Author: Anita Bosman

Lusaka: TECHz – News Desk MTN Zambia and Starlink have entered a strategic partnership and have announced that MTN Zambia is the first African operator to successfully complete field testing of Starlink’s Direct to Cell service. This involved the transmission of the first-ever data session and fintech transaction in the country through the use of MTN Zambia’s spectrum and Starlink’s satellite constellation. These milestones pave a path forward to commercial service in the coming weeks subject to regulatory approval. This service will enable customers to gain access to data, voice and video through supported applications, even in the remotest of…

Dakar: TECHz – News Desk Orange Business Senegal has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SONAPAD to support the digital transformation of the Port of Dakar, a key logistics hub for the country’s economy. The agreement, signed on March 5, aims to address three major priorities: modernizing port infrastructure with world-class connectivity, improving operational efficiency through digital systems, and strengthening cybersecurity to protect critical operations and ensure business continuity. As one of Senegal’s most strategic economic assets, the Port of Dakar handles a significant share of the country’s commercial trade flows. Through the partnership, the organizations plan to accelerate the…

Lagos: TECHz – News Desk The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has reached an agreement with Huawei Technologies to provide free artificial intelligence (AI) training for girls in Ghana under the government’s flagship ICT for Girls programme. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Ghana’s Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and Steven Yi on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. The initiative will expand the current Girls in ICT programme by introducing dedicated AI training modules for participants. Approximately 3,000 girls are expected to benefit from the training…

Barcelona: TECHz – News Desk AXIAN Telecom participated in the first public demonstration of an open Swahili-native reasoning AI model at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026. The innovative AI is designed to think directly in Swahili, rather than translating from English, and to perform practical, real-world tasks for African users. The Group CTIO, Jérôme Albou, represented Yas alongside partners from across the continent, highlighting the potential of sovereign, local-language AI to close the digital language gap and better reflect African cultures, contexts, and needs. Developed in collaboration with partners from the GSMA African LLM initiative, the Swahili model…

Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Nigerian fintech Nomba has partnered with UK payment platform Volume to let Nigerian businesses receive payments in British pounds (GBP) directly from UK bank accounts. The integration uses the UK’s Open Banking framework, enabling customers to authorize payments straight from their banking apps instead of using cards. The move reduces reliance on traditional card processors and cross-border fees, while giving merchants flexibility to hold funds in GBP, convert to Naira (NGN) or USD, or move balances as needed. Payments are processed via Volume and settled instantly into a merchant’s GBP wallet. Early adopters, like Lagos-based…

Lagos: TECHz – News Desk African tech startup Cybervergent has raised $3 million in seed funding, co-led by Ventures Platform Fund and Atlantica Ventures VC Fund, to accelerate the growth of its AI-native compliance, risk, audit, and data security posture management platform across the continent. The platform already serves over 150 organizations across West, East, and Southern Africa, covering more than 100 regulatory frameworks across the Pan-EMEA region and mapping 4,500+ regulatory controls. Its AI-powered workflows enable continuous posture management, helping organizations strengthen compliance, risk, audit, and data security processes. The funding will support Cybervergent’s expansion in Africa and the…

Barcelona: TECHz – News Desk Ericsson and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain to design, test and deploy next-generation mobile services in Zimbabwe powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G Advanced and enhanced network security. The joint innovation programs will include initial focus areas such as AI-driven radio access network (RAN) optimization and energy-efficient network evolution, 5G Advanced features, AI-driven RAN, exposed network APIs, network slicing and Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled services to enhance network performance, drive service reliability, and boost user experiences. The collaboration will deliver practical solutions…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Payment processing provider Ozow has announced the official integration of cryptocurrency as a primary payment solution on its platform. This move allows merchants to tap into the growing digital economy, by enabling customers to pay for goods and services directly from their crypto wallets. Powered by MoneyBadger, South Africa’s Bitcoin-centric payments technology provider, this new offering allows customers to pay directly from their crypto wallets, including Bitcoin Lightning and major exchange wallets such as Luno, VALR and Binance, with instant settlement in South African Rand. By adding crypto to its existing suite of Pay by…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services providers, has partnered with Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, to launch a new digital-first remittance solution, Absa Global Pay, that makes sending money across borders faster, simpler and more affordable for millions of customers across Africa. With international remittances playing an increasingly critical role in supporting families, education, healthcare and small businesses, customers are demanding solutions that are intuitive, transparent and cost-effective. The Absa-Thunes collaboration responds directly to this need by combining Absa’s trusted Pan African banking footprint with Thunes’ agile…

Barcelona: TECHz – News Desk Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, announced its National Sovereign Cloud (NSC) solution, designed to support African governments with secure, locally-governed digital infrastructure that enables the deployment of AI-enabled public services. The solution provides government customers with Cloud, Cyber Security, Compute AI infrastructure, Local-Language AI models, and an AI Institute to support national platforms across the public sector. It further supports collaboration with the public sector by developing digital skills for both enterprises and individuals to help ensure African economies can fully and securely participate in the digital economy. Building upon this…