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  • Google Expands Free AI Access Across 27 African Countries

    Google Expands Free AI Access Across 27 African Countries

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    AI Is Making Call Centres More Expensive, Not Cheaper

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Google has expanded access to its AI-powered learning tools for higher education students across Africa
Google Expands Free AI Access Across 27 African Countries
Vertiv will exhibit its data centre infrastructure technologies at International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa 2026.
Vertiv To Highlight AI Infrastructure Challenges At ITW Africa 2026
World Bank Debars eCitizen Builder Webmasters Kenya For 5 Years
Don’t Digitise The Chaos
Rosemary Kimwatu Koech who was the Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group
Rosemary Koech, KCB Head of Data Protection, Passes On
Allan Juma, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at ESET
Kenyan Organisations Face Familiar Cyber Threats
Michael Michie, CTO of Everse Technology Africa at a past dx5 event.
Michael Michie Appointed Kenya’s Responsible AI Governor
AWS Bets $1 Billion On AI Engineers Working Inside Customer Teams
A new report from the GSMA estimates that around 80% of Malawians live within mobile broadband coverage but do not use mobile internet
Malawi Faces Major Mobile Internet Usage Gap, GSMA Report Shows
Why Africa Is Ready To Leapfrog Into The AI Era
AWS Backs NBA Math Hoops Expansion To 10,000 African Students
Deloitte Named AWS Consulting Partner Of The Year
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Don’t Digitise The Chaos

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August 24, 2026
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In 2019, I attended a government seminar and delivered a presentation with a Cheeky title, “Digitising public sector bureaucracy”. My…
Rosemary Kimwatu Koech who was the Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group
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Rosemary Koech, KCB Head of Data Protection, Passes On

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August 21, 2026
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4 min read
Rosemary Kimwatu Koech, Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group, has died, CIO Africa has learnt. She passed away…
Allan Juma, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at ESET
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Kenyan Organisations Face Familiar Cyber Threats

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August 21, 2026
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6 min read
Kenyan organisations are facing a cyber threat environment that looks increasingly similar to what is being seen globally, but the…
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Michael Michie, CTO of Everse Technology Africa at a past dx5 event.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) | IT Leadership | Kenya

Michael Michie Appointed Kenya’s Responsible AI Governor

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August 21, 2026
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3 min read
Kenyan technology leader Michael Michie Kamau has been appointed the Responsible AI Governor for Kenya by the Global Council for…
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AWS Bets $1 Billion On AI Engineers Working Inside Customer Teams

No photo availableBy Staff Writer
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August 21, 2026
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4 min read
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $1 billion in a dedicated Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organisation that will place its…
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