Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report

Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report

Nigeria’s growing influence in Africa’s technology and innovation ecosystem has received fresh global recognition as startups founded by Nigerians emerged strongly on Bloomberg’s latest list of 25 African Startups to Watch. The ranking, which highlights innovative startups solving critical challenges across the continent, underscored Nigeria’s expanding dominance in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, health…

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Reunert company iqbusiness acquires Silversoft Group, expanding ERP and PSA capability and accelerating international growth

Reunert company iqbusiness acquires Silversoft Group, expanding ERP and PSA capability and accelerating international growth

Rob Godlonton, CEO of iqbusiness. iqbusiness is a key part of Reunert’s ICT segment and reflects the group’s strategic commitment to expanding its digital and technology capabilities. Since acquiring a majority stake in iqbusiness in 2023, Reunert has continued investing in its ICT segment, strengthening its position as a leading South African technology and digital…

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U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

  10m ago U.K. leader Starmer says “special relationship in operation” after Trump criticism British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters in London on Thursday that the storied “special relationship” forged between the U.K. and the U.S. during World War II was still intact, despite sharp criticism leveled by President Trump earlier this week. “We’re…

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Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report

East Africa: The New Scramble for Horn of Africa – Global Powers’ Expanding Footprint – Ethiopia’s Maritime Ambition

Addis Abeba — The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), convened in Addis Abeba from 11 to 15 February 2026, occurred at a moment when the continent’s developmental aspirations were in direct collision with a fracturing global order. While the summit’s official theme, ‘Water…

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Reddit sues Perplexity for scraping of posts, expanding user data battle with AI industry

Reddit sues Perplexity for scraping of posts, expanding user data battle with AI industry

Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Social media giant Reddit has launched a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Perplexity, alleging that it illegally scraped user posts to train its AI model, marking the latest data-rights clash between content owners and the AI industry.  The complaint filed in New York federal court on Wednesday also…

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MyMobile: Building a Shopify store and expanding reach through FNB eBucks integration

MyMobile: Building a Shopify store and expanding reach through FNB eBucks integration

Realm Digital helped MyMobile strengthen its e-commerce presence by building a modern Shopify store and integrating with the FNB eBucks platform, connecting the brand to new customers and channels. The client MyMobile has spent over a decade bridging the technology access gap in South Africa. Their offering spans flagship smartphones, pre-owned devices, and unique imports…

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