Policy & Regulation
Government policy, regulation, data protection and the rules shaping technology in African markets.
GSMA urges cheaper smartphones and practical digital services to widen access in Gabon
The GSMA is calling for more affordable smartphones and useful digital public services in Gabon, arguing that network coverage alone is not enough...
Ghana takes AU technology committee chair as ministers push digital policy implementation
Ghana is assuming the chairmanship of the African Union’s Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT for two years, succeeding Lesotho.The committee’s ministerial...
Uganda’s Financial Intelligence Authority receives ISO information security certification
Uganda’s Financial Intelligence Authority has received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its Information Security Management System, marking a step in the agency’s work to...
Kenya reports over 30,000 kilometres of fibre rollout since 2022
Kenya has deployed more than 30,000 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure since 2022, according to ICT and Digital Economy Principal Secretary John Tanui.Tanui disclosed...
Cameroon brings fintech firms together for cybersecurity and regulation forum
Around 100 fintech companies have gathered in Mbankomo, Cameroon, for a three-day forum addressing cybersecurity, regulation and cooperation across the digital finance sector.The...
Mozambique’s INCM and FUNDEC explore connectivity research partnership
Mozambique’s communications regulator INCM and the Foundation for Business Competitiveness, FUNDEC, are exploring cooperation on digital connectivity and its economic impact. Their meeting...
NITDA and CBN deepen discussions on Nigeria’s sovereign cloud initiative
Nigeria’s technology development agency NITDA is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria on the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative and data localisation. The...
Egypt’s NTRA trains telecom regulators from 15 countries on equipment approval
Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority has completed an online training course on telecommunications equipment type approval, with 37 participants drawn from 15 countries....
Founder Stories
Ikenna Nzewi: The Releaf journey that led to Biochar Industrial Group
Ikenna Nzewi’s startup career has moved from improving agricultural processing to turning its leftovers into a climate technology business. The thread connecting those...
Shola Akinlade: From building software in Lagos to Paystack and The Stack Group
Before Paystack became part of Stripe, Shola Akinlade was a software builder working through a much smaller question: how could the tools he...
