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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IFC’s Obinna Isiadinso joins Africa Hyperscalers Global View session on financing digital infrastructure

Africa’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, but the infrastructure required to support it remains uneven and underdeveloped. As demand for cloud services, data centers, and AI-ready compute grows across the…

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Africa’s digital ambitions to face execution test in 2026

Africa’s digital economy is advancing rapidly. Governments across the continent are rolling out broadband strategies, announcing data-center pipelines, refining cloud policies, and, increasingly, publishing artificial-intelligence road maps. Yet a persistent…

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Finnfund appoints Susan Mbatia Senior Investment Manager for digital infrastructure.

Finnfund has appointed Susan Mbatia as Senior Investment Manager in its Digital Infrastructure and Solutionsteam, strengthening its investment capacity in one of the fastest-growing segments of emerging-market finance. She will…

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