Ghana approves “Dig Once” Policy for fiber rollout.
Ghana approves “Dig Once” Policy for fiber rollout. Ghana’s government has approved a sweeping new “Dig Once” policy that will require fiber-optic ducts to be built into all new road…
Africa pushes toward AI leadership as ICAIR 2025 closes With new investments, policy commitments.
Africa is moving to position itself for the next wave of artificial-intelligence development, as researchers, policymakers, and technology executives concluded the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (ICAIR…
Nigeria’s telecom regulator and ATCON call for urgent collaboration to build Africa’s AI-ready infrastructure.
Two of Nigeria’s most influential digital economy leaders - Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Mr. Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere, President of the Association…
Africa Hyperscalers hosts high-level AI Infrastructure Readiness Forum.
Africa Hyperscalers convened a high-level virtual forum that brought together the most influential voices shaping the continent’s digital future — from national regulators and telecom operators to cloud providers, hyperscalers,…
Africa’s data center leaders call for balance between resilience and sustainability.
At the Reliability, Efficiency & Scalability: Enhancing Sustainable Infrastructure for the Modern Data Center session at Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town last week, industry leaders urged African operators to…
Atlancis Technologies launches East Africa’s first GPU-powered AI Factory at iXAfrica.
Atlancis Technologies, through its Servernah Cloud brand, has launched East and Central Africa’s first GPU-powered AI Factory at iXAfrica Data Centres, marking a major step in the region’s race toward…
Equinix to build 5th data center in Lagos, plans $100m across Africa in 4 years.
Equinix has announced plans to build LG3, a new $22 million data center in Lagos - its first ground-up build in West Africa and part of a broader $100 million…
World Bank approves $500 Million for Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE under performance – linked model as industry leaders call for collaboration.
The World Bank has approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support Nigeria’s most ambitious digital infrastructure project, the Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth (BRIDGE) project,…
AXIAN Telecom’s $63m Wananchi acquisition reshapes East Africa’s broadband landscape.
Axian Telecom Fibre Ltd (“Yas”), a subsidiary of Axian Telecom Holding and Management PLC, has completed the acquisition of 99.63% of Wananchi Group (Holdings) Ltd, one of East Africa’s most…
The bankability gap: why Africa’s digital future hangs on the cost of certainty.
Across our events - from Hyperscalers Convergence Africa to stakeholder sessions and investor roundtables - one word keeps resurfacing: bankability, the quiet, unglamorous test of whether a project can attract long-term…