New York, United States// — The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on digital economy development and responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence.
Lesotho// — Lesotho has become the first country in the world to use the United Nations master plan for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane has announced.
Accra, Ghana//- The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has announced the successful attainment of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by its Director-General (DG), Dr Divine Selase Agbeti.
New York, USA//- Organizations from across the global AI ecosystem today announced a joint commitment to help close one of AI’s most significant access gaps: providing safe, effective AI services in the languages people speak around the world.
Nairobi, Kenya// — Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated new multi-stage campaign targeting both individual users and organisations.
Nairobi, Kenya// —More than 400 developers, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, students and innovators attended ClawCon Nairobi, Africa’s first community-led personal AI conference, held at Strathmore University.
Calls to slow AI development expose a concentration risk hiding in ordinary portfolios, says the CEO of financial advisory giant deVere Group.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates//-Dubai Chambers has launched specialised Agentic AI training for more than 14,000 private sector companies, helping businesses build the skills needed to adopt the technology across their operations.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast// — Two decades after its founding, the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) partnership has opened a new chapter in Seoul next week, with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure at the heart of discussions on Africa’s economic transformation.
Lagos, Nigeria, August 31, 2026/ — Within GITEX Nigeria, taking place from 31 August to 3 September in Lagos, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za), a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, warns that cyber attackers are currently deploying the same methods against small businesses as they do against large enterprises.
