Africa: How Essential is the Africa Tech Festival to the Continent’s Innovation?
[InfoWire] The Africa Tech Festival is described as Cape Town’s premier event for tech trends, innovation, and networking from Africa and elsewhere. Held from 11-13 November (10-13 November for VIP and partner events), the festival’s aim is to unite te…
South Africa: Over 100 Organisations Unite to Demand Ban On Online Gambling in South Africa
[Namibian] In a historic show of unity, 107 organisations from South Africa’s labour, civic, faith-based, and welfare sectors have signed the Civil Society Declaration on the Harm of Online Gambling, calling for a national ban on all forms of online be…
Africa: Coding Meets Culture At Forum Création Africa
[This Day] For three electrifying days, Lagos was transformed into a global hub of innovation, art, and imagination as creators, thinkers, and technologists from across Africa and Europe converged for the second edition of Forum Création Africa.
Rwanda: New Initiative Targets African Languages for Next-Gen AI
[New Times] A coalition of African and global partners has launched a collaborative initiative aimed at developing inclusive African large language models (LLMs) to strengthen the continent’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem.
Nigeria: Ofala Festival – In Bridging Tradition and Technology, Globacom Is Taking Nigeria’s Heritage On Global Stage
[This Day] In an age where digital connectivity shapes the world’s cultural narratives, Globacom has emerged as a powerful bridge between heritage and modernity ensuring that even as Nigeria celebrates its cultural past, it remains digitally connected …
Rwanda: Cinema Corner – Eight Must-Watch Tech Movies This Weekend
[New Times] There’s something oddly exciting about watching a good tech movie, the screens, the rapid typing, the thrill of hackers racing against time.
Africa: African Languages for AI – the Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
[The Conversation Africa] Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing …
Rwanda: Rwandan Artist Turns History Into Art for Teenage Readers
[New Times] Emmanuel Dushimimana, a 26 year-old self-taught digital artist, has written and illustrated a book that tells the story of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in a way that resonates with teenagers.
Nigeria: Azu Releases New Book On Midlifers, Technology
[Premium Times] The ten-chapter book focuses on how older adults can profitably interact with and expand their frontiers in the evolving new media landscape.
Egypt: Egypt Takes Part in Forum On Digitalization of Cultural Heritage in China
[Egypt Online] Egypt took part in the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage Forum, which was held as part of the 2025 World Internet Conference in the Chinese city of Xi’an.