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Kenya Raises Fuel Prices as Middle East Disruptions Hit Supply
Kenya Raises Petrol and Diesel Prices Amid Regional Supply Disruptions
Hunger Persists as More Than 1 Billion Tonnes of Food Are Wasted Each Year
Infantino Faces FIFA Council Critics as Presidential Deadline Nears
African Space Expo Highlights Local Innovation and Investment Gaps
The Africa Space Expo in Abidjan brought together African start-ups,...
Sierra Leone Roundtable Focuses on Energy, 5G and Digital Infrastructure Investment
Sierra Leonean officials and private-sector stakeholders discussed...
20 Countries and EU Back Global Cooperation on AI Safety
Twenty countries and the European Union have called for stronger international...
Nigeria’s Banks and Fintechs Face Overlapping Data and Cloud Rules
Nigeria’s financial institutions and payment companies may have to meet both...
African AI Model Highlights Data Gap Despite Access to Supercomputing
Vambo AI developed MORENA, a 1.5-billion-parameter model covering 12 African...
Kenswitch Launch Puts Kenya’s Domestic Card Infrastructure in Focus
Kenswitch’s launch of a domestic card scheme has renewed debate over how Kenya...
Nigeria’s Data Rules Create Overlapping Compliance Demands for Banks and Fintechs
Nigeria’s financial institutions and payment companies are preparing for local...
Vambo AI Trains African-Language Model Amid Data Shortage
Vambo AI has developed MORENA, a 1.5-billion-parameter model covering 12...
Kenswitch Card Scheme Rekindles Debate on Kenya’s Payments Future
Kenswitch’s domestic card scheme has renewed discussion about expanding Kenya’s...
Sierra Leone AI Strategy Faces Calls for Strict Agent Controls
Sierra Leone's first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy should include...