To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been […]

In one of the most critical sessions of the Global AI Summit Africa 2025, titled “Data: A Strategic Imperative for Adoption, Equity, and Sovereignty,” leaders from across sectors converged to explore the foundational role of data in Africa’s digital future. Moderated by Isobel Acquah, Executive Director of the Certa Foundation, the conversation centered around building […]

As artificial intelligence transforms Africa’s financial sector, banking professionals increasingly seek to pivot their careers toward specialized AI roles. This transition offers tremendous opportunities but requires strategic skill development and positioning. Here’s a structured pathway for finance professionals looking to make this high-value career shift. Assess Your Transferable...

Morocco’s agricultural sector is witnessing a technological revolution as AI-powered irrigation systems generate unprecedented efficiency gains for farmers across diverse regions. These smart systems are combining satellite imagery, soil moisture sensors, and machine learning algorithms to optimize water usage while increasing crop yields. Implementation and Technology The Moroccan...

The Pan-African AI Collaboration Network (PAICN) successfully concluded its first virtual AI hackathon last week, bringing together over 300 developers from 15 African countries in a 72-hour innovation marathon. The event, themed “AI Solutions for Community Challenges,” showcased extraordinary talent while forging lasting professional connections across borders. Breaking Geographic Barriers...

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Wembley on Sunday to reach their third straight FA Cup final, with goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol keeping alive City’s hopes of avoiding a rare season without a trophy. Lewis scored inside two minutes when he was fed by the influential Mateo Kovacic and given time… Read More »Man City Beat Forest To Reach Third Straight FA Cup Final

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Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at Anfield on Sunday. Needing only a point to ensure a record-equalling 20th English title with four games remaining, Liverpool were rocked in the 12th minute as Dominic Solanke headed… Read More »Liverpool Thrash Tottenham To Secure Premier League Title

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National Treasury has been dealt another blow in the value-added tax (VAT) increase saga after the Western Cape High Court ordered that parliament’s adoption of the fiscal framework and VAT increase be set aside. The court made the order on Sunday in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters’s(EFF) court challenge to have the… Read More »High Court Nullifies...

Communities in Phola and Carolina, Mpumalanga, are grappling with the severe consequences of coal mining pollution, particularly in the Highveld region, long plagued by environmental degradation and health issues. At the launch of a new report titled Systems Change for a Just Transition on 15 April, Ronesa Mtshweni from Amandla Community Development in Carolina highlighted… Read More »Coal...

South Africa continues to face delays in the production of driving licence cards following the breakdown of the country’s only functional card printing machine. The Department of Transport has been issuing temporary driving licences in the meantime, as the outdated backup machine currently in use is slow and frequently malfunctions. According to the department, the… Read More »Driving...

At least 11 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a man rammed an SUV through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver on the weekend before Canada’s federal election, authorities said. Police arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man, who they said was known to them, at… Read More »Lapu Lapu festival Death Toll Rises To 11, man arrested...

Rasmus Hojlund scored an equaliser deep into stoppage time as Manchester United salvaged a 1-1 away draw in the Premier League at Bournemouth, who played the last half hour with 10 men after a controversial sending off. Antoine Semenyo had put the hosts ahead in the 23rd and United were staring at a 16th defeat… Read More »Hojlund Late Goal Salvages Draw For Man United At Bournemouth

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A Jules Kounde goal in the dying minutes of extra time handed Barcelona a dramatic 3-2 win over fierce rivals Real Madrid in an enthralling Copa del Rey final in a raucous atmosphere at Seville’s La Cartuja stadium on Saturday. Barca won a record extending 32nd Spanish Cup title thanks to a stunning strike from… Read More »Barcelona Sink Real Madrid In Extra Time To Win Copa del Rey Title

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Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds said it felt like an “impossible dream” when fellow Hollywood A-lister Rob McElhenney first floated the idea of buying football club Wrexham, along with a pitch for a documentary. The ultimate goal was reaching the Premier League. Four years after they purchased the north Wales outfit, Wrexham are one league away… Read More »Reynolds, McElhenney And Wrexham...

Crystal Palace outplayed Aston Villa as they soared into the FA Cup final for only the third time with two brilliant goals by Ismaila Sarr and a stunner by Eberechi Eze sealing a 3-0 victory in an entertaining clash at Wembley on Saturday. Palace’s fans, dreaming of a first major trophy in the south London… Read More »Sarr And Eze Send Palace Soaring Past Villa Into FA Cup Final

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As African AI developers grapple with limited local datasets, synthetic data generation is emerging as a transformative approach enabling machine learning progress despite historical data scarcity. This global trend is finding particularly fertile ground across African AI ecosystems where collecting comprehensive data has traditionally presented significant challenges. The Data Challenge...

Following mass protests against tax hikes, Kenya’s government has devised a new budget that reduces the original 2024/25 budget by 1.9% and widens the fiscal deficit to 3.6% of the country’s GDP.  The supplementary budget, signed by Principal Treasury Secretary Chris Kiptoo, projects total spending at $30 billion, down from $31 billion. Recurrent expenditure will… Read More »Kenya’s...

As elections draw nearer in Tunisia, authorities have continued to target prominent opposition figures and potential presidential candidates for arrests and court summons. Abdellatif Mekki, a former health minister, faces movement restrictions amid charges related to a 2014 murder. His party has since condemned these charges as politically motivated. Similarly, Lotfi Mraihi, a physician...

As the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) prepares to exit, security experts say Somalia will still need foreign troops due to financial and political constraints. Atmis, authorized by the UN to mentor the Somali National Army (SNA), faces challenges as the deadly al Shabaab remains resilient. Despite some progress by the SNA, which… Read More »Planned Atmis Withdrawal Puts...

The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from Congo’s North Kivu province is unlikely to proceed as planned due to the presence of Rwandan troops, according to Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner. North Kivu has been facing a two-year insurgency by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, which has displaced over a million people since it began. According… Read More »Congo Delays UN...

On Sunday, a series of clashes between Congolese soldiers and Mobondo militiamen in Kinsele, a village in western Democratic Republic of Congo, resulted in the death of dozens of people. According to David Bisaka, a lawmaker from the province, the death toll includes 42 Mobondo militiamen, nine soldiers, and one civilian woman. The Mobondo, part… Read More »Clash Between Congolese Soldiers...