4+ day, 47+ min ago   (491+ words) Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya says the continent's data-centre capacity is becoming a major concern for African telecom executives, as the Cassava Technologies-owned operator pushes deeper into AI and cloud services. Africa accounts for just 0.6% of the world's data-centre capacity, Liquid…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (315+ words) NEC Africa has appointed Phillip Nganga as regional manager for East Africa, giving him responsibility for the performance and growth of the business across the region. Nganga joined NEC in May 2012 and has almost 15 years’ experience with the company, according…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (272+ words) The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has strengthened its internal security systems following security breaches, governor Michael Atingi-Ego told Parliament. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises, Atingi-Ego disclosed that the central bank had reviewed…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (307+ words) The government of Zambia and Altron Security have launched the country's National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI), which is intended to provide a sovereign cryptographic foundation for digital identity, electronic signatures and secure online governance. The identity security firm – formed through…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has opened a public consultation on a proposal to introduce a standalone licence category for data centres, according to a notice signed by its director-general and CEO, David Mugonyi. The regulator currently oversees commercial…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (320+ words) Vodafone Business, Elsewedy Electric and Cassava Technologies have partnered to establish Africa Data Centres Egypt, a project with targeted capacity of 200MW and total investment of up to $1 billion. The project will initially provide 20MW of capacity over its first three years,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (261+ words) Paratus is hosting a welcome reception for customers, partners and industry leaders attending ITW Africa. The group will be represented by senior executives and sales teams, including Group Chief Technical Officer Gert Duvenhage and Paratus Kenya Country Manager Joseph Kibwott....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (143+ words) ITWeb Africa Safaricom Ethiopia has built more than 3,500 network sites since receiving its licence, extending coverage to about 60% of Ethiopia's population. All its sites are 4G-enabled and 5G-ready. "This represents one of the fastest network rollouts by a greenfield telecom…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (248+ words) Africa’s mobile money sector must move beyond transaction volumes and focus on helping users save, invest and build financial resilience, according to industry executives speaking at the MTN Group Fintech Summit in Johannesburg. Shaibu Haruna, CEO of MTN Mobile Money…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) Malawi's Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC), in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, is preparing to invest between US$35 million and US$75 million in the second phase of the digital Malawi Acceleration Project (DMAP). The project is…...