The Transport Company of the Democratic Republic of Congo (TRANSCO) has launched the pilot phase of an electronic ticketing system featuring secure digital tickets and QR codes, marking a new step in the company’s efforts to modernise operations and improve revenue management. The pilot programme was officially launched on August 31, 2026, in Masina’s Quartier…
CAMTEL and the National Association of Private Institutions of Higher Education of Cameroon (ANIPES) have signed a Framework Agreement to accelerate the digital transformation and modernisation of private higher education institutions across Cameroon. The partnership, signed on September 2, 2026, will provide participating institutions with improved connectivity and technology solutions aimed at strengthening teaching, administration…
AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank have launched a major women’s financial inclusion programme aimed at expanding access to finance and business support for women-led enterprises across five African countries. Supported by the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), the programme…
NASENI has launched the Xceler8 Programme, a strategic accelerator initiative aimed at helping Nigerian innovators transform scientific and engineering breakthroughs into commercially viable businesses. Implemented in partnership with AfriLabs, the programme targets innovators who have already developed functional prototypes, minimum viable products or commercially available solutions. Selected participants will receive support in product refinement, business…
NITDA, in partnership with the Centre for Information and Telecommunication Engineering (CITE) at the University of Port Harcourt, has concluded the CITE-NITDA Tech Stars 2026 programme in Port Harcourt, completing a series of intensive ICT training initiatives across five Nigerian states. The one-month programme equipped primary, junior and senior secondary school students with foundational knowledge…
The Airtel Africa Foundation has selected the first cohort of 25 young Malawians for the Airtel Nzeru Fund Tech Scholarship, supporting students pursuing science and technology-related studies at the Malawi University of Science and Technology. The scholarship recipients come from 17 districts across Malawi and will study fields including Sustainable Energy Engineering, Computer Systems, Cyber…
The Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalisation and Innovation, through the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies (ANINF), has deployed two public Wi-Fi spaces at Place de l’Indépendance and the Alexandre Sambat Stadium. Gabon is expanding digital access and the digitisation of public services in Makokou with the deployment of new digital infrastructure aimed at…
Ghana’s Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, through the One Million Coders Programme, has commenced a five-day Training of Trainers programme focused on Datacom and Access Network Technologies. The training began on August 31, 2026, at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT and will run until September 4. The initiative is…
