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Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, says that the Nigerian Government has inaugurated the National Digital Cloud Policy to drive investment, digital sovereignty and transformation of government services.

The 15th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) convened in Kigali from August 18 to 20, 2026, uniting regional and international tech leaders to advance Africa’s digital infrastructure.

Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has urged African nations to establish strategic technological autonomy in defense and security, emphasizing that the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, drones, and autonomous military systems requires a political and sovereignty-focused response.

The Republic of Congo has taken a major step toward modernizing its national healthcare infrastructure through the delivery of e-health technologies, a P2 biosafety laboratory, and an upgraded biomedical waste management system.

The Ministry of Land Affairs in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched a training program on Monday for 250 land administration officials and staff in Kinshasa, marking the official opening phase of the national Land Registry’s digital transformation.

INTERPOL says South Africa now one of Africa’s leading targets for cybercrime, with the country facing significantly more ransomware than elsewhere on the continent.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, says the next stage of fintech development in Nigeria must focus on five important outcomes to achieve sustainable growth of the initiative.

Eswatini has been selected as the African pilot country for continental programme to train women in high‑demand digital fields.

Zambia has completed the transition from cheque payments to real‑time digital platforms without any major challenges, the bankers’ body has announced.

Senegal’s National Civil Registration Agency (ANEC) has reported significant progress in the modernization of the country’s civil registration system, with 629 civil status centres now connected to the national network and more than 15.3 million records integrated into the national database.