Latest
As AI reshapes cyber threats, South Africa faces a cybersecurity talent challenge
TechMedia AfricaOct 12, 20263 min read
Technology Coverage
AI & Big Data
Coverage of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science across Africa's technology ecosystem.
11 articles
When AI can generate fashion images, what happens to designers? – Victoria Jokotagba
Within a split second, AI can generate a fashion image. But Jokotagba insists that designers remain essential to turning visual concepts into garments that can be made.
TechMedia Africa6 min
Nigeria’s missing data problem and the young researcher trying to fix it
Poor data can obscure the scale of Nigeria’s problems and weaken the decisions meant to solve them. Excel, a young researcher, is working to close that gap.
Chinaturum Iheoma9 min
Students in Tech partners A4A Academy to prepare Nigerian students for data analytics careers
With Nigeria expected to need 28 million digitally skilled workers by 2030, Students in Tech has partnered with A4A Academy to prepare students for careers in data analytics.
TechMedia Africa3 min
The problem with AI-focused events in Africa and how to make them better – Akil Wade
Akil Wade, the founder of AfricAI, examines the gap between showcasing AI and helping people evaluate it, arguing that AI-focused events in Africa should give prospective users more opportunities to test the technologies being presented.
Chinaturum Iheoma5 min
UCL and AIMS launch free AI toolkit to train African students and educators
With less than 2% of global AI research originating from Africa, UCL and AIMS have launched a free toolkit to expand access to advanced AI education.
Mercy Mokah3 min
Kenyan political operator used Claude for propaganda as AI agents show growing autonomy
A Kenyan political operator used Claude to generate coordinated messaging ahead of the 2027 election, offering a glimpse into how generative AI could reshape the scale of political influence operations.
Mercy Mokah3 min
Why data literacy is becoming essential for graduate employability
Nancy Madiba argues that the rise of AI and data-driven workplaces is changing the definition of graduate employability, making the ability to question, interpret and apply information increasingly valuable.
TechMedia AfricaSep 10, 2026
Should writers prove they don’t use AI?
AI has made writing easier to produce, but harder to authenticate. As machines learn to sound human, we are being forced to reconsider what authorship, originality and even ‘human’ writing really mean.
Mercy Mokah6 min
Google AI Plus free for Nigerian students: How to apply and what you get
Google’s 12-month AI Plus offer gives Nigerian students free access to tools that can support research, studying, content creation and technical work, lowering the cost of experimenting with advanced AI tools.
Azubuike Precious2 min
Namecheap outage caused by cooling failure after major storm hit Phoenix data centre
A major storm in Phoenix triggered a cooling failure at the RadiusDC data centre, forcing Namecheap to take several services offline and disrupting websites, hosting and email.
Chinaturum Iheoma4 min
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI vision made me question whether we’re building paradise or apocalypse
This is not a review of Zuckerberg’s essay. It is a personal reckoning with what AI superintelligence could mean for suffering, power, war, inequality, and the future of humanity.
Chinaturum Iheoma6 min