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title: "African technology news"
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# African technology news

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## News

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AI Governance In Nigeria Puts Trust Ahead of Tech Hype | /news/ai-governance-nigeria-trust-accountability | AI governance in Nigeria is shifting from strategy documents to real-world guardrails, focusing on trust, accountability, privacy, and bias risks. | 2026-07-18T14:02:02.973Z |
| ORA Technologies Extends Series A to $10M in Morocco | /news/ora-technologies-extends-series-a-10m-morocco | ORA Technologies raised an extra $2M from Moroccan investors, extending its Series A to $10M to scale food delivery, payments, and logistics. | 2026-07-17T21:00:40.135Z |
| Old Mutual Shareholders Reject R300m CEO Pay Incentive | /news/old-mutual-shareholders-reject-ceo-pay-incentive | Old Mutual shareholders voted against the group’s executive pay plan at its AGM, pushing back on a R300m long-term incentive for CEO Jurie Strydom. | 2026-07-17T20:49:15.092Z |
| Fastjet Zimbabwe Leases Airbus A320-200 for Peak Routes | /news/fastjet-zimbabwe-airbus-a320-200-short-term-lease | Fastjet Zimbabwe will add a leased Airbus A320-200 from August 1, 2026 to boost seats on Harare–Johannesburg and Vic Falls–Johannesburg routes. | 2026-07-17T20:47:13.574Z |
| BC.GAME Token $BC Hits $0.01561 as BC Engine Expands | /news/bc-game-bc-token-all-time-high-bc-engine-update | BC.GAME says its $BC token hit a new all-time high near $0.01561 on July 17, 2026, and shared updates to BC Engine rewards, buybacks, and burns. | 2026-07-17T20:42:27.544Z |
| Glover App To Wind Down Operations By July 31, 2026 | /news/glover-app-wind-down-july-2026 | Glover App will wind down in Nigeria and Ghana, ending trading in late July 2026. The fintech says customer balances are fully backed and will be honoured. | 2026-07-17T15:01:13.440Z |
| Nigeria Virtual Assets Regulation: Tinubu Creates CBN Council | /news/nigeria-virtual-assets-regulation-virtual-asset-council-cbn | Nigeria virtual assets regulation is set for a reset after President Tinubu signed an order creating a Virtual Asset Council chaired by the CBN. | 2026-07-17T15:01:04.918Z |
| Beacon Power Services Partners APUA on Utility Digitisation | /news/beacon-power-services-apua-partnership-utility-digitisation | Beacon Power Services signed a multi-year sponsorship and technical partnership with APUA to support utility training, research, and grid analytics. | 2026-07-17T10:06:04.653Z |
| Fusepay Introduces Fuse360 AI Wholesale OS for Africa | /news/fusepay-fuse360-ai-wholesale-os-africa-launch | Fusepay has launched Fuse360, an AI-native wholesale operating system for orders, inventory, invoices, and collections, starting in Seychelles in July 2026. | 2026-07-17T10:05:21.671Z |
| NIMC Takes Over NITDA PKI for Nigeria Digital Identity | /news/nimc-takes-over-nitda-pki-nigeria-digital-identity | NIMC has taken over NITDA’s PKI framework to secure Nigeria’s digital identity and NIN verification as government expands online public services. | 2026-07-17T10:00:40.820Z |
| Telecom Egypt Drops Helios RDH Data Center Hub Deal | /news/telecom-egypt-cancels-helios-rdh-transaction | Telecom Egypt says it will not proceed with Helios Investments on the proposed RDH deal for a 75% to 80% stake in a Regional Data Center Hub unit. | 2026-07-16T23:02:01.225Z |
| SeamlessHR Rebrands to Seamless Technologies, Adds AI | /news/seamlesshr-rebrand-seamless-technologies-ai-financial-solutions | SeamlessHR is rebranding to Seamless Technologies as it expands beyond HR software into AI-driven tools and financial solutions for businesses. | 2026-07-16T22:55:58.176Z |
| Vercel Acquires Stakpak in Second Africa Deal This Month | /news/vercel-acquires-stakpak-second-african-acquisition-july-2026 | Vercel has acquired Stakpak, an Egyptian-founded DevOps agent startup. It follows Vercel’s Better Auth deal as it builds AI agent infrastructure. | 2026-07-16T19:01:45.709Z |
| Kimba Connect Launches as Gabon’s National Innovation Hub | /news/gabon-kimba-connect-national-innovation-platform-launch | Gabon has launched Kimba Connect, a national innovation platform to link corporate problems with local startup solutions as part of its digital transformation plan. | 2026-07-16T18:01:42.097Z |
| Launch Africa Ventures Eyes Seed Deals as Africa VC Resets | /news/launch-africa-ventures-seed-stage-africa-vc-reset | Launch Africa Ventures is leaning into seed-stage investing as Africa venture funding recovers, but new seed deals have dropped sharply since 2022. | 2026-07-16T16:00:58.423Z |
| Uganda Launches NISF 2026 Cybersecurity Framework Update | /news/uganda-nisf-2026-cybersecurity-framework-update | Uganda has released the National Information Security Framework (NISF) 2026 to harden public systems after rising cyberattacks and a major 2024 breach. | 2026-07-16T15:01:15.868Z |
| CBN FX BDC Purchase Tracker to Trace Retail Dollar Sales | /news/cbn-fx-bdc-purchase-tracker-retail-dollar-tracing | Nigeria’s CBN is rolling out the FX BDC Purchase Tracker portal to log BDC dollar purchases in real time, boosting oversight of retail FX transactions. | 2026-07-16T14:00:44.850Z |
| Paystack Adds Pesalink Bank Transfers to Kenya Checkout | /news/paystack-pesalink-bank-transfer-checkout-kenya | Paystack has expanded its Pesalink partnership in Kenya. Businesses can now accept Pesalink bank transfers directly in Paystack checkout and reconcile faster. | 2026-07-16T14:00:44.771Z |
| FAAN V-Pass Facial Recognition Rolls Out at Domestic Airports | /news/faan-v-pass-facial-recognition-domestic-airports | FAAN has unveiled V-Pass, a biometric facial recognition system for domestic airports. The plan is faster e-Gate processing, stronger security, and NDPR compliance. | 2026-07-16T10:00:50.692Z |
| Kenya Digital Lenders Lead Consumer Complaints Despite Reforms | /news/kenya-digital-lenders-consumer-complaints-2025 | Kenya digital lenders drew 355 consumer complaints by June 2025, up from 67. CAK cites hidden fees and changing loan terms despite CBK reforms. | 2026-07-16T08:00:50.588Z |
| Lendable Appoints Niraj Khalpada as Chief Data Officer | /news/lendable-niraj-khalpada-chief-data-officer | Lendable has hired Niraj Khalpada as Chief Data Officer to lead data, analytics, and AI work as the credit investor scales decisioning in emerging markets. | 2026-07-15T19:17:48.046Z |
| Bangbet Launches EGT Slots Tournament in Kenya | /news/bangbet-egt-slots-tournament-kenya | Bangbet has launched an EGT Slots Tournament in Kenya, letting players spin EGT slots to earn points, climb a leaderboard, and win prizes. | 2026-07-15T19:17:24.697Z |
| Bank9ja Adds Refer and Earn Rewards for Nigerian Students | /news/bank9ja-refer-and-earn-students-nigeria | 9PSB has launched a Bank9ja Refer and Earn offer for Nigerian students. Users can earn up to ₦1,000 per referral based on bill payments. | 2026-07-15T19:16:22.916Z |
| BuyRentKenya Partners With LLDE 2026 In Nairobi | /news/buyrentkenya-llde-2026-partner-ownership360 | BuyRentKenya returns as a partner for the Luxury Living and Design Expo (LLDE) 2026 in Nairobi, with an Ownership360 real estate talk on Aug 1. | 2026-07-15T19:15:54.196Z |
| Cue Raises $2M Seed Round Led by Knife Capital | /news/cue-raises-2m-seed-round-knife-capital | Cape Town-based Cue raised a $2M seed round co-led by Knife Capital and FAM Investments to deepen AI in customer service and expand. | 2026-07-15T12:02:31.556Z |
| eKash Named Rwanda’s National Instant Payment System | /news/ekash-rwanda-national-instant-payment-system | Rwanda has designated eKash as its national instant payment system, with transaction fees capped at RWF 20 and transfers available across banks and wallets. | 2026-07-15T06:01:22.986Z |
| 22Bet Launches AI Prediction League With Public Results | /news/22bet-ai-prediction-league-public-results | 22Bet has added an AI Prediction League to its news site, showing AI betting tips with a transparent, publicly graded record and ROI. | 2026-07-14T20:44:49.446Z |
| Refreshi Says It Saved 200,000 Meals From Landfill in SA | /news/refreshi-200000-meals-saved-surplus-food-marketplace-south-africa | Refreshi says South Africans saved R12.5m on groceries and kept 200,000 meals out of landfill, as its surplus-food app grew to 700 stores. | 2026-07-14T19:01:05.631Z |
| Zeepay E-Money Licence Revoked By Bank of Ghana | /news/zeepay-e-money-licence-revoked-bank-of-ghana | Bank of Ghana has revoked Zeepay’s dedicated e-money issuer licence, citing unbacked e-money balances and repeated breaches of Payment Systems rules. | 2026-07-14T18:01:59.154Z |
| Moniepoint Names Rose Muturi CEO for Kenya Operations | /news/moniepoint-rose-muturi-kenya-ceo-appointment | Moniepoint has appointed former Branch Kenya CEO Rose Muturi to lead Kenya operations, signalling a shift from licence entry to building a banking business. | 2026-07-14T18:01:57.756Z |

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