Ghana · African Tech
Accra adds carrier-neutral capacity
A second interconnection hall opens in Tema, giving West African networks a shorter path to regional peering.
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Nigeria · African Tech
Lagos engineers push an open payment standard
Developer collectives are publishing shared specifications so smaller processors can settle across borders without bespoke integrations.
South Africa · Cybersecurity
Johannesburg utilities rewrite the ransomware playbook
Municipal operators move to segmented networks and rehearsed recovery drills after a year of sustained intrusion attempts.
Senegal · Policy
Dakar widens its digital identity rollout
Enrolment moves to district offices, with privacy advocates pressing for clearer limits on how records are shared.
Uganda · Emerging Tech
Kampala's agritech sensors go continental
Low-power soil telemetry built for Ugandan smallholders is being licensed to cooperatives in three other markets.
DRC / Congo · African Tech
Kinshasa lays its first city-wide fibre backbone
Trenching crews connect the university corridor, cutting transit costs for local hosting providers.
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Senegal
Cable landings turn Dakar into a transit hub
Uganda
Low-power sensor networks licensed continentally
Ghana
Interconnection capacity doubles in Tema
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