4+ day, 10+ 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…...

5+ day, 7+ 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…...

6+ day, 7+ 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…...

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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (812+ words) Imagine it’s a Friday afternoon in Kampala. A small clothing retailer is preparing for one of its busiest trading weekends. Customers are queuing to pay using mobile money, while the owner is placing an urgent order with a supplier in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (627+ words) WIOCC Group, a digital infrastructure firm, has secured $300 million to accelerate expansion across Africa. This follows the signing of a Shareholder Subscription Agreement with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest), through which the two investors…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (472+ words) African small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing growing cybersecurity risks, with password-stealing attacks reportedly rising by 51% over the past year, according to research from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The increase comes as 82% of SMBs in the Middle East, Türkiye and…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (208+ words) Ghana and Malawi have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration and knowledge sharing in digital transformation, public sector innovation, and the delivery of digital public services. The commitment was renewed during a delegation visit from Malawi to Ghana's Ministry of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (213+ words) Malawi should remove the 10% surtax on internet services and review the 17.5% value-added tax (VAT) on smartphones to make digital access affordable, says Dr Shadric Namalomba, minister of information and communications technology. Speaking at the GSMA Digital Africa Summit in Lilongwe,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) The Senegalese National Assembly has approved a bill on the protection of critical information infrastructure (CII) as part of efforts to address the rise of cybercrime. This comes a week after the Ministry of Telecommunications and digital Economy, represented by minister…...