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A Bangladeshi press group is sounding the alarm over recent attacks on media outlets and journalists. The Diplomatic Correspondents Association strongly condemned violent acts at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star newspapers. They also denounced the harassment of veteran editor Nurul...

The Asian Football Confederation fined the Bangladesh Football Federation again for a late game restart. This time it was twelve hundred fifty dollars, following a home Asian Cup qualifier against India. The second half began one minute and forty-three seconds late because officials were not on...

FCMB Group shareholders just greenlit a massive capital increase of four hundred billion naira. The vote happened at a special meeting, showing strong investor faith in the bank's leadership and growth plans. This move lets the group meet the Central Bank of Nigeria's capital rules for an...

Microsoft's big AI training push in Nigeria has hit a new mark, reaching over three hundred fifty thousand people. This effort is a team-up with Nigeria's federal government, Data Science Nigeria, and Lagos Business School. It is part of a wider national skills initiative that has trained...

Zambian tech officials did a field check on some Airtel telecom towers, visiting sites at Nyumba Yanga and Chalala. The point was to check on network upgrades and push the country's digital shift forward. Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati addressed common complaints about dropped...

Safaricom Ethiopia just flipped the switch on its network across Bale Zone, bringing mobile service to a bunch of new towns. Places like Robe, Goba, Dinsho, and over ten others are now covered. This is a big step in the company's plan to build out a national network. The system runs on a...

Smart Africa is teaming up with a company called Ascend Digital Solutions to test a new continental data-sharing system. They are launching a pilot for the Smart Africa Data Exchange, or SADX. This platform is meant to allow secure cross-border data sharing and digital ID checks, a major move...

The company Bayobab, which is MTN's digital infrastructure unit, named Sajid Ahmad Khan as its new regional boss for South and East Africa. He starts the job in early 2026 and will run operations there while personally heading up the Kenya business. His main task is to make the firm's big...

Three companies are moving forward with a tech trial in Libya's telecom sector. Comarch, Hatif Libya, and Makman Technology Consulting just signed a Proof of Concept agreement in Tripoli. This new deal, following an earlier OSS pilot project from 2025, will test specific business support systems...

Officials at the African Development Bank say the rising tide of online abuse against women is a crisis that needs immediate attention. In a statement tied to a global activism campaign, director Jemimah Njuki and senior manager Ndey Oley Cole pointed out the shocking stats. Over twenty-five...

Senegal just ran a pilot program to teach its young people how not get owned online. The country's communications ministry teamed up with the UNODC and a partner called TETHER for this. They picked thirty students from a big applicant pool, all between 18 and 29 years old, to get deep training...

Zambia is pushing hard to become a tech player, according to its Minister of Technology and Science, Felix Chipota Mutati. The plan has five main parts, all trying to use tech to boost the economy and include everyone. This whole effort started when the minister basically got everyone in a room...

The Mauritanian government just rolled out a bunch of online tools for dealing with the national power company, Somelec. You can now handle your electricity stuff through the "My Services" portal. The big announcement went down in Nawakchout, with the digital transformation minister Ahmed Salem...

A visual glitch in the latest macOS update is causing screen flickering for some users. The issue, affecting various MacBooks and the Studio Display, seems tied to macOS Tahoe. Reports indicate random flickering, particularly when switching between applications with very white backgrounds or...

An industry veteran has suggested Grand Theft Auto Six's online component could evolve into a massively multiplayer experience. Rich Vogel, who has worked on several major online titles, stated in an interview that rumored features for the game align with typical MMORPG mechanics. He noted that...

Hideo Kojima recently shared his specific perspective on using AI in game development, distinguishing his interest from the current debate over generative art tools. He expressed little interest in employing AI for creating visual assets. Instead, the veteran developer is more focused on...

The director of Phantom Blade Zero recently got some counterintuitive advice from another indie studio. Speaking with Sandfall Interactive, the team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, they were told the most crucial task in final development is to cut content aggressively and polish what...

Larian Studios faced a major backlash this week after CEO Swen Vincke revealed the company uses generative AI tools in its development process for the next Divinity game. Online criticism erupted following an interview where Vincke discussed evaluating the technology, with many players...

Samsung is reportedly planning to use its new Exynos 2600 chipset in next year's Galaxy Z Flip 8. This move would help reduce costs for the more affordable foldable phone, as the alternative Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor is estimated to cost around 280 dollars per unit. The high...

Joseph Cross, the lead art director for Bungie's upcoming game Marathon, has left the studio. His departure comes just months before the game's scheduled release in March 2026, after he spent fourteen years with the company. Cross confirmed the news himself, stating he was proud of the visual...