Those that are able to combine that local understanding with the level of speed and execution capability expected by international participants are the ones more likely to succeed over time.
Africa can use this window to upgrade standards, build processing capacity, and diversify into higher-value exports. Or it can sprint toward short-term volumes and lock itself more tightly into low-value trade with a single external market
A Nigerian startup is building what its founder describes as a healthcare operating system — an AI-powered platform designed to address fragmentation, diagnostic errors and access gaps across Africa’s healthcare systems — born out of his own near-fatal misdiagnosis. Monte Sereno Health was founded in 2021 by Clement Okoh, who walked into a Lagos hospital […]
A team of four Nigerian graduates under 25 is building Reedapt, an AI-powered dubbing and real-time multilingual streaming platform aimed at Nollywood filmmakers, churches and African content creators whose work struggles to travel beyond English-speaking audiences. The startup is the brainchild of Apotierioluwa Owoade, who saw the cost and quality limitations of traditional dubbing firsthand […]
By Kumar Vaibhav, Lead Senior Solution Architect – Cybersecurity at In2IT Cybersecurity has long been a game of cat and mouse, with attackers innovating just as quickly as defenders can adapt. But in recent years, the balance has shifted once again, and not in favour of the good guys. Phishing, one of the oldest and […]
It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war, devastating one extended family. A year and a half later, the survivors find their loved ones’ remains.
U.S. and allies hold their largest drills yet in the Philippines near Taiwan, showcasing new tactics and alliances to deter China—while Beijing stages its own exercises nearby.
Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for what he said was its “utter cynicism” in launching the attacks after Russia announced a unilateral ceasefire over two days later this week.
Malawi’s rollout of a digital tax platform has triggered widespread business protests, with traders arguing that economic pressures and foreign exchange shortages were ignored during consultations
Standard Bank’s Smart ID rollout has reached a milestone of 50 branches, making it the second-most prolific bank in the partnership with Home Affairs, after Capitec.
[New Zimbabwe] THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned government’s plan to make ZIMSEC examinations mandatory from 2027 as “inadequate and structurally flawed”.
[Scrolla] Floods have cut off nearly two thousand families in the Northern Cape and destroyed homes in the Free State today. Authorities locked the doors of over one hundred schools in the Western Cape to keep children safe from rising waters.
[263Chat] Students enrolled in technical and vocational training programmes have received nearly 200 laptops under a scheme aimed at boosting digital skills and widening access to education.