Founders Rant X 2.0, a business event held in Lagos, brought together Nigerian founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders for a day of open discussions about building, leading and sustaining companies. According to Nairametrics, the gathering focused on honest conversations, practical insights and shared experiences, offering participants unfiltered perspectives on the realities of entrepreneurship and the challenges of running a business in Nigeria.

Farouk Ramji, CEO of Mawingu, discusses the potential for Africa's next tech revolution to emerge from rural communities rather than traditional urban centers like Nairobi and Lagos. He highlights how Mawingu, as Kenya's largest ISP for rural and peri-urban areas, is contributing to this transformation by fostering innovation and attracting investment in less populated regions.

Tosin Eniolorunda, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian fintech company Moniepoint, has been appointed honorary chair of the inaugural cohort of the Askya AI Growth Platform, a pan-African artificial intelligence initiative, according to ThisDay Live. The programme is described as a pan-African effort focused on advancing AI growth on the continent. Further details about the platform's specific activities and the scope of Eniolorunda's role were not provided in the available report.

Open Startup, a pan-African organization focused on entrepreneurship, is shifting its focus to science and deep technology ventures as it begins its second decade. The organization, which has supported 3,000 founders, introduced 'The Science Road' strategy aimed at helping research-led startups transition from laboratories to commercial markets.

Kenyan business leaders have been encouraged to advance beyond mere experimentation with artificial intelligence and to integrate it into their core business operations to drive growth, according to CIO Africa.

Google Cloud held its first Cloud Summit in Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa, attracting 3,000 attendees including business leaders, developers, and public sector representatives. The event focused on the continent's digital transformation and introduced new investments in Agentic AI and infrastructure.