Huawei Cloud makes a play for Nigerian startups with free credits and local currency payments

Chinese technology giant, Huawei, has announced an ambitious initiative to propel its cloud business forward and secure a significant foothold in the Nigerian market with cloud credits totaling $10 million,…

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Singapore beefs up digital defenses with Infrastructure Act, to label digital infrastructure as critical infrastructure

  Following a series of cyber outages, including a major incident at a data center in October 2023 that disrupted healthcare and banking services, Singapore is introducing a new Digital…

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Submarine cable cuts cripple internet, cloud services in South and West Africa

Africa's internet infrastructure suffered a huge blow yesterday, when multiple internet connectivity providers suffered outages following submarine cable cuts to major subsea operators, specifically Seacom, MainOne and the West African…

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Liquid drives AI readiness across Africa with Google Cloud,  Anthropic partnerships

Liquid C2, a leading pan-African technology group, has announced strategic partnerships with global tech leader Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, aimed to equip African businesses with advanced…

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Microsoft boosts European expansion with new €1.9bn in Spanish AI, data centers

Following the announcement of its plan to invest €3.2 billion in Germany, expanding its data center footprint and improving digital skills, Microsoft has expanded its European commitment with an agreement…

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Microsoft’s Cloud for governments, now available in South Africa, other Azure locations

Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty, a groundbreaking service ensuring compliance, security, and policy adherence, is now accessible across all Azure regions, spanning over 60 cloud regions, including South Africa, where the…

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