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…
Global identity verification platform Sumsub has launched South Africa Bank Account Verification (BAV), a document-free service designed to help businesses confirm bank account ownership and status in real time. The solution uses South Africa’s Account Verification Service (AVS) infrastructure to validate customer banking details without requiring bank statements, document uploads, screen scraping or online banking…
MTN South Africa has launched TikTok Open Time, a new weekly rewards offering that gives customers one hour of TikTok connectivity every Sunday between midnight and midday at no additional data cost. The reward is the first experience introduced through MTN’s new MTN App Open Time platform, which is designed to provide customers with digital…
South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Standard Bank, MTN and DHL have announced strategic partnerships aimed at helping SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa overcome barriers to growth and participate more effectively in regional and global trade. Launched under DHL’s GoTrade programme, the initiatives will focus on challenges including limited access to finance,…
