United States prosecutors have accused Ghanaian national Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, of using artificial intelligence technology and fake online identities to run a romance scam that allegedly defrauded more than 80 elderly Americans of over $8 million.
Category: IT Security
Small AI, Big Bets: How the World’s Most Impactful AI Startups will be Built in Emerging Markets
Walk into a hospital in Nigeria, where one doctor serves every 9,000 patients–fifteen times the WHO-recommended ratio. Every minute that a doctor spends on administrative work is a minute taken from a patient who may have waited hours to be seen.
Africa’s Data Centre Evolution: AI, Edge Computing and New Energy Demands
Artificial intelligence has moved rapidly from experimentation to core infrastructure, bringing with it new demands on data centres worldwide.
Testing is critical to commissioning Africa’s data centres
Gracious Monyeke, Project Sales Manager at Aggreko Africa, talks about how the commissioning phase is the most critical and underestimated stage of any new data centre build in Africa Africa’s data centre market is expanding rapidly. As recently as 2020, the continent had only around 140,000 square metres of data centre space, roughly the same […]
Mastercard Launches Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence to Help Secure the Continent’s Digital Future
Johannesburg, South Africa//- Mastercard announced the launch of its Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, a pan-African initiative designed to strengthen cyber resilience, enhance collaboration and help safeguard the trust that underpins Africa’s expanding digital economy.
World Bank Says AI Strategy Alone Is Not Enough
Accra, Ghana//-The recent introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategies across developed and developing countries is not enough.
AI Will Change Your Retirement in Three Ways. Only One of Them is Good News
We use AI to work faster, not harder. It does the heavy lifting so we don’t have to. It’s our go-to for planning finances, finding recipes, planning travel itineraries, hacking DIY projects, and even troubleshooting personal dilemmas.
Elon Musk’s Pitching SpaceX IPO at $1.78 Ttrillion Puts the AI Trade to the Test
Elon Musk begins the SpaceX IPO roadshow today, seeking up to $86 billion at a valuation of $1.78 trillion, in what could become the largest public offering ever, a deal that many investors increasingly view as a crucial test of confidence in the AI investment story.
Elephant in the Room: Are both Bawumia and Yayra Koku LIARS or TRUTHFUL?
In February 2022, the then Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a man widely designated as Ghana’s digitalisation champion, made a bold declaration that the Ghana Card is recognised in 44,000 airports across the world as a valid form of ID for Ghanaians travelling into Ghana.
Eyes Wide Open: What Smart Glasses Mean For Citizen Privacy in East Africa
In 2025, EssilorLuxottica and Meta sold more than seven million Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, tripling their sales from the previous two years and making the category a mainstream product for the first time.











