Rwanda to give 1 laptop to every teacher by 2025
The Rwanda Basic Education Board (RBED) has set 2025 as the deadline for its ambitious effort to provide…
PAPSS: Africa is heading towards a single payment system, how can it pull it off?
Last year, the Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank and chairperson of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)…
Rwanda to release INNODIP; an online tool to reduce unemployment in 2023
Innovative Digital Platform (INNODIP), a project spearheaded by the University of Tourism, Technology, and Business Studies (UTB) and…
Government, media websites in Senegal suffer cyberattacks amid political tensions
In the latest scene of Senegal’s political drama, a Bangladeshi hacker group called the Mysterious Team launched a…
Nigeria could still fall short of the World Bank target despite recording 100 million NIN registrations
Nigeria has recorded 100 million registrations for the National Identity Card (NIN), according to an official statement from…
Kenya plans to tackle identity theft with an improved biometric system
The Kenyan government is concluding plans to tackle identity theft and other related crimes using improved biometric systems.…
China denies hacking Kenyan government, ministries, and departments
China, through its embassy in Kenya, has debunked a claim that it funded a cyber-espionage campaign against critical…
What East African countries can learn from Nigeria as they move towards regional CBDC
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Madagascar are currently researching the possibility of a central-backed digital currency.…
Uber Eats Kenya now delivers alcohol and medicine amid growing competition from rivals
Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of global e-hailing company, Uber has announced that it is expanding its…
Content creators in Kenya fault govt’s 15% tax, call for formation of union to fight exploitation
Kenya-based content creators have faulted the William Ruto-led government’s plan to introduce a 15% withholding tax on income…