African CIO Awards returns to Marrakech for third edition as Morocco cements role as continent’s digital event hub
The third edition of the African CIO Awards takes place in Marrakech on 7 and 8 April 2026, bringing together…
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Bangladesh Bank mandates Bangla QR at all merchant points by June 30 with criminal penalties for non-compliance
Bangladesh Bank has issued a mandatory directive requiring all banks, mobile financial service providers, payment service providers and payment system…
Egypt’s Qualiphi acquires Career Club in six-figure deal to accelerate GCC expansion of AI career platform
Egyptian HR tech startup Qualiphi has acquired Career Club, a virtual career platform previously owned by iCareer, in a six-figure…
Algeria’s startup minister meets UN digital envoy as Algiers builds case for African AI leadership
Algeria’s Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-enterprises, Noureddine Ouadah, received Amandeep Singh Gill, the United Nations Under-Secretary and Special…
Starlink reaches just 3,500 subscribers in Bangladesh after eight months as pricing gap stifles mass adoption
Starlink has attracted only 3,469 subscribers in Bangladesh as of January 2026, eight months after launching commercially in the country,…
Egypt’s higher education and ICT ministers align on AI integration and university tech parks as digital reform agenda deepens
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdelaziz Konsowa, and Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hindi, have…
Nepal Telecom initiates 3G shutdown with free 4G SIM migration as operator eyes spectrum reallocation for 5G
Nepal Telecom initiates 3G shutdown with free 4G SIM migration as operator eyes spectrum reallocation for 5G Nepal Telecom has…
Cloud Box Technologies Strengthens AI Leadership with Three-Pillar Strategy and Appointment of Chief AI Officer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2, 2026: Cloud Box Technologies, a leading systems integrator and IT services specialist in the…
GITEX Africa 2026 opens in Marrakech with record participation as Morocco doubles startup representation
The fourth edition of GITEX Africa Morocco opened in Marrakech on 7 April with record participation figures, as organisers confirmed…
Oman reaches full service digitisation and 99% smart water meter adoption as utility sector targets OMR 8.8 billion in investment
Oman’s Authority for Public Services Regulation has reported full digitisation of utility service delivery and near-complete smart meter deployment across…