Pursuing the promise of AI for African nonprofits

Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating new possibilities for nonprofits across Africa to expand access to services, strengthen programme delivery, and address challenges in areas ranging from health and education to livelihoods and agriculture. A new report from The...

Sony launches Africa in Frame Photo Awards

The Africa in Frame Photo Awards, a new regional photography initiative presented by Sony Middle East and Africa has been announced to celebrate Africa’s emerging visual storytellers and give photographers across the continent a dedicated platform to showcase...
Why AI must be built for Africa, not imported into it

Why AI must be built for Africa, not imported into it

The narrative about Africa’s technological future is often framed through the narrow lens that the continent must “catch up” to global innovation. By Gillian Darko, vice-president of strategy at Yellow Card But this framing misses a critical point: Africa has never...

PawaPay licensed as a PSP in Mozambique

Pan-African payments aggregator PawaPay has been granted a Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence by the Bank of Mozambique through its local subsidiary, Quidexplus Mozambique. The authorisation makes PawaPay one of the first companies to be licensed to operate as a...

Paratus Namibia launches Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity

Paratus Namibia has launched Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service in Namibia. The new service, designed to appeal countrywide to both the residential and commercial market, combines high-speed, low-latency satellite connectivity with competitive...

Can SADC cross-border procurement move from vision to reality?

Intra-SADC trade accounted for 20,2% of total regional trade in 2025 (SADC 46th Summit Publication, 2026). Yet for many organisations, sourcing across Southern Africa remains far more difficult than regional trade ambitions suggest. “Despite progress towards...