The Meta Llama Impact Accelerator 2025 has announced its support for 12 groundbreaking AI startups across Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa, underscoring Meta’s commitment to nurturing Africa’s next generation of AI innovators. Each of the four countries hosted a Demo Day that showcased solutions designed to solve pressing challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, and…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI have entered a landmark $38 billion, multi-year strategic partnership designed to accelerate the future of artificial intelligence at an unprecedented scale. The collaboration will see OpenAI leverage AWS’s world-class cloud infrastructure to power and scale its core AI workloads, starting immediately. This partnership marks one of the largest cloud-AI…
MOGO Uganda has reached a remarkable milestone, financing over 100,000 smartphones in just 200 days since the launch of its smartphone-loans product in April 2025. This achievement marks one of the fastest growth trajectories in the company’s history and reinforces its commitment to driving digital inclusion across Uganda. The success reflects the nation’s strong demand…
LG Electronics has entered into a strategic partnership with Flex, a global leader in manufacturing and data center infrastructure solutions, to develop advanced, integrated cooling systems tailored for AI-driven data centers. Through a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), the two companies aim to create modular thermal management solutions designed to meet the growing cooling…
OPay has announced the launch of the OPay CyberLab Project, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening cybersecurity education across Nigerian universities. The announcement was made during the 2025 Empowering Futures Conference in Lagos, marking a significant milestone alongside the first anniversary of OPay’s ₦1.2 billion ($800,000) ten-year scholarship programme. Through this initiative, OPay seeks to…
Wingu Africa, a leading carrier-neutral data centre operator in East Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres (ADC) aimed at developing a unified digital platform connecting key markets across the continent. This collaboration represents a major step forward in enhancing Africa’s interconnectivity, bringing together Wingu’s East African hubs and ADC’s continental network…
Yiri by Africa Global Logistics (AGL) and Digital Africa have launched Accelerate X Fuzé, a strategic challenge aimed at identifying, supporting, and scaling East Africa’s most innovative transport and logistics startups. Scheduled for Friday, November 21, in Kigali, the program invites up to 10–15 startups to pitch digital innovation solutions that address the evolving needs…
Rwanda has unveiled its Digital FDI Rwanda Report, a groundbreaking roadmap designed to attract global technology investments, boost digital exports, and accelerate job creation. The report, launched by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) in partnership with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), was officially introduced at the 9th…
