Airtel Uganda has welcomed Buremba Senior Secondary School in Kazo District to the Airtel Africa Foundation’s Adopt A School Programme, extending digital learning support to 719 learners and 23 teachers. Under the programme, the school received a refurbished computer laboratory, 10 desktop computers and a high-speed internet connection. The initiative also included improvements to the…
Yellow Card has won Gold in the Diamond category at the 2026 Money Awards, marking its second consecutive win at the fintech awards. According to Money20/20, the Diamond category is the awards’ highest honour, recognising transformative achievements in global financial technology. Yellow Card previously won the Grand Prix in the Payments category in 2025. The…
Nokia, T-Mobile and NVIDIA have completed what they describe as the world’s first AI-RAN call at a commercial cell site in Bellevue, Washington, advancing efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into radio access networks. The call was conducted over T-Mobile’s live production network using Nokia’s Massive MIMO radio, 5G anyRAN software and server infrastructure powered by…
Airtel Zambia has held discussions with Zambia’s Minister of Finance and National Planning, Situmbeko Musokotwane, on strengthening collaboration to support the country’s economic transformation agenda. The engagement was led by Airtel Zambia Managing Director Hussam Baday, who headed a company delegation on a courtesy visit to the minister. Discussions focused on opportunities to advance financial…
Microsoft has announced an expansion of its Sovereign Cloud capabilities, introducing new tools and services designed to give governments and enterprises greater control over how they deploy, manage and secure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The announcement was made during Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote at the Microsoft Frontier Tour in Paris. The globally…
The Medusa Submarine Cable System has completed the Pre-Laid Shore End (PLSE) installation in Benghazi, Libya, marking another step towards expanding its high-capacity submarine cable network across the Mediterranean. The PLSE is the section of submarine cable installed in advance between a land-based landing site and an offshore connection point. This preparatory stage establishes the…
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the country’s digital transformation through stronger public-private partnerships, collaboration with academic institutions and sustainable innovation. The commitment was reiterated during a high-level stakeholder engagement hosted at Lagos Business School, where Dr Aristotle Onumo, Director of NITDA’s Special Duties Directorate, represented Director-General Kashifu…
Vertiv has appointed IoT Misr as a Vertiv Diamond Partner in Egypt, expanding their collaboration as demand for data centre infrastructure continues to grow across the country. The partnership comes amid rising adoption of cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation and advanced connectivity. Research from Arizton in 2026 projects that Egypt’s data centre market…
