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Kwara State dropped plans for a free AI summit happening at the Ilorin Innovation Hub with backing from the government plus tech partners like Lovable, Pastel, Zoho and UNDP. The event runs tracks on core AI, e-government, agritech and creative economy with workshops, panels and a hackathon...

Bella Disu got a standing ovation at TEDx Ikoyi after telling everyone that waiting until you feel ready is basically a scam. Her whole talk centered on how people and companies freeze up exactly when they need to move, pointing to Kodak and Blockbuster as cautionary tales while Apple pushed...

BOZ Diamond threw a low-key private event for their top clients where founder Sherifat Mohammed gathered people like actress Omoni Oboli, Priscilla Ojo and entrepreneur Akin Faminu to celebrate the brand's journey. The whole vibe ditched typical flashy jewelry showcases for something more...

Amma Abena is throwing a private listening party for her second EP called Paddle to Your Resting Place, where guests get headphones and sit through the whole project before watching a short film she produced with director Riley. The film takes one track from the EP and turns it into a visual...

William Kabogo Gitau flipped the switch on free public wifi at Kabartonjo Market over in Baringo North to get traders connected to online platforms and give students actual internet access for schoolwork. The high-speed service lets people hit up digital government stuff and commercial platforms...

Zimbabwe's ICT ministry teamed up with Huawei to roll out DigiTruck, which basically brings digital learning straight to people's doorsteps across the country. The mobile setup teaches students and regular citizens the tech skills they need to stay relevant in the job market and participate in...

Senegal threw the African Television Forum, where government spokesperson Marie Rose Khady Fatou Faye and other big shots talked about how terrestrial digital TV helps Africa lock down digital sovereignty and pump up local content production. The gathering pushed TNT as more than just tech gear...

Côte d'Ivoire's Regina Fleur Bessou just became the first African to run the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Development Advisory Group after getting backed through regional consensus. South Korea and the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity threw their support behind the pick...

Nigeria's data protection chief, Vincent Olatunji, met with French digital authorities in Paris to hash out cross-border governance stuff and AI policy. The French embassy set up talks between the Nigerian delegation and France's digital affairs directorate plus CNIL, which handles their data...

Liberia's telecom authority dropped a new communications tower in Vahun in Lofa County through their Universal Access Fund setup, which basically fixed spotty mobile coverage for people living there. The government is rolling out 14 more towers across the country with Rivercess and Sinoe...

The African Telecommunications Union teamed up with AFRALTI and Masterspace Solutions to run an IPv6 training session in Nairobi with 60 people from 30 different countries across the continent. The whole point is getting member states up to speed on ditching IPv4 restrictions and rolling out...

Seagate showed off a lab prototype hard drive hitting 6.9 terabytes on a single platter, which basically doubles what their commercial HAMR drives can do right now. The company already ran simulations for eight terabytes per platter and thinks seven-plus-terabyte platters could hit mass...

Cougar just dropped three gaming chairs, with the high-end Defensor S leading the pack at around 403 bucks. The flagship model rocks push-back lumbar support, magnetic pillows, 4D armrests and can recline back to 155 degrees while holding up to 150 kilograms. Navy Blue F and Jet Gray F colorways...

Australian energy company Invictus is hammering out a deal with Qatari outfit Al Mansour Holdings that could hand the Gulf investors half the company. The talks come after AMH dropped a 500 million dollar commitment back in August to get the Cabora Bassa oil and gas project moving in Zimbabwe's...

AfDB president Sidi Ould Tah dropped a four-point plan at the Africa Investment Forum Market Days in Rabat to speed up economic transformation across the continent. The bank chief told ministers and investors that Africa needs serious capital mobilization through fresh financing tools and better...

Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe scored the Best Transaction Bank award at the Euromoney shindig over in London, which is basically a big deal because those awards look at cash management, payments, trade finance, and fintech stuff across the globe. The bank beat out competitors through data analysis and...

Africa's power sector is getting absolutely wrecked by currency mismatches, with big shots at a panel before the Africa Investment Forum saying foreign-currency debt is turning into a nightmare for utilities and governments across the continent. AfDB director Wale Shonibare called out how...

Australian miner Prospect Resources just wrapped up offloading its Step Aside Lithium Project in Zimbabwe for 2.2 million bucks to a private outfit called Fatima Resources. The deal gets them 850k upfront with another 150k coming in six months, plus potential bonus cash up to 1.2 million if the...

Jersey-based Caledonia Mining just dropped a feasibility study showing their Bilboes Gold Project in Zimbabwe is sitting on 1.75 million ounces of proven and probable reserves, which translates to around 7 billion bucks at current gold rates. The project sits about 80 kilometers north of...

Zimbabwe School of Mines is working with the country's aviation authority to set up a program that teaches students how to fly drones for mineral surveys and then crunch the data for actual mining work. Training manager Martin January said the school is getting approved as an official training...