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Senegal’s parliament passed a cybersecurity law creating a national authority, CERT network, and loc...
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Connected Africa Summit Nairobi: Digital Ambitions vs Measurable Outcomes
From Vision to Delivery The 15th Connected Africa Summit took place in Nairobi from April 27 to 30, 2026, at The Edge Convention Centre. Organised by Kenya’s ICT Authority, the four-day event drew delegations from at least 14 African countries, with ministerial participation from Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Gabon, Guinea, Chad and Zimbabwe. The 2025 edition […]
Local Data Centers vs. Hyperscalers: Where Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Debate Actually Stands
Africa’s data center market is growing fast. According to Arizton research published on May 13, 2026, the continent’s data center construction market is expected to reach $4.58 billion by 2031, growing at a compound annual rate of 24.26%. Nigeria alone is projected to grow from $132 million in investment in 2025 to nearly $770 million […]
West Africa’s data center build-up: why infrastructure ownership is not the same as sovereignty
West Africa is attracting data center investment at a pace it has not seen before. Nigeria counts 17 operational facilities, Ghana 8, Senegal 7. Burkina Faso inaugurated two government-owned mini data centers in January 2026, at a cost of 16 billion CFA francs, explicitly framed as a sovereignty move. Senegal’s Diamniadio National Datacenter has been […]
Critical infrastructure in West Africa: the threat is real, the response is taking shape
In 2025, West Africa recorded 92 million detected cyber threats. Spyware detections rose 40% between 2024 and 2025 across the continent. Côte d’Ivoire faced more than 27 million intrusion attempts in 2024, 37% of which targeted industrial infrastructure. Ghana recorded 4,753 DDoS attacks in the first half of 2024. In April 2025, MTN Group confirmed […]
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