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Mastercard released its inaugural Cyber Pulse report, offering a comprehensive view of the evolving cyber threat landscape across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) over the last year. The report combines regional threat intelligence from Mastercard’s Cyber Insights platform with organizational cyber health assessments from RiskRecon, a tool which allows companies to evaluate […]
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MarkHack 5.0, Nigeria’s premier marketing, media, and technology conference, will host the official unveiling of Ad-Agency GPT—Africa’s first generative AI platform purpose-built for marketing and advertising agencies. The platform will be introduced by Tomi Davies, Collaborator-in-Chief at TVC Labs and founding President of ABAN, alongside Dr. Victor ‘Gbenga Afolabi, Group CEO of GDM Group, on […]
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and #2 across Middle East and Africa Standard Bank Group is leading in AI maturity in South Africa and ranked second overall in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) according to the inaugural Evident AI Index for Banks. The ranking reinforces Standard Bank’s pioneering position in embracing AI, with the Group also ranking first in […]
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In the latest episode of Marketplace Africa, CNN explores the agritech company, SwiftVee, who are looking to transform the sector by moving auctions online. Using their tech, small scale farmers can now reach buyers across the continent via livestream webcast auctions for cattle that were otherwise off limits due to physical restrictions. Founder and director of […]
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Global and regional stakeholders explore AI technologies redefining East Africa’s digital landscape – from cloud regions to hyperscale data centres and AI sovereignty frameworks From hyperscale data centres to AI sovereignty frameworks, the second day of AI EVERYTHING KENYA X GITEX KENYA shifted the conversation from strategy to infrastructure, as global and regional players gathered […]
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Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria will be the first countries to implement a landmark digital trade solution and accelerate intra-African commerce under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has announced that Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria will be the first countries to lead the implementation of the Africa Digital […]
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South Africa 2026 Recalibrating South Africa’s Financial Edge South Africa’s banking, financial services, and insurance sector is entering a defining phase of transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, changing customer expectations, evolving regulatory landscapes, and increasing demand for secure, agile, and inclusive financial ecosystems. Curated by Exito Media Concepts, a globally recognized B2B events and […]
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Converge Africa 2026 returned to the CTICC in Cape Town and delivered three packed days of practical, outcomes led conversations about how Africa buys, sells and transacts in a world that is moving fast. The event brought the full digital commerce ecosystem into one place, from payments and fintech to retail and eCommerce, logistics and […]
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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Africa has officially announced the programme for the 2nd Africa Technology Conference (ATC 2026), taking place 16–18 June 2026 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Following a successful inaugural ediPon in Tanzania in 2025, the conference will travel to West Africa for the first Pme, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, innovators […]
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By Warren Alberts, Chief Executive Officer at VAS-X According to PwC’s 2025 Customer Experience Survey, more than half (52%) of consumers have abandoned a brand due to a bad experience with its products or services, and nearly a third (29%) have done so because of poor customer experience, either online or in-person. These numbers are […]
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