Paratus Uganda has become the first internet service provider in the country to launch Starlink’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, expanding access to high-speed, low-latency connectivity for businesses across Uganda. The rollout follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding and operational licence agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission and Starlink on 15 May…
Cloudera has announced Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™, a new platform designed to help organisations build, deploy and scale production-grade data and AI applications across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. The platform is being showcased at LEAP in Hall 3, Booth B50, and can operate independently or complement existing large-scale data lakes. It provides a unified cloud experience…
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the Nigerian Army to strengthen its use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) as strategic tools for intelligence, decision-making and operational effectiveness. NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi made the call during the Nigerian Army’s 4th Data Management and Record Keeping Seminar 2026, themed “From Data…
Ghana has opened the 2026 National ICT Week with a call for stronger collaboration among government, industry, academia and technology innovators to accelerate the country’s digital transformation. Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adam Sukparu, officially opened the celebration on August 17, 2026, on behalf of Sector Minister Hon. Samuel Nartey…
Tech Mahindra and ServiceNow have announced an expanded multi-year partnership aimed at helping enterprises move from AI experimentation to production-scale deployments. The collaboration will combine Tech Mahindra’s industry, engineering and transformation expertise with the ServiceNow AI Platform to accelerate AI adoption, strengthen governance and deliver measurable business outcomes. A key part of the partnership will…
Deloitte Africa has been named AWS Consulting Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 2026 AWS Partner Summit and Awards, held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 18 August 2026. The award recognises the leading consulting partner demonstrating strong performance across areas including revenue growth, skills and capability development,…
Nigeria is taking a major step toward transforming its Hajj operations through a strategic partnership between the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The agreement, reached during a high-level meeting at NITDA headquarters in Abuja, aims to create a seamless, technology-driven experience for Nigerian pilgrims by addressing…
ortinet has acquired Virtue AI, an AI security company specialising in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation and security for autonomous AI systems. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Fortinet’s broader Security for AI strategy as enterprises increasingly deploy agentic AI and autonomous systems. As AI adoption expands, organisations face new security risks across prompts,…
