IFC pours 15.3 billion CFA into Jumia to power up...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Africa’s e-commerce market is worth more than 30 600 Billion CFA as of 2024, and it’s still climbing. The catch: the digital infrastructure needed...
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Algeria to Meta: WhatsApp accounts must keep a local phone...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français WhatsApp is about to let users message each other without revealing their phone number — and Algeria isn’t fully on board. The government wants...
Kenya : E-Moti is digitizing Nairobi’s electric bus network 🚌...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Founded in 2023 by Kirera Denis Muchoki (CEO) and Billy Mwangi Ng’ere (COO), e-Moti is a Nairobi-based startup betting on electric mobility for Kenya’s...
Nigeria and Canada seal tech pact in Toronto 🤝 🇳🇬...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français On August 11, in Toronto, Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) signed two memoranda of understanding with Canadian tech companies Goose FL and...
A new platform is tracking every femicide case in Tunisia...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français In Tunisia, the fight against femicide has just gone digital. Aswat Nissa, a Tunisian women’s rights organization, has launched a platform designed to record...
Algeria moves from AI strategy to public-sector rollout 🇩🇿🤖
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Algeria wants to move from AI strategy to execution. Authorities have kicked off the first phase of the national AI strategy’s rollout, with an...
Senegal’s ‘digital shepherd’ aims to outsmart cattle thieves 🐄🇸🇳
Cliquez ici pour lire en français In Senegal, technology is quietly becoming part of the fight against cattle theft. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has...
Burkina Faso: the Ministry of Health is stepping up the...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Burkina Faso’s health ministry has officially launched a new platform designed to digitize several administrative procedures. Named e-AGRÉMENT-MS, the tool is aimed at streamlining...
Deepfakes, fake accounts: Angola legislates against disinformation 🇦🇴⚖️
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Angola’s new law targeting online disinformation took effect on August 6, 2026, extending legal responsibility to individual users and digital platforms alike. The timing...
Unesco fits out Mali’s teacher colleges with laptops and tablets...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Unesco has handed over a substantial batch of digital equipment to Mali’s Ministry of National Education, marking a fresh push to modernize how the...