Governments must lead by example through early adoption of digital public services – GITEX Africa

African governments will need to act as anchor customers for digital infrastructure if the continent is to close its data localization gap and accelerate the development of domestic cloud and…

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Fragmented markets are holding back Africa’s innovation economy, leaders say at GITEX Africa

Africa’s startup ecosystems are growing rapidly across individual countries, but the absence of regional coordination continues to limit their ability to scale into globally competitive technology platforms, speakers warned during…

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Regulatory cohesion identified as Africa’s final digital infrastructure frontier

Stronger regulatory alignment across African markets will be essential to unlocking investment in data centers, cloud platforms, and cross-border digital services, speakers said during the closing fireside session at GITEX…

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Nigeria’s telecom leaders convene in Lagos next week for EventHive’s Nigeria Telecoms Forum

Senior executives from across Nigeria’s telecom and digital infrastructure ecosystem will gather in Lagos on April 9, 2026, for a high-level industry session examining how artificial intelligence, next-generation connectivity and…

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Africa’s global compute share has dropped 20% in two years despite infrastructure expansion

Africa’s digital infrastructure footprint is expanding rapidly, yet its position in the global compute landscape is weakening. Over the past two years, the continent’s share of global compute capacity has…

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