The Democratic Republic of Congo is developing a national strategy to expand mobile and broadband connectivity in underserved rural and peri-urban communities, with approximately 4.3 million people across nearly 3,000 localities still without mobile coverage. The connectivity gap, highlighted in a recent assessment by the Universal Service Development Fund (FDSU), shows significant differences in network…
MTN South Sudan has launched MTN Shabab Nation, a youth-focused community and lifestyle ecosystem designed to connect, empower and inspire young people across South Sudan. The initiative was launched on 13 August 2026 in celebration of International Youth Day and brings together digital connectivity, education, entertainment, rewards and skills development. Initially available to young people…
Flutterwave has partnered with Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) to expand digital payments, merchant acquiring and automated revenue collection across AICL-managed assets in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The partnership aims to modernise payment and revenue collection systems for businesses and operators across Abuja, supporting the city’s expanding commercial ecosystem with digital infrastructure. Through the…
Ghana is strengthening its efforts to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse following a two-day stakeholder workshop organised by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) in collaboration with UNICEF Ghana. The Consultative and Validation Workshop brought together key national stakeholders to assess Ghana’s existing response to Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) and…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised CHF 350 million through a five-year Digital Bond, marking what it describes as a first for an African institution in issuing a digital bond listed, traded and settled on a regulated digital exchange. The transaction is also the largest digital bond issued in the Swiss Franc market, further strengthening…
Anthropic has confirmed that new Claude models will include an invisible statistical signal in generated text, introducing a new approach to AI transparency as the EU AI Act’s Article 50 requirements take effect. The marking will apply to Claude models launched from August 2, 2026, and Anthropic says the system will be used globally across…
Spotify is introducing a new AI Persona label to help listeners identify artist profiles whose identities are generated by artificial intelligence. The feature is designed to address growing concerns around transparency on music streaming platforms, particularly when listeners encounter artist profiles that appear to represent real people but are actually synthetic personas. Starting in mid-September,…
Nutanix has launched a new open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), enabling enterprises to connect AI tools with cloud infrastructure while maintaining existing security, governance and access controls. The MCP server connects AI agents and developer tools to NCP through the Nutanix Prism v4 API, allowing natural-language requests to…
