News
- AI-Powered Malware Evolves: Google Uncovers Live Use of Generative Models in Active Intrusions 06/11/2025
- Verizon and AWS Expand Network Ties to Meet AI Data Demands 05/11/2025
- China Tightens Cybersecurity Rules to Curb AI and Infrastructure Threats 04/11/2025
- DNS Under Strain: Technical and Policy Challenges in Supporting the Internet of Autonomous Things 03/11/2025
- Starlink Passes 10,000 Satellites, Expanding Global Internet Reach 21/10/2025
Africa ICT Updates
- Uganda: Uganda Deploys 10-Year Tax Holiday, National Strategy to Become 'Net Source' of E-Mobility 06/11/2025[Nile Post] Uganda is making a strategic pivot to leapfrog the 139-year-old internal combustion engine and establish itself as a global player in the new electric vehicle (EV) market, backed by a powerful suite of fiscal incentives, including a 10-year income tax holiday.
- Mozambique: Mozambique Still Faces Extreme Poverty Despite Technological Advances 06/11/2025[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi believes that the technological advances that have been taking place in recent decades throughout the world are not yet producing the desired impact, as Mozambique still faces extreme poverty.
- Uganda: Ikon Awards Team Meets Nyombi, Unveils 2026 Vision 'Going Beyond Borders' 05/11/2025[Nile Post] The team behind the iKON Awards and SautiPlus has met with Nyombi Thembo, the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), to officially unveil the iKON Awards 2026 and share the next chapter of their vision, themed "Going Beyond Borders."
- Uganda: Tech Experts Urge Government to Keep Internet On During 2026 Elections 05/11/2025[Nile Post] Digital rights advocates have appealed to the government to ensure uninterrupted internet access during Uganda's 2026 general elections, warning that shutdowns would undermine democracy, economic activity, and citizens' right to information.
- South Africa: Teraco and Seacom Cable Fault Brings About Digital Load Shedding for Some 05/11/2025[Daily Maverick] Another internet outage in South Africa shows us that the internet, much like an ogre and onion analogy, has layers. And you'd better have redundancy.