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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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…

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