São Tomé joins Starlink’s Africa network drive

Each team received $50,000 in unrestricted support to promote inclusive economic growth and sustainable development in Africa.

According to the company, the future belongs to enterprises that constantly reinvent themselves - intelligent ecosystems that learn, adapt, and modernise on their own.

A new report reveals that top-down biometric ID rollouts, costing over US$1 billion, are blocking citizens from healthcare, education, voting and social-protection services.

The company says success in 2026 will require addressing AI workloads as fully integrated components of the broader enterprise stack.

Eight of Africa’s wealthiest and most influential business leaders met in Dubai for a rare high-stakes dialogue on technology, philanthropy and the continent’s next phase of economic transformation.

The company expansion would include opening operations in Europe, adding to its existing presence in over 60 countries, including Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.

The new funding will help the start-up accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

According to Standard Chartered's most recent report, African businesses are using a range of digital resources as they prepare for an inclusive trade system.

A new GSMA report reveals that targeted digital reforms could shrink Senegal’s 54% usage gap, unlock $1.95 billion (FCFA 1,100 billion) in economic value and create 280 000 jobs, transforming access to education, health and financial services nationwide.

Fraud networks are progressively moving into industries where verification systems are less mature and deepfake-based attacks have a better chance of succeeding, a new report says.

The investment is part of continued support from the African Development Bank Group, enabling the island to leverage technology for economic growth and administrative efficiency.

Security experts warn that cyber-extortion groups are abandoning traditional ransomware in favour of stealthy data-theft-driven Cy-X breaches, putting African enterprises, banks and public institutions at heightened risk.