Meta Launches AI Academy Nigeria With FG, Offers $5,000 to Startups Meta has partnered with Nigeria's government to launch AI Academy Nigeria, 3 minute read
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Meta Launches AI Academy Nigeria With FG, Offers $5,000 to Startups Meta has partnered with Nigeria's government to launch AI Academy Nigeria, byBolu BabalolaAugust 20, 2026
Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial Egypt's NTRA, Telecom Egypt and Huawei have completed Africa's first mobile byBetty WangariAugust 20, 2026
Nigeria Launches Single Digital Gateway for Government Services Nigeria has soft-launched the Government Service Portal, a single digital byFatima OladunniAugust 19, 2026
Lesotho Begins Work on a National AI Strategy and Data Centre Plan Lesotho has opened a five-day Maseru workshop to draft a National AI Strategy byBetty WangariAugust 19, 2026
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Africa News NigeriaNovember 25, 2025 Payaza Africa Earns BBB Credit Rating Upgrade After Early Debt Repayment. Fintech serving 21 African countries strengthens investment-grade status with byBolu Babalola
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