Africa
Did biometric systems fail Nigeria’s democracy?
A couple of weeks before Nigeria consulted its 93 million registered voters on who should become its next president, Yemi…
The EU wants to create a digital single market with Africa. It won’t be easy.
The EU has an ambitious plan to create a "single market for digital innovation" with Africa, and is promising millions…
How the eNaira is turning CBDC theory into reality
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria stared for a few moments at the framed poster proudly emblazoned with the symbol of his…
Has China already won the battle for Africa’s internet?
Google’s Loon Project sent ghostly looking balloons the size of tennis courts sailing across the stratosphere. Weighted with communications equipment,…
Africa’s First AWS Region Goes Live
Africa now has its first AWS region -- the public cloud giant's twenty-third globally and the continent's first set of…
UK-Funded Supercomputer Models Locust Flows, as Outbreak Continues
A UK-funded supercomputer in East Africa is helping to track the movements of devastating locust swarms that have brought 25…
European Union Approves £25.5 Million for African Broadband
The European Union has today pledged £25.5 (€30) million towards the global collaboration project AfricaConnect, which aims to provide high-capacity…
AWS to Open its First African Data Centres in Cape Town by 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will open its first data centres in Africa in the first half…
First Africa-South Americas Fibre Optic Cable Opens for Commercial Traffic
The first subsea fiber optic cable system to connect Africa and South America in the southern hemisphere is now live…
Microsoft to build cloud data centres in Africa
Microsoft has revealed plans to spread its global data centre footprint in Africa, as it will build its first hyperscale…