Policy stability and risk clarity will unlock Africa’s PPP infrastructure pipeline – Experts

Speakers at GITEX Africa said investor confidence in African infrastructure projects depends less on funding availability and more on regulatory continuity, legal certainty, and clearly defined risk-sharing frameworks capable of…

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Fragmented sovereignty strategies could slow Africa’s cloud infrastructure buildout 

Africa’s ability to scale cloud platforms and digital infrastructure will depend on whether countries coordinate policy and demand across regional markets rather than pursue parallel national stacks, speakers said at…

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Continental cloud of clouds will secure Africa digital future – NITDA

Africa’s digital sovereignty will depend on building interoperable regional cloud infrastructure rather than isolated national systems, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said…

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Grid dependence alone cannot support Africa’s Data Center expansion – GITEX

Africa’s ambitions to scale data centers and support AI infrastructure will not be realized through traditional grid expansion alone. Instead, operators are increasingly turning to hybrid energy systems, localized generation…

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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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