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Helios Towers delivers 133 rural telecom sites under UCSAF, boosting digital connectivity in Tanzania
Helios Towers Marks Major Milestone in Rural Connectivity Helios Towers has completed 133 telecommunications sites under Tanzania’s Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF) ...
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Uganda to launch first national IP peering exchange to boost digital sovereignty and cut internet costs
Uganda Unveils Landmark Internet Infrastructure Initiative Uganda is set to launch its first-ever National IP Peering Exchange (NIPX), a major digital infrastructure initiative. ...
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Reps order CBN to halt payments to ZTE over $460m Abuja CCTV project
Reps Direct Immediate Suspension of ZTE Payments Nigeria’s House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend all ...
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From complexity to customer growth: Simplifying ISP operations through wholesale services
Solving the “Operational Black Hole” for South African ISPs By Andre Eksteen, Senior Product Manager – FTTB, Vox Entering and scaling in the ...
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Nigeria’s Gig economy hits $5.17bn as ride-hailing and e-commerce drive jobs and income
Nigeria’s Gig Economy Surges Past $5.17 Billion Nigeria’s gig economy has expanded to an estimated $5.17 billion in value, emerging as a critical ...
Check Point March 2026 Cyber Threat Report warns of surging ransomware and accelerating GenAI risks
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., has released its Global Threat Intelligence insights for March 2026, showing ...
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Nigeria’s digital infrastructure boom takes centre stage at IoT West Africa 2026 in Lagos
As hyperscalers, 5G operators, AI investors and grid modernisers accelerate a multi-billion dollar build-out across West Africa, the continent’s longest-running digital infrastructure platform ...
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How Nairobi built a financial centre the world can no longer ignore
By Fintech Association of Kenya There is a particular kind of institutional ambition that African capitals have learned to perform with great fluency ...
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FG probes ‘Sharp Sharp’ loan apps over data privacy violations, moves to sanction defaulters
FG Steps Up Crackdown on Loan Sharks The Federal Government has intensified investigations into the activities of so-called “sharp sharp” loan operators—also known ...
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Africa Data Centres partners Oni-Tel to boost high-speed fibre connectivity
Africa Data Centres Strengthens Interconnection Capacity in South Africa Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, has entered a strategic partnership with ...
South Africa’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment
By Robby Coelho and Justin Ramages, Partners, Ashleigh Brink, Senior Associate and Tanya Chivaura Associate, Bowmans On 10 April 2026, the Department of Communications and ...
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Nigeria pushes for digital sovereignty, national software infrastructure as NITDA charts independent tech future
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi says Nigeria is not choosing sides in global tech rivalry but building capacity for local value creation, data protection, and ...
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DBI, ITU train 31 Nigerians, Africans in fibre optic skills to boost digital jobs and broadband growth
DBI–ITU Fibre Optic Training Advances Nigeria’s Digital Jobs Agenda The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have commenced a fibre optic ...
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Nigeria faces 480,000 data protection officer shortfall as NDPC accelerates capacity building
Nigeria’s Digital Economy Exposes Critical Skills Gap Nigeria’s fast-growing digital economy is grappling with a severe shortage of Data Protection Officers (DPOs), with ...
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MTN Nigeria, Huawei achieve Sub-Saharan Africa’s dirst 25Gbps full-duplex microwave breakthrough
MTN Nigeria Sets New Benchmark in High-Speed Wireless Connectivity MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Huawei, has successfully tested the first 25Gbps commercial full-duplex ...
