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A Nigerian lender grabbed the top small business bank title after handing out nearly a quarter of all the cash that went to entrepreneurs last year. First City Monument Bank scored the award from the country's professional banking group after pumping money into farms, shops, telecom ventures...

The head of Nigeria's shippers group says a ports law stuck in final approval will end up saving importers and exporters about N6 billion every year by cutting down on legal fights and delays. Pius Akutah told people at a Lagos bar association event that the bill gives his council actual...

A government commission and lawmakers dropped a report calling out Nigeria's oil sector for losing billions through sketchy accounting and toothless oversight rules. The paper showed the national petroleum company alone was on the hook for roughly 84 percent of $8.26 billion in missing revenue...

Party brass in Harare gathered to talk about actually following through on stuff they promised during zone meetings across the capital. Godwills Masimirembwa ran the session and said pledges for clinics, boreholes, and cash pools for local groups are moving from talk to action. He thanked a...

A youth group tied to the ruling party just pulled in $60,000 from a presidential program meant to bankroll young people's business ventures around Zimbabwe. Hopewell Chako runs Boyz Dzamdara nationally, and he confirmed that four regions already got their share out of a total $200,000 pot that...

A ZANU PF senator told folks in Nkulumane to vote for Freedom Murechu during a weekend sports event that doubled as a campaign push. Molly Mpofu brought party members and youth together at Nketa 6 Grounds for an anti-drug tournament, where she called Murechu their homegrown candidate who grew up...

The head of Nigeria's deposit insurance group told the country's estate valuers to keep working closely with them during a meeting in Abuja. Oludare Sunday explained that his agency needs trustworthy property assessments when banks go under because accurate numbers help them sell assets at good...

Nigeria's agriculture ministry teamed up with ActionAid to push a big shift toward sustainable farming methods at a two-day summit in Lagos. The event focused on validating a national agroecology strategy that could reshape how the country grows food while dealing with climate problems. Dr...

Nigeria just reported that its total government debt hit N152.39 trillion during the second quarter of this year, and Lagos State came out as the biggest borrower among all the states. The National Bureau of Statistics broke down the numbers to show external obligations reached N71.84 trillion...

A workshop in The Gambia reviewed a European Union-funded disability inclusion project. Catholic Relief Services and partners like the Gambia Federation of the Disabled are running the program. The initiative focuses on inclusive education and community awareness for children with disabilities...

Seventeen years after a major regional court ruling, Zimbabwe continues to ignore the judgment, and the tribunal remains closed. The SADC Tribunal found Zimbabwe's land seizure program illegal and discriminatory in the Campbell case. It ordered compensation for dispossessed farmers, which was...

A political group linked to Zanu PF in Harare's Mbare suburb announced a new unit targeting presidential criticism. This self-appointed vigilante team claims a mandate to monitor public opinion. Observers see this as a dangerous move toward authoritarian control, essentially creating a thought...

Kazang is now rebranding under a single name, Lesaka. The payment tech company says this unifies its services under one digital ecosystem. They stress that their people and core services are not changing. The idea is to build a more integrated platform for daily commerce and finance. The new...

NVIDIA and Synopsys announced a major expansion of their partnership, with NVIDIA purchasing two billion dollars in company stock. The CEOs, Jensen Huang and Sassine Ghazi, detailed the strategic move. They aim to combine NVIDIA's AI computing power with Synopsys's engineering software. The...

Lumen Technologies has a new security product on the AWS Marketplace called Lumen Defender Managed Rules. It uses threat data from their research team, Black Lotus Labs, to protect cloud networks. This tool lets companies using AWS Network Firewall block cyber threats faster. It applies...

NVIDIA and Synopsys are deepening their partnership, with NVIDIA buying two billion dollars' worth of Synopsys stock. The CEOs, Jensen Huang and Sassine Ghazi, announced the multiyear deal. They plan to merge NVIDIA's AI computing with Synopsys engineering tools. The goal is to help R&D teams...

PacketFabric launched a new platform called PacketFabric.ai, calling it the first fully AI-native network service. Their lead investor, Digital Alpha, supported the development. The CEO is Chad Milam. This tool lets companies set up network connections using plain English. A user can just type...

Hytera and Vodafone Qatar just inked a deeper partnership deal at a tech conference in Doha. Their new agreement focuses on critical communications for industries like public safety and utilities. The plan combines Vodafone's network with Hytera's gear for more reliable professional...

Abidjan launched a digital trade project called Tradepost, aiming to create a West African e-commerce hub. The event was overseen by a cabinet manager, Assoua Raymond, representing the digital ministry. This platform intends to simplify cross-border business for Ivorian companies. Its goals are...

Rology, a teleradiology platform using AI, secured a growth funding round with some big names involved. Investors include the Philips Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, and Sanofi's Global Health Unit. The CEO is Amr Abodraiaa. This company provides remote radiology reports across...