NWU becomes first African university with official AI policy
The North-West University (NWU) in South Africa has become the first African university to adopt an official artificial…
EIRS takes centre stage at Digital Insurance MENA
to shape Africa–Middle East industry dialogue Dubai’s Digital Insurance MENA conference is opening today, a key platform for cross-regional knowledge exchange this January,…
Paystack Launches Holding Company, The Stack Group (TSG)
Paystack, a company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses in Africa, today announces the launch of The Stack Group (TSG),…
How to Make Your Mouse Pointer Bigger (So You Stop Losing It on the Screen)
You move your mouse. Nothing happens.You move it again, a bit faster. Still nothing.Then suddenly, the pointer appears…
Paystack acquires Ladder Microfinance Bank To Expand Services
In a landmark move for the African fintech sector, Paystack officially announced its entry into regulated banking on…
Cardtonic Secures $2.1M Seed Funding to Launch Pil, a Business Spend OS
Nigerian fintech Cardtonic has successfully closed a $2.1 million seed funding round to develop Pil, an independent business…
OpenAI Launches Cheaper ChatGPT Subscription
OpenAI officially released ChatGPT Go globally on Friday, January 16, 2026. After a successful pilot in India and…
Google Workspace Adds ‘Flow’: New AI Filmmaking Tool for HD Video
Google has officially expanded its creative AI suite by making Flow available as an additional service for Google…
Microsoft, Perplexity, and Mistral AI Join Paid ‘Enterprise’ Partner Program
Wikipedia officially celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 15, 2026. To mark a quarter-century of free, human-curated knowledge,…
Africa is unified in its data centre ambition – but transmission and fragmentation could derail itsUS$1.5 trillion digital economy potential
As cross-continental digitalisation developments converge to forge tomorrow’s AI economy, Africa today is united in its ambition to become a thriving, technologically empoweredmarket where world-class digital infrastructure yields unprecedented…