Africa

WIOCC Group has signed a $300m shareholder agreement with AFC and Vision Invest to accelerate data centre, fibre and subsea expansion across Africa.

A study ranking 50 African economies places South Africa first overall, with Egypt rated the continent's most AI-ready nation.

South African operator Comsol is building a 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access network targeting around 2,000 base stations, backed by new shareholders Platform Investment

OTC-listed Aeternum Resources has secured an option over 51% of the Nkamouna cobalt-nickel-manganese project in Cameroon, a large undeveloped critical minerals deposit.

Taara's light-beam technology has connected banks, hotels and ISPs across Lagos, with Liquid planning to extend the rollout to Abuja, Ibadan and Kano.

Bolt's corporate mobility arm has posted double-digit year-on-year growth in Nigeria, citing rising demand from SMEs and large enterprises alike.

Commodity trader Trafigura will be a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week 2026, backed by a $1bn Gabon oil prepayment and a DRC cobalt supply

South African refurbished-tech provider Qrent says circular IT now addresses cost, ESG compliance and supply-chain resilience simultaneously across African markets.

Kaspersky data shows password stealer attacks rose 83% year-on-year in Kenya in 2025, as AI tools create fresh attack surfaces for regional enterprises.

Alstom and its Egyptian partners will digitise two freight corridors under four contracts worth €690m, supporting Egypt's Vision 2030 logistics goals.

Overland AI demonstrated combat-ready autonomous ground vehicles at US Africa Command's largest annual exercise in Morocco's Sahara Desert.

Nasdaq-listed Trident Digital is using its Ghana tax-platform deployment as a springboard for a continent-wide AI infrastructure push.