by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – KENYA and the European Union (EU) are exploring ways to foster digital dialogue. The East African country’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – KENYA and the European Union (EU) are exploring ways to foster digital dialogue. The East African country’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the
by MARCUS MUSHONGA HARARE – THE launch of the Zimbabwe National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy is a milestone in the Southern African country’s ambitious digital transformation targets. President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched
by PHYLLIS BIRORI KIGALI — RWANDA is positioning itself as a premier launchpad for local and global innovators seeking to scale across Africa following the launch of the Rwanda FinTech
by ARNOLD MULENGA LUSAKA – ZAMBIA plans to launch a pilot project in April aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its national education system as part of broader efforts to
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – KENYA has called for stronger regulation and cooperation from the social media platform TikTok ahead of the country’s highly anticipated 2027 general elections. The call was
by ODIRILE TOTENG GABORONE – HUAWEI and the Botswana government have hailed a partnership to advance digital transformation through policies that promote information and communications technology (ICT) development, investment in infrastructure
by ADANE BIKILA ADDIS ABABA – THE digitalisation of Ethiopia’s public health emergency management (PHEM) system is a landmark step towards strengthening national health security. The recent launch marked significant progress
by MAVHUTO BANDA LILONGWE – MALAWI is engaged in discussions with global telecommunications infrastructure company, Ericsson, to accelerate the Southern African country’s digital transformation. A delegation from the Ministry of Information
by ARNOLD MULENGA LUSAKA – ZAMBIA is to upgrade 600 telecommunication towers to 4G in the coming months, as part of a planned shutdown of older networks. The government is
by MARCUS MUSHONGA HARARE – ZIMBABWE has taken a major step in digitising its national libraries and information service system, following the inauguration of a statutory body to spearhead the process.