Category: Technology Innovation
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Google’s Legal Reckoning: What Major Lawsuits and Settlements Mean for Users in Africa and Beyond
In recent years, Google has faced a series of major legal challenges in the United States, resulting in multimillion-dollar settlements that promise payouts to millions of consumers. While these cases stem from U.S. courts, their implications ripple across the globe, touching every user of Google’s ecosystem, including the vast and growing digital population in Africa.…
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🇬🇳 Guinea junta chief takes lead in controversial election as social media restricted
Guinea’s junta leader Gen Mamady Doumbouya has taken a huge lead in a presidential election his main challengers were barred from contesting, initial results show. Gen Doumbouya is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago. A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian rule condemned the…
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🇺🇸 ATM jackpotting gang accused of unleashing Ploutus malware across US
Latest charges join the mountain of indictments facing alleged Tren de Aragua members A Venezuelan gang described by US officials as “a ruthless terrorist organization” faces charges over alleged deployment of malware on ATMs across the country, illegally siphoning millions of dollars. Two indictments were returned in Nebraska, collectively charging 54 alleged members of the…
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 U.S. Cracks Down on AI Export Network, Raising Questions for Africa’s Tech Ambitions For Pan African News Wire
Federal authorities in the United States have unveiled a major international operation, arresting several individuals implicated in a complex scheme to illegally export advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The operation, which investigators describe as “widespread,” has identified links to China, reigniting global debates about tech sovereignty, innovation access, and the geopolitical race for AI supremacy—a…
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🇳🇬 The HELOC Kings: Nigeria’s Cybercrime Masterminds and the Cost of a Stolen Reputation
In December 2025, a U.S. district judge labeled him a “perpetual thief” and a “flagrant serial offender.” Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian national living in a luxury New Jersey apartment, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a complex fraud that stole millions from Americans’ home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). His case is…
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🇺🇸 Some tourists may need to provide five year social-media history for US entry
In a new proposal unveiled on Wednesday, the US government said that travellers from certain countries could be asked to provide their social media history of the past five years in order to be allowed into the country. Tourists who need to fill out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form to visit the…
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🇹🇿 Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on…
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🇺🇸 Beyond the Boarding Pass: Apple’s Digital ID and the Global March Towards a Wallet-Free Future
For years, the smartphone has been steadily absorbing the contents of our pockets. First, it replaced the camera, then the map, and most significantly for many in Africa, it began replacing the physical wallet through mobile money platforms. Now, the next frontier is upon us: your national identity, digitised and living securely in your device.…
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🇮🇱 Wikipedia in Turmoil: Co-Founder Clashes with Editors Over Neutrality of Gaza War Page
A foundational debate over who controls the narrative on one of the world’s most contentious conflicts has erupted within Wikipedia, pitting a co-founder against the platform’s community of editors and raising critical questions about digital knowledge sovereignty. In a revelation that strikes at the very heart of online information integrity, Larry Sanger, the co-founder of…
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🇲🇱 Malian PM Vows to Eradicate Terror, Pays Tribute to Slain Pro-Army Blogger
BAMAKO, Mali – In a powerful and emotionally charged address, Mali’s Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maïga, used a major national stage to pay solemn tribute to Mariam Cissé, a blogger recently executed by terrorist groups in the Timbuktu region, vowing that his government would not rest until the threat of extremism is “eradicated.” The prime minister’s…
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