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Angola’s proposed law against “false information on the internet” is a deeply flawed piece of legislation. It is presented as a response to disinformation, yet it reads more like a blueprint for state control of digital speech. In a country where civil liberties are legally established on paper but routinely constrained in practice, this bill accelerates an already dangerous trend: eroding legally established civil liberties through expansive enforcement powers, vague standards and punitive sanctions. The government claims existing legal tools are insufficient. But if gaps existed, they could be addressed by amending current offences to cover online conduct, preserving proportionality…

Somalia’s largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, has accused Kenyan government forces of deliberately destroying its telecommunications equipment and facilities in the Dhuyac-garoon area of the Lower Juba region, an incident the company says has severely disrupted civilian communications and mobile money services. In a statement released on Monday evening, Hormuud said the destruction targeted its infrastructure serving communities in Dhuyac-garoon, marking a repeat of similar damage first reported in January 2019. The company said the latest incident has left between 20,000 and 30,000 residents without access to essential telecommunications and financial services. “The deliberate destruction of our facilities has disrupted…

Kenyan-based telecoms operator Safaricom is set to launch a pay-as-you-go fibre broadband service for Kenyan homes and offices. The model is part of the company’s plan to offer home internet in smaller, more affordable packages The initiative comes amid households struggling to meet the standard monthly billing model, which does not meet their needs. With the incoming introduction, Safaricom is introducing small payment plans that help the company transform its success in mobile to fibre internet services.  For Safaricom, the goal is to triple the size of Kenya’s fixed broadband market over the next five years. As part of the…

Heirs Insurance Group (HIG), Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, calls for applications for the maiden edition of the Heirs Insurance Hackathon, a technology-driven innovation programme designed to empower young students shape the future of insurance through Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions. The Hackathon is open only to students in universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions to build solutions for real-world challenges across the insurance value chain, from customer experience and claims processing to underwriting, distribution, data, and operational efficiency. Registration closes on February 16, 2026, with winning teams to be announced at the Hackathon Grand Finale in April. A total prize…

OpenAI has changed how ChatGPT uses past conversations. Plus and Pro subscribers can now ask questions that reference their entire chat history, including conversations created months or years ago, without manually opening older threads. ChatGPT has stored chat history for a long time, but finding specific information inside it has been unreliable. Searching manually often returned unrelated threads, especially when conversations covered similar topics. The new system improves how ChatGPT retrieves and uses past context when answering questions. The update allows ChatGPT to actively pull relevant details from previous conversations when responding. Users can ask follow-up questions like continuing a…

Listen to this article Tokyo is redefining its engagement with Africa, transitioning from traditional aid-based approaches to strategic venture capital (VC) investments focused on long-term partnerships, innovation and capacity building. Several Japanese private companies are making Japan’s presence felt in Africa’s VC landscape, particularly in high-growth sectors such as fintech, climate tech and mobility. Growing demand for innovative, technology-driven solutions in Africa has drawn increasing interest from international investors. VC funding in Africa rose from over US$2 billion in 2019 to a peak of US$5.2 billion in 2022. Though investment declined to around US$3.6 billion in 2023, the continent’s start-up…

By Lungi Sangqu CEO, Africa Digital Success | Former CIO, Transnet Freight Rail & UNISA Across Africa, organisations are accelerating their digital transformation journeys. Yet many struggle with a fundamental question: where do we start, and what capabilities really matter? Too often, digital transformation is approached as a technology shopping exercise rather than a strategic capability-building journey. Gartner’s digital business platform framework offers a powerful alternative. It provides a structured, practical roadmap that organises digital transformation around five interconnected areas: customers, partners, employees, things, and intelligence. When understood and applied correctly, this framework enables organisations to build digital capabilities incrementally, aligned to…

The rebranding signals a sharper focus on the African continent for this exclusive angel investor networkSINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XA Africa, the exclusive operator-led investment network founded by global technology veterans, today announced its official launch as A54. The rebrand marks a significant milestone in the network’s evolution, reflecting its deepened commitment to the 54 nations of the African continent and its growing impact as a primary bridge between global expertise and local innovation. Just over one year since its public launch as XA Africa in Q4 2024, the…

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Chidubem Ogbuefi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of CoinCircuit, a Nigerian crypto payments startup, carries more money in crypto than he does in cash. For him, paying with digital assets is often simpler than converting to naira, waiting on bank transfers, or dealing with point-of-sale (PoS) withdrawals.  Yet, that ‘crypto convenience’ does not translate to real-world use cases.  In Lagos stores, restaurants, and retail outlets, the answer is usually the same when he asks to pay with crypto: no. It frustrated him. “That friction is what pushed me to build CoinCircuit,” said Ogbuefi. “Not because people don’t have…