African Finance Is Now Entering Its AI Era
Analysis – Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving from experimental projects to core operations in insurance, powering underwriting, customer onboarding, claims […]
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The Algorithmic Forest: Can Silicon Valley Save African Ecosystems?
As Silicon Valley unleashes drone swarms and deep-learning models to reforest scorched earth and track endangered jaguars, Indigenous guardians and
Nigerian GenZs Are Using ChatGPT to Plan Budget-friendly Dates as Economic Hardship Bites
Come Saturday, February 14, 24-year-old Lagos resident Tunji won’t be scrambling for a restaurant reservation in Lekki. Instead, the IT
EXCLUSIVE: inshō discusses AI in Art and his Upcoming Exhibition in Mauritius
In this fascinating conversation with Impact Newswire, Mauritian artist inshō(whose real name isSachin Mulloo) opens up about his unconventional journey
New Index Shows Where Africa Could Gain Most From AI in Agriculture
For years, Africa’s food crisis has been framed as a problem of scarcity, too little technology, too little innovation, too
What to Expect as Nigeria Gets Ready to Regulate AI
Lawmakers in Abuja are moving to pass the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, a comprehensive regulatory framework that will
Africa Promised $60 Billion to Build its Own AI. Can It Deliver in 2026?
The pledge collides with debt, weak institutions and a long history of technology funds that promised transformation but struggled to
M-Pesa Goes Blockchain: Inside Kenya’s Stablecoin Revolution
Kenya processed $3.3 billion in stablecoin transactions in the past year, driven by costs that are 85% cheaper than traditional
Nigeria’s Digital Future Gets a Boost with Fringe’s Ikoyi Metro EDGE Launch
Lagos, Nigeria — Nigeria’s rapidly expanding digital economy received a major infrastructure upgrade this week with the launch of the
US Expands Visa Bond Policy, Deepening Barriers for African Travelers
The Trump administration has added seven countries to a controversial immigration policy requiring certain foreign visitors to post cash bonds
Jamaican and Barbadian Team Claim Victory at Zindi’s Inaugural Caribbean Hackathon in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – December 15, 2025 – Zindi, the largest data science competition platform in Africa,
AWS’s Agentic AI and Multicloud Push Sets Stage for Kenya’s Biggest Cloud Shift Yet
At its annual cloud-computing conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services unveiled what executives described as a “tectonic shift” in enterprise artificial