengthening its digital entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem after Smart Africa, in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, convened a national stakeholder validation workshop in Kampala. The workshop brought together public institutions, regulators, academia, entrepreneurs, innovation hubs and ecosystem support organisations to review findings from Uganda’s Digital…

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NITDA Trains Nigerian Childrean in Coding and Digital Skills Across Four States

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NITDA has concluded its 2026 Kids Long Vacation Coding Bootcamp across Kano, Kwara, Jigawa and Gombe states, introducing children to coding, computational thinking, digital creativity and emerging technologies. The programme also focused on critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, persistence and problem-solving, with participants in the completed locations receiving certificates and gadgets in recognition of their achievements….

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