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NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Target $1 Billion AI Cybersecurity Business in Strategic Alliance

NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have announced a multi-year strategic alliance aimed at helping organisations securely adopt artificial intelligence, modernise cybersecurity, simplify complex technology ......

Cloudera Launches Anywhere Cloud to Scale Enterprise AI Across Multi-Cloud and On-Premises Environments

Cloudera, the company bringing AI to data anywhere, has announced Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™, a new platform designed to help organisations build, deploy and scale production-grade ......

CIB Secures Preliminary Approval to Launch yomo Digital Bank in Egypt

Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) announces that the Bank received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to establish yomo digital bank, in ......

UNITEL Restores Core Mobile Services Nationwide After July Cyberattack

Angolan telecommunications operator UNITEL, S.A. has announced the full restoration of its core mobile services nationwide following a sophisticated cyberattack launched against its technological infrastructure ......

Airtel Money School Pay Expands Digital Fee Payments to 800+ Schools in Tanzania

Airtel Tanzania is expanding the adoption of digital school fee payments in Tanzania through its Airtel Money School Pay platform, with more than 800 schools ......

Vodacom Tanzania Customer Base Hits 27.7 Million as Network Investment Jumps 85.1%

Vodacom Tanzania Plc has reported strong customer growth and increased network investment following its Tenth Annual General Meeting, as the company continues to focus on ......

Kenya Breaks Ground for Kikuyu Digital Hub Under Nationwide 100-Hub Plan

Kenya has broken ground for the Kikuyu Center of Excellence Digital Hub in Kiambu County, as the government advances its plan to establish 100 similar ......

NITDA and Budget Office Inaugurate Committee to Drive Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Initiative

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) , in collaboration with the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), has inaugurated the Joint Technical Committee on the ......

Kenya and KEXIM Advance Talks on Digital Media City Project at Konza Technopolis

Kenya is advancing discussions with the Korea Import-Export Bank (KEXIM) on the proposed Digital Media City (DMC) Infrastructure Project at Konza Technopolis. Principal Secretary for ......

RSwitch Takes Digital Finance Campaign to Kigali Communities

RSwitch has taken its digital financial inclusion campaign, #TwagiyeKashiresi, directly to communities in Kigali, engaging residents and businesses in Nyabugogo and Gisozi Agakiriro. The two-day ......

NITDA Urges Nigerian Army to Leverage AI and Data for Modern Warfare

The Director-General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) , Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has urged the Nigerian Army to leverage data and artificial intelligence ......

Kenya ICT Authority Strengthens Risk Management to Accelerate Digital Programme Delivery

The ICT Authority of Kenya has held a joint engagement between its Board and Management to review enterprise risk management, programme performance and other issues ......

Sierra Leone Validates National Roadmap to Tackle Mobile and Digital Fraud

Orange Sierra Leone and Orange Money SL have joined government institutions, regulators and industry stakeholders in developing and validating Sierra Leone’s National Roadmap to Combat ......

80% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage, New GSMA Report Sets Out Six Priorities to Unlock Digital Potential

Expanding access to mobile internet could unlock new opportunities for millions of Malawians, improving access to education, financial services and digital public services, according to ......

Absa’s AI Chatbot Reaches 1.6 Million Users as IT Spending Rises 7%

Absa Group’s AI chatbot has reached approximately 1.6 million users, highlighting the bank’s continued investment in artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The milestone comes as ......

Comsol Enters South Africa’s Home Broadband Market With Wholesale 5G-Advanced Network

Comsol, a South African fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator with nearly three decades of experience, is entering the home broadband market as a ......

Complete Farmer CEO Desmond Koney Joins Endeavor’s Global Entrepreneur Network

Endeavor Nigeria has announced the selection of Desmond Koney, Founder and CEO of Complete Farmer, into the Endeavor network following a multi-stage selection process that ......

DMI Assessment Highlights ICT, Cybersecurity and Data Gaps at Ghana’s GMET

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) , in collaboration with the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) and CBrain Consulting, has presented the findings of an IT and Digitalisation ......

Ghana Opens 2026 National ICT Week, Puts AI and Digital Skills at the Centre

Ghana has opened its 2026 National ICT Week with a call for stronger collaboration among government, industry, academia and technology innovators to accelerate the country’s ......

Ethio telecom Enters Active Deployment of Africa-Middle East Fibre Corridor

Ethio telecom has entered the active deployment phase of the Horizon Fiber Initiative, a landmark high-capacity terrestrial fibre corridor designed to connect Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan ......