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Nigeria’s Prembly Launches AI-Powered FraudLens to Tackle Digital Fraud Across Africa
Nigerian digital security and identity verification startup, Prembly, has launched FraudLens, an open-source fraud intelligence bank designed to help financial institutions, fintechs, and digital...
South Africa’s Yazi Raises $1.6m Valuation to Scale WhatsApp-Based AI Research Platform
South African artificial intelligence startup, Yazi, has secured its first institutional investment round at a pre-money valuation of R30 million ($1.6 million), marking a...
TeKnowledge and Microsoft Partner to Launch AI Skilling Initiative and Train 10,000 Nigerians
Global technology services firm, TeKnowledge has announced an expanded role in the second phase of Microsoft’s AI National Skilling Initiative in Nigeria, a programme...
Nigeria’s Decide AI, is Using Artificial Intelligence to Simplify Spreadsheet and Help Analyse Data Without Coding
Abiodun Adetona, a former software engineer at Flutterwave, noticed a persistent challenge, as colleagues from non-technical teams frequently struggled to extract insights from spreadsheets...
NKENNEAi and Nigeria’s NITDA Partner to Build AI Systems That Understand African Languages
The Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered NKENNEAi, an African language artificial intelligence platform, to accelerate the development of language technologies...
Cassava Technologies Unveils AI Autonomous Network to Tackle Africa’s Telecom Challenge
Cassava Technologies has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered network management system designed to automate and optimise mobile network performance across Africa, as operators grapple...
Womandla Foundation, IAVE and IBM SkillsBuild Partner to Equip South African Youth and Women with AI Skills
As automation and artificial intelligence continue to reshape entry-level work globally, a new phase of the Reskilling Revolution Africa initiative has been launched in...
Wadhwani AI Global and Smart Africa Partner to Advance Responsible AI Adoption Across Africa
A new partnership between Wadhwani AI Global and Smart Africa aims to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence across Africa, with a...
Exclusive: How Mike Ekeghe Is Building Techline, the AI-Powered Marketplace Connecting Nigerian Tech Talent to Global Clients
In Lagos, where tech ambition often collides with structural inefficiencies, one startup is reshaping how African businesses access and leverage software talent. Techline.ng, founded...
Ghanaian AI Startup, Aya Data, Raises $900k to Build Africa-Focused AI Solutions
Ghanaian artificial intelligence startup, Aya Data, has raised $900,000 in seed funding to scale two of its flagship products, AyaGrow and AyaSpeech, and expand...
Rewriting Creativity: Why Now Is the Best Time to Be an Artist
For many artists, writers, designers, and musicians, the rise of artificial intelligence has arrived with a knot in the stomach. Tools can now generate...
Meska AI Launches “Meska Spark Vol.2” to Support Egypt’s Growing AI Startup Ecosystem
Egyptian artificial intelligence company, Meska AI, has announced the launch of the second edition of its flagship ecosystem event, “Meska Spark Vol.2,” scheduled for...


