By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Moneyweb
GMO says an artificial intelligence tool used to hack South Korean banks was also used in Japan. The revelation sheds light on a series of data breaches affecting Japanese companies, including Daiwa Securities Group, East Japan Railway and SoftBank, Moneyweb reports.
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Intellinexus and Apeiros have completed a cloud data platform for Achievement Awards Group, a South African company specialising in human resources and customer experience. Built on Snowflake, it unifies the company’s data and is expected to support analytics and future artificial intelligence tools, according to Intellinexus.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Itweb ·
Owendo Container Terminal says it has invested nearly 163 billion CFA francs in infrastructure, equipment and IT systems in Gabon. The terminal notably uses the OSCAR software, the IPAKI tool and computerised data exchanges with its customers and customs, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Agpgabon ·
In the first quarter of 2026, 15% of Gabon's population used generative artificial intelligence, compared with 8.7% in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad and Congo. The regional ranking was compiled by Agence Ecofin using data from Microsoft.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
Chinese professor Liu Heping says education must prepare young people for their countries’ needs and for changes linked to artificial intelligence. She spoke during an exchange with African French-speaking journalists in Beijing, according to Africaguinée.
🌍 World · Source: Africaguinée ·
Donald Trump predicts Paris will become a “Muslim city”Donald Trump said Paris would soon become a “Muslim city” and attributed this development to immigration, criticising French President Emmanuel Macron’s policy. The US president made the remarks to the press at the White House on 19 October, amid violence and unrest in France, according to a video broadcast by CNN.The week in Africa
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