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- 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
- Gambia: Mayor Bensouda Launches Project On 'Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based Policymaking' 10/06/2026[The Point] The Lord Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Talib Ahmed Bensouda has officially launched a project dubbed: "Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based Policymaking."
- Morocco: Nafaa Secures Fisheries Cooperation, Investment Deals in Morocco 10/06/2026[Liberian Observer] The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr., has concluded a one-week official working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, attracting investment, and advancing Liberia's fisheries and aquaculture development agenda.
- Africa: African Govts Urged to Dedicate 2 Percent of Annual GDP for Digital Infrastructure Devt 10/06/2026[Ghanaian Times] The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has called on African governments to dedicate up to two percent of their annual GDP to digital infrastructure development.
- Nigeria: Girls Left Behind - How Digital Learning Can Expand Educational Opportunities for Marginalised Girls 10/06/2026[This Day] Nigeria remain excluded from education due to Poverty, Insecurity and Other Social Barriers. However, Digital Learning Platforms and Artificial Intelligence Are Creating New Opportunities for Marginalised Girls to Continue Learning, Acquire Vocational Skills and Improve Their Future Prospects. Funmi Ogundare Writes
- Africa: AI in Nature Conservation - Powerful Tool or Dangerous Shortcut? 10/06/2026[The Conversation Africa] Conservationists analyse overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of millions of insects. Up until now, these scientists and decision makers have had to manually find and sort information, then use statistical tools which often oversimplify the […]