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MTN Zambia appoints Larry Annetts as new CEO

MTN Zambia has appointed Larry Annetts as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the company seeks to advance its growth, innovation and digital inclusion agenda in the Zambian market.

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Telecom Egypt and PSL sign agreement to develop Sharm El-Sheikh–Taba subsea cable

Telecom Egypt and Greece-based Power Sub Link S.A. (PSL) have signed an agreement to develop a new 200-kilometre subsea cable linking Sharm El-Sheikh and Taba, a project expected to strengthen Egypt’s international connectivity and enhance its role as a g

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KNUST Vice-Chancellor backs cybersecurity training for Ghanaian media practitioners

The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Christian Agyare, has reaffirmed the university’s support for cybersecurity education and backed a national initiative aimed at strengthening the capacity of medi

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Kenya promotes Green Hydrogen Initiative to boost local fertiliser production and green jobs

Kenya is advancing green industrial development through the Green Hydrogen Innovations Centre (GHIC) at Nyeri Hill Farm, an initiative aimed at using the country’s renewable energy resources to produce green ammonia-based fertiliser and medical oxygen loc

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Skills for Progress Africa & ELAF Industrial Automation launch 10 Fellows

Skills for Progress Africa (SFPA) has officially launched in Accra, inaugurating its first cohort of 10 Fellows under the theme ‘Building the Workforce That Will Build Africa’.

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VAAK highlights industry role in Kenya’s Virtual Asset Financial Investigations training

The Virtual Assets Association of Kenya (VAAK) has contributed an industry perspective to a five-day advanced training on financial investigations and virtual assets in Nairobi, as regulators, investigators, prosecutors and financial intelligence analysts

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CIB Ghana launches 2026 edition of The Ghanaian Banker Magazine

The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana (CIB Ghana) has launched the 2026 edition of the Ghanaian Banker Magazine, its flagship publication chronicling the state of the country’s banking industry and the Institute's role in shaping professional standard

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Benin strengthens position in Africa’s AI governance and talent landscape

Benin is strengthening its position in Africa’s artificial intelligence landscape after securing strong rankings in AI governance and recording notable performances in continental and international AI competitions.

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MTN Eswatini PachiPanda Challenge puts youth innovation at centre of job creation

MTN Eswatini is using the PachiPanda Challenge to promote youth innovation and entrepreneurship as part of efforts to address unemployment by turning solutions to community challenges into sustainable businesses.

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M-Pesa, Máximo Microbanco and CEDSIF open formal credit access to 380,000 Mozambican civil servants

More than 380,000 Mozambican civil servants will be able to access formal and regulated credit through their mobile phones following a new partnership between M-Pesa, Máximo Microbanco and the Centre for the Development of Finance Information Systems (CED

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