Yas Tanzania has strengthened its engagement with the business community through a series of meetings with enterprise partners at the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (Sabasaba), reaffirming its focus on supporting digital transformation across Tanzania. Led by Chief Business Officer Norman Kiondo, the Yas Business team met with representatives from organisations including the…
TheBoardroom Africa has officially launched EMERGE, a new career development platform designed to help young African professionals access the skills, mentorship, networks and employment opportunities needed to build sustainable careers across the continent. Developed with support from the Mastercard Foundation, the platform brings together structured learning, leadership assessments, mentorship, peer networking, employer engagement and curated…
MTN Nigeria has partnered with cybersecurity company Whalebone to launch Webguard, a network-level security solution designed to protect subscribers from malicious websites, phishing attacks and online scams without requiring additional software. The service operates at the Domain Name System (DNS) level, automatically blocking malicious domains before they reach users. Webguard provides protection across all connected…
stc pay Bahrain has partnered with Mastercard to launch Click to Pay as a core card feature, becoming one of the first providers in Bahrain to introduce the capability on eligible cards. The new feature enables stc pay cardholders to complete online purchases with a single click using device-based biometric authentication and passkeys, eliminating the…
Geneva hosted a pivotal week for global AI governance, bringing together governments, technology companies, multilateral organisations and policymakers to shape the future of artificial intelligence. For Africa, the discussions marked growing influence in global AI decision-making, stronger commitments to digital skills and connectivity, and renewed momentum behind national AI strategies. However, the conversations also underscored…
Yas Tanzania has strengthened its engagement with the business community through a series of meetings with enterprise partners at the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (Sabasaba), reaffirming its focus on supporting digital transformation across Tanzania. Led by Chief Business Officer Norman Kiondo, the Yas Business team met with representatives from organisations including the…
Tenable has announced a collaboration with OpenAI through the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, aimed at strengthening AI-powered exposure management and helping organizations respond more effectively to evolving cyber threats. The collaboration combines OpenAI’s frontier AI capabilities with Tenable’s exposure management platform to improve how security teams identify, prioritize and respond to cyber risks. The…
AVELIN AI has raised $3.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to accelerate the growth of its sovereign AI platform for enterprises and governments operating in regulated industries. The funding will support the company’s commercial expansion across the *Middle East, Europe and North America, while also scaling its GPU infrastructure and advancing its proprietary *Cross-Model…
TheBoardroom Africa has officially launched EMERGE, a new career development platform designed to help young African professionals access the skills, mentorship, networks and employment opportunities needed to build sustainable careers across the continent. Developed with support from the Mastercard Foundation, the platform brings together structured learning, leadership assessments, mentorship, peer networking, employer engagement and curated…
Telkom South Africa has committed $6.1 million (R100 million) to establish the Telkom AI Institute, a new initiative aimed at expanding artificial intelligence and digital skills development across the country. The commitment was announced at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026 in Geneva through the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Partner2Connect Digital…
Togo has launched a national initiative to develop artificial intelligence models for all 50 of its national languages, marking a significant step toward making AI more inclusive and accessible. Announced at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, the initiative brings together Togo AI Lab, Zindi and Umbaji to build open-source datasets and AI…
Meta has introduced Muse Image, its first image generation model developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, marking the company’s latest step in advancing generative AI capabilities. The new model is being integrated directly into Meta AI and is rolling out across Instagram and WhatsApp, with support for Facebook and Messenger expected to follow. Rather than launching…
