Namibia

Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding
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1 September, 2025

Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding

Global AI startups raised over $47 billion in Q2, led by Scale AI’s blockbuster raise, but African startups only raised...
Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI
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15 August, 2025

Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI

While tech such as encrypted payments and dark web sites has fueled human trafficking, other tech such as digital IDs...
Namibia to launch a new payments system based on India’s UPI
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15 July, 2025

Namibia to launch a new payments system based on India’s UPI

India’s Narendra Modi visited Namibia recently to seal an agreement to assist the country roll out the new system, based...
Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization
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20 June, 2025

Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization

Elsewhere, Africa’s second-smallest nation, São Tomé and Príncipe, is piloting a national digital ID system based on the World Bank-backed...
Namibia pushing to empower women in tech
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7 May, 2025

Namibia pushing to empower women in tech

On International Girls in ICT Day, Namibian leaders called for more women in tech in a nation where gender stereotypes...
Namibia defies IMF’s report, presses on with CBDC project
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12 March, 2025

Namibia defies IMF’s report, presses on with CBDC project

The IMF wrote a report saying Namibia doesn’t need a retail CBDC and should explore other options a month ago,...
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