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Norfolk State Honors Dr. Aliecia McClain for Professional Leadership

Norfolk State Honors Dr. Aliecia McClain for Professional...

Norfolk State University's Office of the Provost announced this week that, for Faculty...

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Innovation, Challenge, and Space Apps

Innovation, Challenge, and Space Apps

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is inviting everyone to celebrate...

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HBCUs Lead the Way

HBCUs Lead the Way

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) serve as centers of innovation,...

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The Budget offered predictable foundations. Next, the Government must back real ambition

The Budget offered predictable foundations. Next, the Government...

Robert White, Managing Partner at Brabners, argues that while Chancellor John Healey's...

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Review: Purposeful luxury: the strategic playbook for sustainability in luxury industries

Review: Purposeful luxury: the strategic playbook for sustainability...

IMD professor Stéphane J.G. Girod explains how the world's top luxury brands are...

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Cameroon Regulator Flags Network Quality and Frequency Compliance Issues

Cameroon Regulator Flags Network Quality and Frequency...

Cameroon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Board (ART)  has identified shortcomings...

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The Uneven Path for Women in STEM

The Uneven Path for Women in STEM

Women in STEM Portland, Oregon, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building...

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Tribal Colleges Showcase Impact

Tribal Colleges Showcase Impact

Sitting Bull College recently announced its participation in the Tribal Colleges,...

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Must-Watch Films for Thanksgiving Chaos and Comedy

Must-Watch Films for Thanksgiving Chaos and Comedy

Thanksgiving is a day for food, family, and films that make you grateful for your...

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DOE Invests in TSU Mining Program

DOE Invests in TSU Mining Program

The U.S. National Science Foundation recently stated that lithium, gallium, and...

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Central African Republic Calls for Regional Digital Infrastructure Resilience

Central African Republic Calls for Regional Digital Infrastructure...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has called for stronger regional digital infrastructure...

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Visa Signs MoU with Senegal to Support Digital Transformation

Visa Signs MoU with Senegal to Support Digital Transformation

Visa  has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Senegal’s Ministry of...

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The Internet Is Broken — And You Can't Blame It on Friday the 13th

The Internet Is Broken — And You Can't Blame It on Friday...

Let me get this out of the way first: today is Friday the 13th, and it would be...

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Ghana Joins 194 ITU Member States to Elect New Global Telecom Leaders

Ghana Joins 194 ITU Member States to Elect New Global Telecom...

Ghana has participated in the election of the International Telecommunication Union...

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Vertiv Completes $1.45 Billion Acquisition of Utility Innovation Group

Vertiv Completes $1.45 Billion Acquisition of Utility Innovation...

Vertiv Holdings Co.,  a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, announced...

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Ghana Seeks ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board Seats at Doha Conference

Ghana Seeks ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board Seats...

Ghana has stepped up its campaign for seats on the International Telecommunication...

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Stanbic Bank Kenya, Huawei Explore Data Centre and Digital Infrastructure Partnerships

Stanbic Bank Kenya, Huawei Explore Data Centre and Digital...

Stanbic Bank Kenya  has held discussions with Huawei Kenya  and China Road  and...

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Opening doors at scale: why business must lead on closing the opportunity gap

Opening doors at scale: why business must lead on closing...

Robert White explains why Brabners' new major partnership with the Aldridge Foundation...

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Kenya and Oracle Advance Plans for Local Cloud Region and Digital Skills Training

Kenya and Oracle Advance Plans for Local Cloud Region and...

Kenya is working with Oracle  to strengthen local cloud infrastructure, expand digital...

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Commvault and NVIDIA Partner to Make Enterprise Data AI-Ready

Commvault and NVIDIA Partner to Make Enterprise Data AI-Ready

Commvault,  a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announced a collaboration...

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Etisalat UAE Launches Agentic AI Marketing Platform for Small Businesses

Etisalat UAE Launches Agentic AI Marketing Platform for...

etisalat UAE  unveiled AI Marketing Hub, an agentic AI-driven, self-service platform...

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Telecom Egypt Revenue Rises 19% to EGP 93.6 Billion in 9M 2026

Telecom Egypt Revenue Rises 19% to EGP 93.6 Billion in...

Egypt’s Telecom Egypt  reported a 19% year-on-year increase in total revenue to...

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Digital Nigeria Builders Festival Targets ₦3 Billion for Nigerian Startups

Digital Nigeria Builders Festival Targets ₦3 Billion for...

The Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition has launched the Digital...

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Mastercard and SMEDAN Partner to Accelerate Digitalisation of Nigerian SMEs

Mastercard and SMEDAN Partner to Accelerate Digitalisation...

Mastercard  and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) ...

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Microsoft Outages Disrupt Outlook, Teams and Other Services Worldwide

Microsoft Outages Disrupt Outlook, Teams and Other Services...

November 12 saw widespread Microsoft service disruptions. Downdetector, a real-time...

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AI, Blockchain, and Finance

AI, Blockchain, and Finance

As countries worldwide advance artificial intelligence in digital infrastructure...

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Building Baltimore's Future

Building Baltimore's Future

Many companies in major U.S. cities begin making a difference by strengthening the...

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MNT-Halan Lists Egyptian Business on Cairo Stock Exchange in Major IPO

MNT-Halan Lists Egyptian Business on Cairo Stock Exchange...

Egyptian fintech company MNT-Halan  has listed its Egyptian business on the Cairo...

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Zambia Deploys 751 Starlink Kits to Health Facilities with UNDP Support

Zambia Deploys 751 Starlink Kits to Health Facilities with...

SMART Zambia Institute  has commenced the deployment of 751 Starlink kits to selected...

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ITU Re-elects Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General with 164 Votes

ITU Re-elects Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General...

Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  have re-elected...

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns as Colette Kress Takes Over

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns as Colette Kress Takes...

NVIDIA  has announced the immediate resignation of co-founder Jensen Huang as President,...

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Vodacom South Africa Deploys 5G Carrier Aggregation Across Its Network

Vodacom South Africa Deploys 5G Carrier Aggregation Across...

Vodacom South Africa  announced the commercial deployment of NR Carrier Aggregation...

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Lebanon Launches Ma’ak Digital Platform for General Security Services

Lebanon Launches Ma’ak Digital Platform for General Security...

The General Directorate of General Security is proud to announce the launch of its...

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AI-powered productivity: NetSuite brings new capabilities to UK businesses

AI-powered productivity: NetSuite brings new capabilities...

As UK businesses look to improve productivity while managing rising costs and growing...

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HAMWE  Networking Night 2026: Five Editions of Bringing Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Closer

HAMWE Networking Night 2026: Five Editions of Bringing...

Some of the most valuable conversations at a major industry gathering happen after...

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Policy, People and Progress:  The Digital Africa Summit Returns to Cape Town, South Africa

Policy, People and Progress: The Digital Africa Summit...

The Digital Africa Summit returns to Cape Town on 18 November 2026 for its South...

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SPIRO Appoints Pranshu Diwan as Head of Digital Business

SPIRO Appoints Pranshu Diwan as Head of Digital Business

SPIRO  has appointed Pranshu Diwan as its new Head of Digital Business as the electric...

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M-PESA Ethiopia Partners with YagoutPay on Merchant Soundbox Payments

M-PESA Ethiopia Partners with YagoutPay on Merchant Soundbox...

M-PESA Ethiopia  has partnered with YagoutPay Financial Technology  to integrate...

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Broadsmart Partners Broadpeak to Expand Streaming Ad Monetisation Across Africa

Broadsmart Partners Broadpeak to Expand Streaming Ad Monetisation...

Broadsmart  has partnered with Broadpeak  to introduce new advertising monetization...

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M-PESA Africa Wins Two Vodacom Group CEO Awards for Tap to Pay Innovation

M-PESA Africa Wins Two Vodacom Group CEO Awards for Tap...

M-PESA Africa  has secured two awards at the Vodacom Group CEO Awards for its Tap...

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Paratus Group Launches in Malawi with Starlink Enterprise Connectivity Services

Paratus Group Launches in Malawi with Starlink Enterprise...

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group  has...

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From SMS OTP to Network APIs: How SIM Swap Fraud is Forcing African Operators to Rethink Authentication

From SMS OTP to Network APIs: How SIM Swap Fraud is Forcing...

The one-time password remains the default defence for most African banks and mobile-money...

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South Africa Expands Smart ID Services to 753 Bank Branches Ahead of Schedule

South Africa Expands Smart ID Services to 753 Bank Branches...

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs  has expanded its Smart ID replacement...

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Are big businesses ready for the new payment culture?

Are big businesses ready for the new payment culture?

Emma Jones CBE, Small Business Commissioner, argues that payment culture is becoming...

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GPS, EazyPay and Mastercard Partner to Launch Prepaid Card Programme in Bahrain

GPS, EazyPay and Mastercard Partner to Launch Prepaid Card...

Global Payment Services (GPS) , a Bahrain-based payment processing and technology...

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African Union and GSMA Discuss Digital Inclusion at ITU Conference

African Union and GSMA Discuss Digital Inclusion at ITU...

The African Union Commission  has held discussions with the GSMA  on advancing digital...

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Supporting Veterans and Military-Connected Students

Supporting Veterans and Military-Connected Students

The military veteran and Morgan State ROTC cadet pictured together at a commissioning...

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SpaceX to Connect Children’s Homes in Nine African Countries With Starlink

SpaceX to Connect Children’s Homes in Nine African Countries...

SpaceX  will provide 750 Starlink satellite internet systems to childcare institutions...

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BoFiNet Backs Botswana Cybercrime Awareness Campaign to Protect Digital Infrastructure

BoFiNet Backs Botswana Cybercrime Awareness Campaign to...

Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet)  has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the...

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Enterprise Nation community hits record high as membership reaches 250,000

Enterprise Nation community hits record high as membership...

The small business support platform has reached 250,000 members for the first time...

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Mastercard Partners with LiaPay to Roll Out Prepaid Salary Cards Across Four GCC Markets

Mastercard Partners with LiaPay to Roll Out Prepaid Salary...

Mastercard  has teamed up with LiaPay,  a fast-growing GCC payroll app run by the...

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MTN Uganda Foundation Invests UGX 500 Million in 25 Community Initiatives

MTN Uganda Foundation Invests UGX 500 Million in 25 Community...

The MTN Uganda Foundation  has selected 25 community initiatives to receive UGX...

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Ghana Proposes Four-Point Action Plan to Strengthen Global Telecom Network Resilience

Ghana Proposes Four-Point Action Plan to Strengthen Global...

Ghana has called for stronger international cooperation to strengthen the resilience...

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Scientists Breaking Barriers in STEM

Scientists Breaking Barriers in STEM

In 2019, Chemistry World reported that Clarice Phelps's Wikipedia biography repeatedly...

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Alabama A&M University Shines

Alabama A&M University Shines

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University will host the third annual North...

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AFS Partners with Tabby to Introduce Flexible Payments for UAE Merchants

AFS Partners with Tabby to Introduce Flexible Payments...

Arab Financial Services (AFS) , the Middle East and Africa’s leading digital payments...

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Etisalat Retains UAE’s Best Mobile Network Title in Opensignal H1 2026 Report

Etisalat Retains UAE’s Best Mobile Network Title in Opensignal...

Etisalat  has retained its position as the UAE’s Best Mobile Network for the fourth...

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Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan Play a Game of Cat and Mouse in ’12 12 12′

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan Play a Game of Cat and...

BGN interviews the cast and crew of the Apple TV series 12 12 12. Featured in the...

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Ericsson Taps Existing 5G Networks to Detect Low-Flying Drones

Ericsson Taps Existing 5G Networks to Detect Low-Flying...

Ericsson  has introduced its Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) System,...

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How Astrak built a foundation for growth with NetSuite

How Astrak built a foundation for growth with NetSuite

For many growing businesses, the systems that worked at the start eventually begin...

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Africa’s 6G Window is Closing Before 5G Has Fully Landed

Africa’s 6G Window is Closing Before 5G Has Fully Landed

African telecommunications regulators enter the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference...

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Vodafone Egypt Hosts Africa’s Largest Customer Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Conference

Vodafone Egypt Hosts Africa’s Largest Customer Accessibility...

Vodafone Egypt  hosted the Vodacom Customer Accessibility & Disability Inclusion...

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Vodafone Egypt and Ericsson Record 14% Gain in 5G Spectrum Efficiency Through AI Trial

Vodafone Egypt and Ericsson Record 14% Gain in 5G Spectrum...

Ericsson  and Vodafone Egypt  have trialed Ericsson’s AI-native Scheduler for Link...

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Airtel Africa Foundation Awards Scholarships to 10 Young Women in Niger

Airtel Africa Foundation Awards Scholarships to 10 Young...

The Airtel Africa Foundation  has awarded scholarships to ten young women in Niger...

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Ghana Targets Over 70% 5G Coverage by March 2027

Ghana Targets Over 70% 5G Coverage by March 2027

Ghana is targeting more than 70 per cent 5G network coverage by March 2027 as the...

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Ghana Calls for Results-Driven ITU Digital Agenda to Bridge Africa’s Connectivity Gap

Ghana Calls for Results-Driven ITU Digital Agenda to Bridge...

Ghana has called for stronger international cooperation and increased investment...

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Safaricom Ethiopia Partners Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics to Strengthen Trade Ecosystem

Safaricom Ethiopia Partners Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics...

Safaricom Ethiopia  and Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL)  are set to strengthen...

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South Africa’s Yoco Secures $100 Million Credit Facility to Expand SME Financing

South Africa’s Yoco Secures $100 Million Credit Facility...

South African fintech company Yoco  has secured a $100 million credit facility from...

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Why pensions still deserve a place in every business owner’s profit extraction plan

Why pensions still deserve a place in every business owner’s...

Inheritance tax changes have dented pensions' appeal as a legacy vehicle. But for...

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Meta Expands AI Age Detection Technology to Protect Teens Globally

Meta Expands AI Age Detection Technology to Protect Teens...

Meta  announced the global expansion of its AI technology to help identify teens...

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Etisalat Money Partners OGold to Offer Digital Gold and Silver Investments From AED 1

Etisalat Money Partners OGold to Offer Digital Gold and...

etisalat money,  the first digital payment service regulated and licensed by the...

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Ghana Warns of SMS Scams Impersonating TraffiTech-GH

Ghana Warns of SMS Scams Impersonating TraffiTech-GH

Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority (CSA)  has warned the public about fraudulent text...

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PODCAST: Rosalind Eleazar of ‘Misty Green’

PODCAST: Rosalind Eleazar of ‘Misty Green’

In this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Rosalind...

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Morgan State Joins Reconciliation League to Foster Constructive Discourse

Morgan State Joins Reconciliation League to Foster Constructive...

During back-to-school season, a new nonprofit was founded to tackle polarization.

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7 International Trips to Take Instead of Flying Home for the Holidays

7 International Trips to Take Instead of Flying Home for...

When it comes to traveling for the holidays, would you rather take a trip to visit...

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