SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
2,630 HEADLINES TODAY FROM 117 SOURCES ACROSS 45 COUNTRIES
AFRICAN TECH NEWS TODAY
Today's African tech headlines: startups, fintech, telecoms, mobile money and digital policy, from newsrooms across the continent, sorted newest first. Every headline links to the original publisher. 47 tech headlines in the last 24 hours.
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- OFFLINE: SA’s Presidency website taken down as cybersecurity flaw sparks warnings across the worldDaily Maverick · 10h
- Media, digital platforms urged to rebuild public trustNation · 12h
- MTN Ghana, KNUST sign MoU to drive AI innovation and local researchGraphic Online · 16h
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- Benedict Oramah: Africa Must Build Its Own AI Models, Not Just Supply the DataThisDay
- BFCyberattaque mondiale : Deux failles critiques de PHP menacent des millions de sites webBurkina24 (FR)
- BFLes 100 Visages du Burkina Digital : Aziz Sérémé, des architectures Cloud à “l'IA pour 1 000 Burkinabè”Lefaso.net (FR)
- BFLe Faso Digital 2026 : La délégation rwandaise reçue par le président de la COGEF, Idrissa NassaLefaso.net (FR)
- BFLe Faso Digital 2026 : Le contrôle de l'intelligence et des richesses de l'Afrique au cœur d'un panelLefaso.net (FR)
- BFLe Faso Digital 2026 : Dr Sounkalo Djibo plaide pour une ergonomie numérique au service de l'humainLefaso.net (FR)
- BFLe Faso Digital 2026 : « Des plateformes prouvent que la dématérialisation est en marche au Burkina Faso », selon Étienne BatioboLefaso.net (FR)
- MTN Uganda turns to Starlink to close rural business connectivity gapsBusinessDay
- RWINES-Ruhengeri Opens Academic Year with Call for Responsible Use of AIKT Press
- Osinbajo challenges Ikenne to become Africa's AI hub in next 50 yearsDaily Post
- Global PHP scramble reaches the Union BuildingsTechCentral
- SNNations Unies : première Journée célébrée dans leur Maison à DiamniadioSenego (FR)
- SLSierra Leone Cyber Agency (NC3) Warns of Critical PHP Security Flaws Affecting WebsitesSierraloaded
- BF🛑EN DIRECT - Le Faso Digital, 2ᵉ édition/Conférence : « Évaluer pour mieux gouverner : proposition de “FASO IA SOUVERAINE” comme modèle de maturité pour une intelligence artificielle souveraine dans l'administration publique burkinabè »Lefaso.net (FR)
- Ukraine says Starlink speed curbs remain despite Trump assuranceTimesLIVE
- Rand Mutual Assurance probes alleged theft of 1.68 million claim recordsTechCentral
- BFBurkina/Sécurité numérique : L'Agence nationale de sécurité des systèmes d'information a lancé officiellement le Réseau national des RSSI et points focaux cyberLefaso.net (FR)
- CMFrom PAYGO to C&I Energy Storage: BLUETTI Strengthens African Energy Partnerships at Canton FairCameroon News Agency
- BFREPLAY |- Le Faso Digital, 2ᵉ édition- Conférence : « La feuille de route de l'IA du gouvernement burkinabè »Lefaso.net (FR)
- SOSomalia approves bill to establish legal framework for digital transactionsHorseed Media
- NADigital skills workshop upgrades artistsNew Era
- Africa’s deep tech ambitions are running into an ecosystem raised on softwareTechCabal
- The PHP software incident - Is Ghana prepared for the consequences?3News
- CISénégal Mbour : «J’ai l’habitude de coucher avec les femmes de mes frères»Ivoirematin (FR)
- RWNcsa Partners With MTN, Airtel to Train Cybersecurity ExpertsAllAfrica
- MTN Ghana awards scholarship to 500 students, teachersGraphic Online
- Forget dating apps: Why LinkedIn could help you find lovePulse Ghana
- Why Bolt is practically giving away its annual subscription in KenyaTechCabal
- South African author defends use of AI to write her booksAfricanews
- BFREPLAY |- Panel : Le Faso Digital, 2ᵉ édition/ Conférence : « Digitalisation de l'Administration publique : état des lieux des e-services »Lefaso.net (FR)
- LRGonet Academy Taps Min. Kruah to Challenge Graduates On Skills, Innovation and ServiceAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Experts Seek Stronger Collaboration to Drive Nigeria's Digital GrowthAllAfrica
- R1.8bn recovered as Interpol-led cybercrime crackdown sweeps across AfricaIOL
- TCS | The Cape Town firm quietly connecting Eskom, Pep and 6 000 ATMsTechCentral
- Openserve, Huawei test fibre-ready state housing in KZNTechCentral
- BJDIGITAL 08 H : les numéros gagnants24 Heures au Bénin (FR)
- ‘Daddy’s girl, daughter of the farm’: Millicent Okumu’s road back to agricultureTechCabal
- How Derek Lubner is building a digital bridge between donors and non-profitsTechCabal
- LRLiberia Looks to Rwanda’s Digital Tax Model to Speed Up DecentralizationLiberian Investigator
- Stop turning CEOs into content creatorsTechCentral
- South African AI Awards to recognise innovation that creates opportunityMail & Guardian
- 👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Equity, but make it liquidTechCabal
- Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo goes on sale in South AfricaTechCentral
- BJLes résultats du DIGITAL 00 H24 Heures au Bénin (FR)
- Ghana: Ignite Targets African Entrepreneurs With Digital Commerce ModelAllAfrica
- Ghana: Momo Pledges to Turn Customer Feedback Into Service ImprovementsAllAfrica
- Chery’s AI leapMail & Guardian
- BJLes FinTech invitées à rejoindre le Laboratoire d'Innovation Financière24 Heures au Bénin (FR)
- BFLes 100 Visages du Burkina Digital : Dr Karim Ganamé, du Burkina Faso aux technologies de pointe de la cybersécurité au CanadaLefaso.net (FR)
- BFLe Faso Digital 2026 : L'adjudant-chef de gendarmerie Isaac Bouda dévoile les pièges des cyberescrocs et les moyens de s'en protégerLefaso.net (FR)
- Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire taxMyJoyOnline
- Nigeria: 75m Subscribers Compensated for Poor Telecom Services - NCCAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Media Trust Group Launches Converged Digital Newsroom TomorrowAllAfrica
- CFPerché ogni app ora vuole un abbonamentoCorbeau News (FR)
- CMInternet coûteux et réseau défaillant : des Camerounais appellent au boycott d’Orange et MTN le 30 octobreMimi Mefo Info
- Ghana’s hospitals are adopting AI, but the machines were never trained on Ghanaian patientsMyJoyOnline
- DStv’s South African revenue keeps slidingTechCentral
- Ghanaian clinic stored patient records on an unassessed system before regulator intervenedMyJoyOnline
- A new live tech show wants to change African tech coverageTechCabal
- Uganda: UCC Suspends Enforcement Against Unlicensed Wi-Fi Resellers As Licensing Talks BeginAllAfrica
- Uganda: Uganda Targets 300 Integrated Government Platforms Under New Data StrategyAllAfrica
- CSA and NITA order government institutions to fix critical PHP vulnerabilities within seven daysMyJoyOnline
- Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in BerlinAfricanews
- Spend first, measure later: Inside African banking’s AI boomTechCabal
- Africa’s stablecoin promise breaks at the off-rampTechCabal
- EGMeta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico case over Cambridge Analytica scandalEgypt Independent
- South Africa’s digital ID could change how you payTechCentral
- Flutterwave employees can borrow against shares without selling themTechCabal
- AI’s boardroom honeymoon is overTechCentral
- 4Sight revenue jumps 29%, but software resale squeezes marginsTechCentral
- Kenya: Agrifin Summit to Tackle Survival of Digital Farming Services Beyond Donor FundingAllAfrica
- UN Women Warns Digital Divide Could Leave Liberian Girls BehindAllAfrica
- UGJournalist Tonny Lukwago Launches Digital Education Initiative, Verified By WayaAllAfrica
- Rand stablecoin issuers welcome treasury’s crypto rethinkTechCentral
- Malatsi asks Icasa to rewrite network-sharing rulesTechCentral
- BJDIGITAL 08 H : les résultats24 Heures au Bénin (FR)
- TCS+ | Boards are underestimating the cost of a cyberattack, says Arctic WolfTechCentral
- Ghana targets first phase of AI facility within 24 monthsMyJoyOnline
- Why investors are souring on NetflixTechCentral
- Why ICT Ministry Launched Uganda's National Data Strategy 2026-2031AllAfrica