Africa

The US development finance agency intends to invest in WIOCC Group alongside AFC and Vision Invest to expand Africa's fibre, subsea and data-centre

RS South Africa will distribute NVIDIA's compact 78-TOPS Jetson Orin Nano 2, targeting industrial robotics and vision AI, with availability from H1 2027.

Nigeria's national satellite operator has contracted Hughes to supply its JUPITER ground system ahead of the NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B launches in 2028 and

The Motion Picture Association has signed its first African research collaboration, targeting cybersecurity risks linked to piracy in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.

WIOCC Group has signed a $300m shareholder agreement with AFC and Vision Invest to accelerate data centre, fibre and subsea expansion across Africa.

A study ranking 50 African economies places South Africa first overall, with Egypt rated the continent's most AI-ready nation.

South African operator Comsol is building a 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access network targeting around 2,000 base stations, backed by new shareholders Platform Investment

OTC-listed Aeternum Resources has secured an option over 51% of the Nkamouna cobalt-nickel-manganese project in Cameroon, a large undeveloped critical minerals deposit.

Taara's light-beam technology has connected banks, hotels and ISPs across Lagos, with Liquid planning to extend the rollout to Abuja, Ibadan and Kano.

Bolt's corporate mobility arm has posted double-digit year-on-year growth in Nigeria, citing rising demand from SMEs and large enterprises alike.

Commodity trader Trafigura will be a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week 2026, backed by a $1bn Gabon oil prepayment and a DRC cobalt supply

South African refurbished-tech provider Qrent says circular IT now addresses cost, ESG compliance and supply-chain resilience simultaneously across African markets.

Kaspersky data shows password stealer attacks rose 83% year-on-year in Kenya in 2025, as AI tools create fresh attack surfaces for regional enterprises.

Alstom and its Egyptian partners will digitise two freight corridors under four contracts worth €690m, supporting Egypt's Vision 2030 logistics goals.

Overland AI demonstrated combat-ready autonomous ground vehicles at US Africa Command's largest annual exercise in Morocco's Sahara Desert.

Nasdaq-listed Trident Digital is using its Ghana tax-platform deployment as a springboard for a continent-wide AI infrastructure push.