Could AI threaten humanity? 8 Africans weigh the risks
As AI systems become more capable of reasoning and carrying out tasks with less human input, concerns are growing about what happens when humans can no longer fully control them.
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How Africa’s AI boom is leaving 100 million disabled citizens behind
A 2025 Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) found that persons with disabilities are underrepresented in datasets used to train AI systems.
Is Nigeria’s higher education sector ready for a true digital leap?
Long registration queues and fragmented IT systems are holding back Nigerian universities. Is it time for a unified, cloud-native digital leap? Can functional AI and integrated campus operating systems reshape the future of African higher education?
Meta Connect 2026: Everything Meta announced, from glasses to Muse
Meta also introduced its first smart glasses without a camera, as concerns grow about people being recorded without their knowledge by camera-equipped glasses.
Kenswitch enters Kenya’s card market with domestic card scheme
The launch expands Kenswitch’s role beyond switching, connecting banks and other financial institutions to route payments.
The real lesson of Uber’s departure from Nigeria
Uber’s exit from Nigeria is a warning about unsustainable unit economics and the real cost of infrastructure. However, local rails and fintech solutions are shaping the next phase of African mobility.
The $6.8M credit engine hidden inside a Nigerian cassava patch
UfarmX is a credit infrastructure business that evaluates farmer creditworthiness using proprietary data, allowing agro-retailers to extend inputs on credit.
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A Nigerian court says Truecaller’s consent doesn’t cover the data in your contacts
Truecaller cannot use one person’s consent to justify processing another person’s phone number, a Lagos High Court has ruled. But the same court declined to award damages, exposing a gap in Nigeria’s privacy laws: what happens when your data is used without permission but you cannot prove measurable
Nosike Nwigene: From flunking medicine to shaping Africa’s AI policy
Nosike Nwigene set out to become a doctor but was eventually kicked out of medical school. A career in communications followed, taking him from startup public relations to policy advocacy and the Nigeria Startup Bill. Now, he is building an advisory while deepening his work in technology policy and