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Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations, changing how organisations make decisions, manage customers, analyse information and automate routine tasks. While AI offers major opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity, its growing adoption is also creating new challenges for governance, risk management and compliance GRC. Recent research shows that AI adoption is…

Nigeria’s cash-access landscape is showing signs of a surprising shift. After years of rapid growth for Point-of-Sale (PoS) agents, Nigerians are increasingly returning to automated teller machines (ATMs), while PoS transaction volumes have recorded a significant decline. Data for the first quarter of 2026 shows that ATM transactions reached 438.6 million, representing a 6.6% increase…

Across Cameroon, millions of people earn money every day through informal businesses, freelance work, transport, retail, agriculture and other forms of self-employment. Yet for many of them, proving their income to a bank remains difficult. A Cameroonian startup is trying to change that by helping financial institutions see the economic activity happening outside traditional employment.…

OPay is entering a potentially important new phase as the Nigerian fintech strengthens its financial position ahead of a possible initial public offering. The company has been linked to plans for a US listing that could value it at around $4 billion, with major investment banks reportedly involved in preparations. The reported profitability comes as…

Africa has one of the world’s fastest-growing creator economies, with millions of people producing videos, podcasts, music, newsletters and other digital content. Yet many African creators often earn less from major platforms than creators with similar audiences in markets such as the United States, United Kingdom and parts of Europe. The difference is not necessarily…

The Masakhane African Languages Hub has awarded 26 projects under the LINGUA Africa initiative, marking a major step toward making artificial intelligence more inclusive and representative of Africa’s linguistic diversity. The programme is supported by the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, the Gates Foundation, Masakhane African Languages Hub and Google.org. The selected projects cover more…