Starlink drives African broadband speeds higher

On a visit to Angola’s recently inaugurated national datacentre, Namibia’s ICT minister Emma Theofelus has drawn inspiration as her ministry embarks on plans to establish its own sovereign datacentre.

The incumbent United Party for National Development has given digital transformation top priority in its election manifesto.

The launch of a local Tier III datacentre marks a shift taking place across Africa as countries start to realise the importance of local digital infrastructure.

The pact is designed to help align national technology policy with regional implementation.

Telecom Namibia has signed a strategic pilot commercial agreement with Angola’s National Space Programme Management Office as part of a broader collaboration on ICT.

As part of its push to modernise the economy and service delivery, the Central African country is putting technology at the fore.

A new study on Kenya's Starlink education pilot reveals that while satellite internet has transformed teaching and improved connectivity for 32 000 students, a severe shortage of physical devices leaves most learners unable to access services.

As the mobile operator seeks to shift away from a dependency on diesel and an unstable grid, it is increasingly turning to renewable energy sources.

A new data hosting alliance between Nigeria’s 21st Century Technologies and the Chinese telco is set to deepen local cloud infrastructure capacity.

A step to bridge the digital divide, Kenya has officially kicked off its Digital Literacy Programme, which will roll out thousands of interactive smartboards and laptops to public junior schools.

Malawi and Huawei are discussing strategies to implement a US$180m national ICT investment for the next four years.

Kenya allocates Sh16 billion funding in upcoming budget for continued expansion of nationwide fibre network coverage.