
Nigeria
West Africa pushes for democracy with AI; Data breach hits Nigeria
In a seminar for ECOWAS legislators, AI was hailed as a global competitive tool that West African countries must use...
Nigeria, Mastercard boost data privacy; Uganda plans AI hub
NDPC will onboard Mastercard’s employees onto the Virtual Privacy Academy to learn about data privacy, cybersecurity practices and compliance.
Africa’s AI market to hit $16.5B by 2030: report
The Mastercard report says AI in Africa is worth $4.5B this year and will grow 27% annually, but Big Tech...
Sub-Saharan Africa records 52% growth in digital asset volume
Sub-Saharan Africa ranked third after APAC and Latin America in year-over-year growth in ‘crypto’ volume, with Nigeria and South Africa...
Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024
Yellow Card reported that Nigeria was the dominant market with over $22B in value, with the highest growth recorded in...
Ethiopia digitalizes gov’t services; Nigeria goes paperless
Ethiopia’s digital revolution is supported by new data centers, better Internet access, and a spike in mobile users as Ethio...