Africa Tech Festival 2026 is structured around six interconnected pillars that reflect the technologies and priorities driving Africa’s digital economy: Telecoms & Connectivity; Data Centres; AI; Cybersecurity; Startups; and Digital Transformation  Africa Tech Festival (https://AfricaTechFestival.com), the continent’s longest running and most influential technology gathering, will return to the Cape TownContinue Reading

This photo taken on April 11, 2026 shows a view of the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, the main venue for the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu) The sixth China International Consumer Products Expo, concluding on Saturday, has ledContinue Reading

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday opened the country’s maiden agriculture technology fair, pledging the government’s leadership in harnessing and leveraging technology and innovation to boost agriculture production and catalyze steady economic growth.    This initiative is part of the broader national vision to build a Ghanaian economy thatContinue Reading

The Quiz Talk National STEM Programme, an education-focused initiative aimed at strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among primary school pupils, is set to nurture innovation, creativity, and critical thinking in young learners. The programme, an initiative of Eduvista, aims to move teaching and learning beyond rote memorizationContinue Reading

China’s economic outlook in 2026 is expected to be largely promoted by two drivers: innovation and structural upgrading, according to an African media analyst.    Wendmy Osee Ouangraoua, vice president of the Consortium of African Professional Journalists for Strengthening Sino-African Cooperation, recently told Xinhua that the two elements will influenceContinue Reading

This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer between Africa and Asia. This platform will ensure a reciprocalContinue Reading

ECOTIFE 2025 is an integral part of the year-long ECOWAS@50 celebrations, symbolizing the region’s collective vision for a borderless, prosperous, and self-reliant West Africa As West Africa marks 50 years of integration and shared progress, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is reaffirming its leadership in promoting regionalContinue Reading