Fraud has entered a new phase. What was once opportunistic cybercrime is now operating as a coordinated, technology-driven system. A new global threat assessment from Interpol warns that financial fraud has evolved into one of the fastest-growing forms of transnational organised crime, now sitting at the centre of criminal ecosystems enabled by AI, low-cost tools […]

Across the African continent, more mothers are giving birth in health facilities than ever before. Yet for many newborns, survival still depends on something simple but often missing: access to the right medical equipment at the right time. That is the challenge that Hatch Technologies is working to solve. Headquartered in Nairobi, Hatch Technologies is […]

By Sir Roger Jantio, Senior Managing Director & CEO, Sterling Merchant Finance Ltd, Washington, DC As African finance ministers gather for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank next week in Washington, DC, the question of how to finance the continent’s artificial intelligence ambitions has moved from aspiration to urgency. […]

Stakeholders from government, industry, academia and development institutions have called for ethical governance frameworks, investment in digital skills and stronger regional collaboration to advance artificial intelligence adoption across East Africa. The discussions took place at the fourth East African Community Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, held at the Kigali...

The explosion of AI-generated misinformation surrounding the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has reached levels that digital media experts and fact-checking organizations are calling unprecedented, raising urgent questions about the reliability of online content and the tools designed to detect it. Digital media expert Timothy Graham told the BBC that the barrier to creating convincing synthetic […]

Nigeria has launched an Artificial Intelligence University Innovation Pod at the University of Lagos, marking what officials described as a strategic shift toward a knowledge-based economy and a commitment to ensuring the country plays an active role in the global AI revolution. The AI UNIPOD was officially launched by Vice President Kashim Shettima, represented at […]

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way organisations recruit talent. But while many businesses are experimenting with AI-powered CV screening, digital transformation consultancy DY|DX believes companies may be solving the wrong problem. In fact, the real disruption AI is bringing to hiring may not be automation of recruitment but the decline of the CV itself. “With […]

Pelonomi Moiloa has taken an unconventional path to becoming one of Africa’s most recognized figures in artificial intelligence — from biomedical engineering in Johannesburg to a master’s degree in Japan, through data science at one of South Africa’s largest banks, to co-founding a startup that is building multilingual AI systems for African languages. Moiloa co-founded […]

South African AI research platform Yazi has raised its first institutional funding round from 3 Capital Ventures at a pre-money valuation of 30 million rand ($1.6 million), the company announced. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Yazi was founded in Cape Town in 2022 by Timothy Treagus, who serves as CEO, and Mzwandile […]

South African technology distributor Mustek is investing 7 million rand in artificial intelligence, launching a dedicated business-to-business AI marketplace as the company seeks new growth drivers following the collapse of its renewable energy hardware boom. Mustek, founded in 1987 and owner of South Africa’s Mecer PC brand, acquired a controlling stake in local startup Business […]

A UK-based creative technologist has developed an AI-powered speech learning platform designed specifically for African languages, aiming to help second-generation Africans in the diaspora reconnect with their linguistic heritage through tools that global language apps have largely failed to provide. Adebola Onabanjo, founder of Asalingo, said existing language learning applications offer...

Until recently, the modernisation of customs processes was a race to digitise paperwork and automate manual workflows. With that phase largely complete, we are entering a far more consequential era: the shift from automated systems to agentic ones. We are moving toward systems that not only follow rules, but also largely configure themselves, adapt to regulatory shifts in real-time, […]

Big data analytics and AI company Presight, majority-owned by Abu Dhabi technology group G42, has signed separate memoranda of understanding with the governments of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon to support national digital transformation programs, extending the company’s African presence to at least 11 markets. The agreements cover the design and deployment of AI-driven […]

Nigeria’s government has launched CLHEEAN, an AI-powered mobile application designed to improve interactions between citizens and public institutions, the National Orientation Agency announced March 30. The platform functions as a virtual assistant accessible via mobile devices, allowing users to access information on public policies, ask questions and interact directly with government...

African economies have repeatedly posted strong growth rates but failed to convert that momentum into structural economic transformation, largely because growth has been driven by the accumulation of labor and capital rather than improvements in productivity — a gap that frontier technologies including artificial intelligence could help close, according to the 2026 Economic Report on […]

South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the publication of a draft national artificial intelligence policy for public comment, with full implementation expected in the 2027-2028 financial year, marking a significant step in the country’s years-long effort to establish a regulatory framework for the technology. “The aim of the AI policy is to ensure that both the […]

Tunisia and Algeria have launched a shared digital platform designed to accelerate collaboration in artificial intelligence research, connecting universities, research laboratories and institutions across both countries through common digital tools. The platform was announced by Moez Chafra, president of the University of Tunis El Manar, at the second International Forum on Emerging and...

A Mozambican researcher has been named among the world’s top 10 young scientists by UNESCO, marking a significant milestone for the country’s scientific community and highlighting the growing contribution of African researchers to global innovation. Alexandre de Fátima Cobre was recognized for his work applying artificial intelligence to improve diagnostics and healthcare delivery — a […]

Uganda’s Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Health Industry Foundation, based in Hangzhou, China, and the Prince Kimbugwe Foundation, with a target of equipping at least 50,000 Ugandan youths with digital and artificial intelligence skills. The agreement, signed at the ministry’s offices, rests on […]