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[Nile Post] As Uganda aims to accelerate its digitisation efforts, the implementation of a digital tax has sparked a debate on whether it will help or hinder the country’s progress.…

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Five United Nations agencies implementing the joint Human Security Trust Fund project conduct a three-day digital technology training workshop that emphasizes the establishment of smart villages in…

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone — The agricultural sector needs to adopt and adapt to new technologies to overcome challenges such as climate change, panelists attending the US-Africa business summit said…

[The Conversation Africa] Côte d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its first satellite within the next two years. A team of scientists in the fields of astrophysics and geology tell…

[Nile Post] PostBank, in partnership with MTN Uganda, has today announced the launch of “Wendi,” an innovative mobile wallet platform designed to support the government in the seamless disbursement of…

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Google has included Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution.

[Nile Post] Parliament has imposed a tax on companies reporting losses for more than seven years with 50 per cent of the losses carried forward now being subject to tax…

[ISS] Artificial intelligence is rapidly developing, presenting both new threats and opportunities for law enforcement.

[The Herald] Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday turned 25 amid a silver jubilee celebration campaign themed ‘Halo 25, Building Memories Together’ which it launched to commemorate 25 years since it started…

[Vanguard] As the Nigerian technology landscape gets consistently advanced, industry professionals have cried out to government to put measure in place to halt the export of talents otherwise popularly known…