Technology News and Trends I CIO Africa

News | Tanzania

Nala Raises $40 Million Funding To Transform Cross-Border Payments

ByStaff Writer July 9, 2024July 10, 2024

2 min read

African remittance startup, Nala, has raised $40 million in what is now one of the largest Series A transactions in…

News | Security

Governments, Energy, and Telco Institutions Are Main Targets For APT Groups In Africa

ByStaff Writer July 9, 2024

2 min read

Researchers at Kaspersky have identified Government, Energy, and Telecommunications as the top targets for cyber attackers in Africa. These researchers…

News

Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Unveils Cutting Edge Technologies

ByStaff Writer July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

7 min read

Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa kicked off at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, with attending Huawei…

News | South Africa

Pumpkn Gets Backing To Fund More Agribusinesses In Africa

ByStaff Writer July 8, 2024

2 min read

South African startup, Pumpkn, has raised funding from Renew Capital to address the funding gap in agriculture in Africa which…

News | Social Media

President Ruto Engages Kenyans On X

BySteve Mbego July 5, 2024July 7, 2024

2 min read

Kenya’s President William Ruto engaged with over 1.8 million citizens who tuned in to X Space on Friday to discuss…

News | Talent

Microsoft ADC Finishes 2nd Cohort Of Lecturers Upskilling

ByStaff Writer July 5, 2024

4 min read

Faculty members from Kenyan universities graduated from the second cohort of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre’s (ADC) intensive upskilling programme,…

Cybersecurity | News

Startups Peleza And Prembly Merge

BySteve Mbego July 4, 2024

2 min read

Kenyan digital verification startup, Peleza, has merged with US-based digital security platform, Prembly, to start a new venture that will…

IT Leadership | News

CarePay International Appoints Pieter Prickaerts As CEO

ByJoan Kaberia July 3, 2024

2 min read

Pieter Prickaerts, the Managing Director of Kenya’s health insurance technology platform, M-TIBA, has been appointed as CEO of CarePay International….