Category: Science & Technology

Is Bitcoin Halal or Haram: A Shariah Analysis?

First Published,April,2018. Is Bitcoin halal or haram? Blossom Finance publishes working paper on the permissibility of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and Islamic finance and concludes that bitcoin qualifies as Islamic money, except where banned by local government, but cautions investors against speculation, ICOs, and investment schemes As fluctuations and volatility continue to rock the cryptocurrency world, Blossom Finance has commissioned and released a working paper exploring the Islamic permissibility of bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. The paper concludes that Bitcoin fully meets the definition of Islamic money under certain conditions and is generally…

AI and journalism in southern Africa: editors are using it but balanced with human expertise and editorial judgement

First Published,June 1,2026.Authors: Mandla J. Radebe,Professor, University of Johannesburg,Mandla J. Radebe Professor, University of Johannesburg Mbongeni J Msimanga Post-doctoral fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday newsroom work across Africa. It has entered quietly through routine tasks such as transcription, headline writing, translation and content preparation. In southern Africa, where AI adoption is steadily growing, its application in journalism is raising critical questions from policymakers and governments. While technology offers gains in speed and efficiency, its use remains contested due…

Beefing up Military power Competitive edge…Algeria gets Russian Su-34M fighter jets

Olamilekan Okebiorun,First Published,27 May 2026 12:50 PM Africa’s second most powerful military, Algeria, ranked 27th globally according to Global Firepower, has finally gotten its hands on Russia’s advanced Su-34M strike fighter jets amid a growing military buildup and strategic rivalry across North Africa. Algeria, Africa’s second most powerful military, has received its first batch of Russian Su-34M strike fighter jets, marking a major step in its military modernization. The delivery follows years of speculation about the deal and is part of a broader Algeria-Russia weapons agreement signed seven years ago,…

Apple legend Steve Wozniak makes history again: Actually gets applause talking about AI at commencement speech

By Joshua Wolens,First  Published,22 May,2026 If you’re set to give a university commencement address in the near future—and I know some of you are—here’s a PC Gamer tip: don’t hype up AI. Turns out modern grads just don’t want to hear your paeans to LLMs, whether you’re the real estate exec who got heckles for calling AI “the next industrial revolution” or ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who drew loud boos when he sang hosannahs to how AI is surely going to transform every aspect of our lives. Instead, you should probably try to be…

Kasi Cloud Datacenters Commissions West Africa’s First Hyperscale-Ready, AI-Capable Data Centre Campus in Lagos

By GlobeNewswire,First Published,May 20, 2026 Flag-off ceremony marks Nigeria’s transition from digital consumer to digital owner – as $850M in annual offshore cloud spend gains a sovereign, AI-ready home LAGOS, Nigeria, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kasi Cloud Datacenters  held the flag-off ceremony for its Lekki campus in Lagos – marking the commissioning of West Africa’s first hyperscale-ready, AI-capable, carrier-neutral data centre platform according to an official statement issued in Lagos,Teusday. The event,the statement said, signals the transition of Kasi LOS1 from construction into operational readiness, opening for the first…

AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation Launches in Rwanda

The AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation (AISCA Foundation) (https://AISCAfrica.org) officially launches in Kigali to dismantle the barriers to AI innovation, strengthening Africa’s artificial intelligence ecosystem says an official statement issued in Kigali,Monday. Through this initiative,it noted, AISCA Foundation aims to provide equitable access to compute, skills development, research support, and community building. Backed by seed funding from founding technology partner Cassava Technologies, AISCA Foundation is bridging the “compute gap” to ensure African AI researchers and innovators can develop world-class AI solutions locally, while building a scalable pipeline for continental talent development.…

Physicists Observe Strange Quantum Rotation Effect That Defies Intuition

By Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendor, First Published,17th May,2026 Researchers discovered that atomic rotations inside a crystal can unexpectedly flip direction while still obeying the laws of angular momentum conservation. An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has directly observed for the first time how angular momentum moves and remains conserved inside a crystal lattice. By using powerful terahertz laser pulses, the team was able to precisely manipulate these motions and discovered an unexpected effect: during the transfer process, the direction of…

Innovate Ghana: Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Initiative

Open Call: Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program Deadline Date: February 15, 2026 The Qualcomm has launched the Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, an equity-free initiative designed to support promising early-stage startups across Africa applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end system solutions. The focus areas and themes of the program include advanced connectivity and processing technologies, end-to-end system solutions including hardware, business coaching, engineering consultation for product development, intellectual property protection, artificial intelligence including AI-Hub, Internet of Things, Extended Reality, compute technologies including AI-PC, 5G,…

Africa Tech Festival Awards 2025 honour Africa’s trailblazers in technology and innovation

The Africa Tech Festival Awards 2025 (https://AfricaTechFestival.com/), held on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 in Cape Town, brought together technology leaders, innovators, and changemakers from across the continent to celebrate excellence in African innovation and digital transformation. Recognising the people and organisations driving meaningful impact across the tech ecosystem, the awards ceremony honoured those who are shaping Africa’s digital future. Finalists and winners were selected through a rigorous three-stage process, including a public vote and final adjudication by an expert panel of judges representing leading voices in business, technology, and finance.…

Kingdom of Bahrain to Host 20th AAOIFI-IsDB Conference

Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), together with the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), represented by the IsDB Institute (IsDBI), is set to host the 20th edition of its annual Islamic banking and finance conference with the support of the Central Bank of Bahrain according to an official statement issued Manama,Bahrain,Sunday. The two‑day conference, scheduled to convene on 2-3 November 2025, will be held at Crowne Plaza, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. This year’s conference is themed “Islamic Finance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Present Potentials and Future…