Author: Anita Bosman
Riyadh: TECHz – News Desk SUDO, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner with expertise in DevOps, migration, modernization, and AI/ML solutions, has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The agreement aligns with Saudi Vision 2030 and supports national objectives around technology innovation, economic diversification, and large-scale digital capability development. Through the collaboration, SUDO will work closely with AWS to help customers accelerate cloud adoption, modernize legacy systems, and build secure, scalable digital platforms using AWS’s regional infrastructure. The initiative targets both public and private sector organizations, enabling faster adoption of cloud and AI technologies, reduced…
Sharjah: TECHz – News Desk Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK) has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the UK-based Global Centre for AI Excellence (GCAIE), a leading organization in AI governance, institutional readiness, and value-driven AI adoption. The agreement, signed at SPARK’s headquarters in Sharjah, underscores the emirate’s ambition to strengthen its position on the global AI map. The partnership will implement the Global AI Excellence Model (GAIEM), an internationally recognized framework that helps governments, enterprises, and innovation ecosystems adopt AI securely, ethically, and with measurable economic impact. Through this collaboration, SPARK and GCAIE will focus on developing…
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Kenya’s rapid adoption of electronic invoicing, driven by the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (e-TIMS), is shaping a new era in tax modernization across Africa. This shift, which enables governments to enhance revenue collection, formalize the economy, and automate audits, has already spread to 19 African countries, with 11 adopting mandatory e-invoicing in 2022 alone. Among the leaders in this transformation are Kenya, Zambia, and Nigeria, with systems such as Kenya’s eTIMS (2024), Zambia’s Smart Invoice (2024), and Nigeria’s MBS e-invoicing (2025). These developments inspired DigiTax, a platform developed by Namiri Technologies…
Kigali: TECHz – News Desk The Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda hosted a courtesy meeting with H.E. Gao Wenqi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Rwanda, to explore deeper collaboration in information and communication technology (ICT), artificial intelligence (AI), and digital innovation. The meeting was attended by Rwanda’s Minister of State, Yves Iradukunda, and Permanent Secretary Eraste Turangwa. Discussions focused on Rwanda’s ongoing smart education initiatives and opportunities to scale digital infrastructure and technology adoption in schools across the country. Both parties emphasized the importance of partnerships for knowledge sharing, research, and innovation to support Rwanda’s…
Tunis: TECHz – News Desk The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s national telecom operator, are partnering to improve the country’s digital infrastructure and drive the company’s transformation. The up to €190 million EBRD development-linked loan will be disbursed in four tranches, including a first committed tranche of €50 million. The loan will finance multi-year investments in upgrading Tunisie Telecom’s mobile access network from 4G to 5G, expanding its fibre network, connecting up to 200,000 Tunisian households to fibre-to-the-home, and modernising the company’s backbone and core network, as well as targeted investments in energy efficiency…
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk As TECHz Magazine, media partners with AI Everything MEA by GITEX GLOBAL Dubai, prepares for our landmark AI event in Cairo this February, the global tech landscape is shifting. We aren’t just seeing faster computers; we are witnessing the birth of “Partner Intelligence” and the commercialization of the impossible. Here is what is currently trending in the world of Deep Tech. 1. The “Quantum Inflection Point” is Here For years, quantum computing felt like science fiction. But in early 2026, we have officially entered the Hybrid Era. Global leaders like IBM and Microsoft have moved…
Dubai: TECHz – News Desk Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e& enterprise and the region’s leading managed security services provider, has announced the renewal and expansion of its long-standing partnership with Securonix, a global leader in AI-powered SIEM. The collaboration enhances Help AG’s Next-Gen Cloud SOC offering for UAE organizations, combining advanced analytics, AI-driven automation, and cloud-scale threat detection into a unified managed service. As digital ecosystems expand, organizations face rising complexity across cloud, hybrid, and distributed environments. Help AG continues to invest in next-generation capabilities to meet these challenges. Through its partnership with Securonix, the company integrates a…
Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Paycrest, a pioneering decentralized finance infrastructure project, is building a stablecoin-to-fiat settlement system designed to be fast, reliable, and widely adoptable. Unlike incremental improvements on existing payment rails, Paycrest introduces a fundamentally different approach to global settlement coordination. Over the past year, the team moved from exploration to execution, testing payment corridors, liquidity models, and compliance frameworks in live environments. Pilot programs allowed the team to stress-test routing, integrate with partners, and monitor liquidity behavior under real-world conditions. Through this process, Paycrest has evolved into infrastructure that users can depend on. The initiative is backed…
Morocco: TECHz – News Desk Woliz, a fintech and technology platform focused on neighborhood retail, has closed a USD 2.2 million pre-seed funding round led by Sanlam Maroc. This marks Sanlam Maroc’s first investment in a startup, adopting a long-term, institutional private equity approach. The funding will accelerate Woliz’s platform development, which aims to digitize and structure local retail by placing merchants at the heart of a unified ecosystem connecting commerce, finance, telecoms, institutions, and consumers. By creating this integrated infrastructure, Woliz seeks to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth for neighborhood merchants. Morocco serves as the initial foundation for…
Stamford: TECHz – News Desk Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence is projected to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, representing a 44% year-on-year increase, according to new forecasts from Gartner, Inc. The surge underscores AI’s continued transformation from experimental deployments to large-scale enterprise infrastructure, even as organizations become more selective about where and how they invest. Gartner notes that AI adoption in 2026 will be driven less by speculative innovation and more by organizational readiness, including skills, processes, and measurable outcomes. As enterprises move through what Gartner describes as the “Trough of Disillusionment,” AI is increasingly being adopted through existing software…