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Business

Africa Tech Festival 2025: Cape Town Hosts Top Digital Innovators

Cape Town will host the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival from November 11-13, 2025, featuring discussions on telecommunications, cybersecurity, and…

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AI & Tech

AI FDI Hits 22% in 2025, Set to Top $1.2 Trillion by 2029

Artificial intelligence and sustainability are now central drivers of global investment, reshaping capital allocation and economic growth, with AI-related foreign…

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BigTech Companies

Sharepoint ToolShell Attacks Strike Global Orgs on 4 Continents

The ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint is a critical zero-day flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

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Business

Orange OSVP Winners Announced: 15 Years of Impact Entrepreneurship

Orange celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Social Ventures Prize at the Mobile World Congress, awarding five standout winners from…

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Artificial Intelligence

Submer Expands Digital Infrastructure Across Middle East, Africa & Turkey

Submer is expanding its digital infrastructure in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, establishing a regional hub in Saudi Arabia…

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Automotive

Spiro Secures Record $100M for Africa’s E-Mobility

Spiro secured a record $100 million investment, the largest for an African EV mobility company, to expand its electric motorcycle…

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BigTech Companies

MTN Crowned Africa’s Top Telecom Employer by Forbes

MTN Group was recognized as Africa's top telecommunications employer and third globally in the Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025 list,…

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Business

Libya’s Medusa Cable Reaches Marseille in Key Milestone

The Medusa Submarine Cable has reached its first Mediterranean landing point in Marseille, marking a key advancement for Libya's digital…

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Business

The Hidden Danger of BYOD: Your Personal Device is the Weakest Link

A large majority of organizations globally use Bring Your Own Device policies, but only half formally authorize them, leading to…

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Business

Eutelsat Renews Partnership with Oman for National Broadcasting

Eutelsat has renewed its partnership with Oman's Ministry of Information, continuing to provide national broadcasting services via the EUTELSAT 21B…

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Artificial Intelligence

Algeria Launches Africa’s Largest AI and Tech Innovation Hub

Algeria is launching Africa's largest R&D facility to accelerate technological progress and boost the continent's artificial intelligence capabilities, as announced…

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Fintech

UAE’s IOPn Launches World’s First Blockchain Citizenship with São Tomé

The UAE and São Tomé and Príncipe have launched the world's first blockchain-powered Citizenship-by-Investment program, managed through STPSA and IOPn.…

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Business

Viasat & Space42 Partner with e& for UAE Mobile Satellite Service

Viasat and UAE operator Space42 have partnered through Equatys, with e& as the inaugural mobile network partner, aiming to launch…

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Business

Avnet Data Breach: Stolen Data Deemed Unreadable

Avnet confirmed a data breach involving externally hosted cloud storage, where unauthorized individuals accessed a database for an internal sales…

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Business

Cybercrime Crisis: Developing Economies Lag Behind

Developing economies face disproportionate cybercrime impacts due to underinvestment in cybersecurity, viewing it as a luxury rather than a necessity,…

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AI & Tech

Glovo Boosts Cash Flow and Productivity with Celonis

Glovo has integrated the Celonis Process Intelligence platform to automate financial workflows, optimize cash flow, and boost productivity by reducing…

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AI & Tech

Widespread Outages Hit Microsoft and Verizon Users

Widespread service disruptions hit users of Microsoft and Verizon on Thursday. A major microsoft azure outage led to a microsoft…

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BigTech Companies

Cassava Technologies Names Marco Gagiano Global Head of Connectivity

Cassava Technologies has appointed Marco Gagiano as Global Head of Connectivity to expand its digital solutions across Africa and beyond,…

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Business

Egypt to Launch Digital Mining Portal in January 2026 at African Mining Week

Egypt will launch a digital mining portal in January 2026 to provide global investors with streamlined access to geological data…

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AI & Tech

Veeam Unveils New Data Resilience Innovations at GITEX 2025

Veeam Software will showcase its expanded data resilience solutions at GITEX GLOBAL 2025, including the Veeam Data Platform, Veeam Data…

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