Ghana Tests Chip-Tagged Number Plates Before New Cars Get Them in 2027
Ghana has begun testing chip-tagged number plates to stop plate cloning. New cars get them from January 2027, and the...
September 30, 2026Topic
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DR Congo Startups to Get Grants Under a World Bank Project
DR Congo startups will compete for tech grants under COPA Digital, a World Bank-backed scheme two project teams agreed to...
September 22, 2026
South Korea and the African Development Bank Agree to Set Up a Joint AI Centre, Starting in Tanzania
South Korea and the African Development Bank agreed at the 8th KOAFEC meeting in Seoul to launch a Korea-Africa AI...
September 13, 2026
Nigeria Cloud Investment Push Seeks US$750 Million in Two Years
Nigeria cloud investment of US$750 million is the two-year target, resting on Project BRIDGE fibre that has about US$845 million...
September 3, 2026
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031 over a...
August 23, 2026
South Africa’s Competition Commission Widens Scrutiny of Small Tech Mergers
South Africa's Competition Commission is using 2022 digital-market guidelines to review small tech mergers even when formal thresholds are not...
August 18, 2026
China’s Long March 7A Rocket Fails Minutes After Launch, Satellite Lost
A Chinese Long March 7A rocket suffered a flight anomaly and was destroyed about 85 seconds after liftoff from Wenchang...
August 11, 2026
Brazil Crypto Licensing Rules Take Effect As School Phone Ban Beds In
Brazil enforced a school smartphone ban and the Central Bank finalised a crypto licensing framework that treats stablecoins as foreign...
August 9, 2026
DR Congo Suspends Digital Taxes After Startup Backlash
DR Congo digital taxes were suspended on 1 August after protests from entrepreneurs, pausing fees of up to US$100,000 pending...
August 3, 2026