DIGITAL AFRICA: Connecting One Billion People by 2030
28/09/2026Africa is entering a new phase in its digital transformation, with a continental push to connect one billion people to the internet by 2030. The ambition reflects a shift in.
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: East Africa Advances Regional Digital Integration
24/09/2026East Africa is stepping up efforts to build a more connected digital economy, with regional institutions and governments working together to improve connectivity, strengthen digital cooperation and expand access to.
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Connected Continent: The Digital Infrastructure Driving Africa’s Next Growth Era
17/09/2026Africa’s digital transformation is entering a new and increasingly strategic phase. Across the continent, investments that once focused primarily on mobile connectivity are expanding towards the deeper infrastructure required to.
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Connecting the Continent: Africell Secures $99.6 Million for Africa’s Digital Expansion
15/09/2026Africa’s digital transformation is receiving another major investment, with telecommunications operator Africell securing a $99.6 million direct loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) to strengthen its mobile network technology.
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Africa’s AI Moment: Building the Infrastructure for the Next Digital Economy
14/09/2026Africa’s artificial intelligence opportunity is moving beyond conversations about digital skills and applications. The continent is beginning to build the physical infrastructure required to power the next generation of AI.
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Digital Sovereignty: Africa’s Drive to Own Its Data and Digital Future
11/09/2026Africa is no longer simply consuming technology built elsewhere. Across the continent, governments, businesses and technology entrepreneurs are investing in the infrastructure needed to store data, secure digital networks and.
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Africa’s Digital Backbone: $300 Million Investment Accelerates the Continent’s Digital Transformation
09/09/2026Africa’s digital transformation is entering a new phase, and the infrastructure required to power it is attracting increasingly strategic investment. The latest signal is a US$300 million investment in WIOCC.
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Closing Africa’s Data Gap: Partnerships Power the Next Digital Leap
09/09/2026Africa’s digital transformation is entering a more strategic phase. The next challenge is no longer simply getting people online; it is building the computing capacity, data infrastructure, skills and regulatory.
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Africa’s Digital Backbone: Building the Infrastructure for the Continent’s Next Economy
04/09/2026Africa’s digital transformation is entering a new phase. Across the continent, demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital financial services, e-commerce and online business is growing rapidly, creating an urgent.
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Trust-First AI: How Africa Can Build Its Own AI Economy
03/09/2026Africa’s ambition to build a thriving artificial intelligence (AI) economy, potentially contributing up to $1 trillion to GDP by 2035, is unfolding against a backdrop of significant infrastructure constraints. Unlike.
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