Author: Anita Bosman

Kuwait City: TECHz – News Desk Intersec, a global leader in innovative national public safety solutions, announced the rapid deployment of Kuwait’s national public warning system in under ten days, in response to the country’s urgent security needs amid the ongoing regional conflict in the Middle East. This announcement is made on the sidelines of the ITU’s Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-26), where Early Warning for All (EW4All) is at the heart of regulators’ priorities, and just ahead of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17 – a timely reminder of the critical role mobile network operators play…

Nairobi: TECHz – News Desk On the sidelines of the Africa Forward summit, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and PROPARCO, a subsidiary of the AFD Group, announced the signing of an unprecedented €200 million financing agreement (equivalent to approximately CFAF 131 billion). Structured by Galite as a cross-currency transaction between the euro (EUR) and the CFA franc (XOF), this operation is a global first in both its nature and ambition. This structure directly addresses current challenges related to reforming the global financial architecture by introducing an innovative and catalytic financial instrument. It enables: • More efficient allocation of resources…

Baku: TECHz – News Desk Mastercard has further reinforced its visionary leadership in a new era where artificial intelligence is set to transform the way people shop, pay and interact with digital commerce. According to Juniper Research’s April 2026 report, Agentic Commerce Market 2026–2031, Mastercard ranked first globally in the payment infrastructure providers category, receiving the highest score across capacity, innovation and market penetration, and earning the title of “Established Leader”. The report describes Agentic Commerce as the future of commerce – an ecosystem where personal AI assistants do more than recommend products. Within the limits and permissions set by…

Cape Town: TECHz – News Desk The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Khusela Sangoni Diko, has expressed full support for the position taken by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), affirming that existing legislative and regulatory requirements in the telecommunications sector – including broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) ownership provisions – must be upheld. ICASA has stated that any move to introduce equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) as a replacement for direct ownership obligations would require amendments to the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). This position, according to the committee, has long been…

Luanda: TECHz – News Desk The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESCTI) has presented the National Network for Education and Research of Angola (AngoREN) alongside an Executive Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of Higher Education during a national roadshow held in Benguela province. The event took place on Wednesday, May 13, at the Flow Hotel in Ombaka, and forms part of the Higher Education, Science and Technology Development Project (TEST), which aims to modernise Angola’s education and research ecosystem through digital innovation. According to MESCTI, the initiative is designed to promote AngoREN to government stakeholders, the academic…

Ebène: TECHz – News Desk The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) has officially launched KaliteNet, a national platform designed to measure and monitor the quality of Internet services across the Republic of Mauritius, including Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The launch took place on May 11, 2026, during a workshop at the Hennessy Park Hotel in Ebène, attended by the Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Avinash Ramtohul. KaliteNet is available as both a mobile application and a web platform, allowing users to voluntarily test their internet connection and send anonymised data to ICTA. The platform can be accessed…

Ziguinchor: TECHz – News Desk The Universal Telecommunications Service Development Fund (FDSUT) has officially inaugurated the Living Lab of Ziguinchor, a new innovation and collaboration space aimed at supporting digital development and territorial transformation in southern Senegal. The initiative was announced by the Fonds de Développement du Service Universel des Télécommunications, which invited stakeholders and the public to follow the opening ceremony and explore the new facility. The Living Lab is designed as a collaborative environment focused on innovation, experimentation, and the development of locally driven digital solutions. It is expected to bring together innovators, public institutions, researchers, and private…

Dubai: TECHz – News Desk Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced a new collaboration with SAP, deepening its partnership to support the launch of the SAP Unified Payment solution. This native, fully embedded solution is designed to remove the structural complexity of global commerce by connecting digital storefronts directly to the financial backbone of the enterprise. As global commerce scales, brands are increasingly burdened by the cost and chaos of managing a patchwork of local banks, disparate payment processors and disconnected fraud tools. This disjointed infrastructure leads to manual reconciliation, inconsistent data and lost…

Abu Dhabi: TECHz – News Desk Space42 has reported higher first-quarter revenues and sustained profitability for the three months ended March 31, 2026, supported by growth in its satellite services business and continued execution of its long-term strategic initiatives. The Abu Dhabi-listed company recorded revenues of USD 116 million during the quarter, driven primarily by strong performance in its Space Services division, where revenues increased 15% year-on-year. The company said the growth marked the fourth consecutive quarter of revenue expansion and was supported by government business linked to a USD 700 million, 15-year capacity services contract that began on July…

Doha: TECHz – News Desk Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications provider, announced the launch of its Strategic Digital & AI Transformation Programme, designed to accelerate Ooredoo’s evolution into an AI-powered company, supported by Microsoft. Building on previous projects and collaborations, the agreement will pave the way for digital, AI-enabled transformation at scale, benefiting Ooredoo and its customers. The Strategic Digital & AI Transformation Programme represents an important step towards building a more agile and future-ready organisation. The programme is centred on sovereign and hybrid cloud capabilities, AI enablement, and the development of a scalable digital foundation to support advanced digital solutions,…