7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (753+ words) Tech giant Google's cloud unit has announced a new round of investments to accelerate Africa's digital transformation. Google announced five major initiatives at its inaugural Google Cloud Summit Africa, held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (563+ words) Pan-African telecom operator Vodacom Group has completed the acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Kenya's Safaricom. Pan-African telecom operator Vodacom Group has'completed its acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Kenya's Safaricom, increasing its ownership to 55%.' The deal was first announced…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (805+ words) Lesotho's inaugural AI data center is expected to help reduce the digital divide in the mountain kingdom, aided by a green power project. The mountain kingdom of Lesotho has announced plans to build its first AI data center in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1178+ words) The GSMA's Mobile Economy Africa 2026 report highlights how Africa's telecom industry is using AI across enterprise verticals and within the broader digital ecosystem. Africa's mobile operators are deploying AI across a growing range of internal functions, according to the Mobile…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1608+ words) Mastercard's Community Pass provides a platform connecting African farmers to the digital economy, in a sector that often lacks access to the capital needed to finance technological advancements. One side is small, highly bureaucratic, well-funded and dominated by big corporations…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (461+ words) Telecom Namibia, Angola Telecom and Sat'lite e Cabo TV (Satcab) have a signed a master service agreement (MSA) to integrate the Southern African Regional Submarine System (Sarssy) with the Equiano Cable System, a milestone in strengthening digital connectivity and cooperation....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (775+ words) Angola Cables has increased its bandwidth capacity by partnering with US-based fiber provider Uniti Wholesale, which has a 386, 000km terrestrial fiber network in the US. Angola Cables, a provider of subsea cable and international connectivity solutions, last month signed a key…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (417+ words) Telecom Namibia has partnered with Demshi Investment Holdings to accelerate the telco's fiber service rollout to replace its copper network. State-owned mobile operator Telecom Namibia'has teamed up with Demshi Investment Holdings to fast-track its fiber rollout, replacing copper infrastructure in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (514+ words) The announcement comes as the operator grapples with service quality issues in parts of the country. "Telecom Namibia acknowledges the network challenges recently experienced in parts of the country, the impact these issues have on customers and businesses, and is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (810+ words) The Africa Congo Internet Exchange (ACIX) has added a second data center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), making it the country's first Internet exchange (IX) distributor." The company said in a statement that the placement in a neutral, state-of-the-art…...