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, 9+ hour ago   (352+ words) Backed by Coefficient Giving, the programme will select 12 pre-formed teams from nine Southern African countries to spend five months developing AI-powered minimum viable products before five teams progress to a three-month incubation phase. Each of the five ventures selected for…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (244+ words) The Kenyan government has assembled a multi-agency team to investigate a breach at the Business Registration Service (BRS) after Moldovan firm B2BHint was reported to have accessed data belonging to Kenyan-registered companies, including shareholders' residential addresses and telephone numbers. The breach…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) State-owned telco Moçambique Telecom (Tmcel) has commenced Proof of Concept (POC) testing with ANGOSAT-2 to evaluate the use of the Angolan satellite's capabilities in providing telecommunications services across the country. Tmcel’s entry into this testing phase directly follows successful trials…...

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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) The Nigerian Army must place artificial intelligence, data analytics, and digital infrastructure at the core of its modern warfare strategy, says Dr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General and CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency. Speaking at the Nigerian Army’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (192+ words) ITWeb Africa Kenya, UK strengthen cybersecurity ties Kenya and the UK are advancing talks to strengthen cybersecurity governance frameworks, technical capacity, and real-time cyber-threat intelligence sharing. This is according to John Tanui, principal secretary for ICT and the digital Economy,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) The Public Private Partnership Commission, in collaboration with the Department of eGovernment in the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, is developing an Electronic Auctions Platform (EAP) to digitise competitive auctions and improve transparency in government transactions. The platform replaces…...