MTN Nigeria has appointed Bukola Ajayi as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Ajayi, a long-serving technology executive, will take on this leadership role to enhance the company's technological strategies and operations.

The rebranding of Credable to _able highlights the importance of credit infrastructure in Africa, according to TechTrends KE. While consumers typically interact with familiar financial service brands like banks and fintechs, the underlying infrastructure remains largely unseen. The Dubai-based company believes that enhancing this infrastructure presents a significant opportunity for growth in the African financial services market.

Google has selected 15 AI-focused startups from various African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Angola for its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This initiative emphasizes a transition towards scalable and revenue-generating innovations within the continent's tech ecosystem. The startups, which span sectors such as fintech, mobility, healthtech, agritech, and SaaS, completed a three-month hybrid program.

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has announced a call for entries for the African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award (AIJY) 2026, featuring a prize pool of $7,000. This initiative aims to recognize and reward outstanding investigative journalism across the continent.

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.

According to CIO Africa, Sayantan Dev from Redington suggests that African enterprises have a unique opportunity to leapfrog into the artificial intelligence era by bypassing legacy technology limitations as AI adoption accelerates globally.