News
- Researchers Uncover Browser-Based SSD Side Channel That Can Track User 29/05/2026
- Blank Domain Names Surpass Websites in Value for the First Time, Report Finds 29/05/2026
- Starlink and Amazon Could Gain Access to Europe’s Satellite Airwaves 27/05/2026
- Iran Begins Restoring Internet After Record 88-Day Blackout 26/05/2026
- Iran Threatens Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz 18/05/2026
Africa ICT Updates
- Uganda: The Cost of Connectivity - How Smartphone and Mobile Money Taxes Could Be Slowing Digital Economy 09/06/2026[Nile Post] In Uganda today, the smartphone has evolved far beyond a communication device. It is now a bank, a classroom, a marketplace, an office--and for many young people, a critical tool for economic survival.
- Africa: Pope Leo and the Global Charge for Ai Regulation 09/06/2026[Premium Times] Less human control of AI weaponry increases the appetite for wars, without their ending in sight, the Pontiff cautioned.
- Somalia: Somaliland Eyes Tech Investment At London Tech Week 09/06/2026[Horn Diplomat] London, June 9 (Horn Diplomat) -- Somaliland's Director General of the Ministry of Communication and Technology, Aadan Abdillahi Abdalle, participated in London Tech Week 2026, joining global technology leaders, investors and policymakers at one of the world's largest technology conferences.
- Kenya: Amazon Seeks CA Approval for Satellite Earth Station in Kenya 09/06/2026[Capital FM] Nairobi -- American technology giant Amazon has applied for regulatory approval to establish a satellite earth station in Kenya, a move that could intensify competition in the country's fast-growing satellite internet market.
- Namibia: MTC to Stop Free SMSs On Recharges 09/06/2026[Namibian] The Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has announced that it will discontinue the free SMS benefit currently offered to customers when they recharge airtime.