Nigeria’s New NIGCOMSAT Satellites Put Digital Sovereignty Back on the Agenda
Nigeria has approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, two high-throughput satellites meant to expand broadband, broadcasting and critical communications.
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Nigeria’s Digital Cloud Policy Tests Africa’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Nigeria's new Digital Cloud Policy aims to turn government demand, data-centre investment and digital sovereignty into a regional cloud strategy.
Kenya’s Blackout Puts Africa’s Grid-Resilience Challenge Back in Focus
Kenya's latest widespread blackout has restored power but revived a bigger African question: can fast-growing economies build grids resilient enough…
Big Tech’s Africa Push Turns AI Infrastructure Into a Sovereignty Test
Big Tech's accelerating Africa push is no longer just a connectivity story. It is a sovereignty test over data centres,…
Eskom’s Power Surplus Turns South Africa Into Africa’s Data Centre Test Case
South Africa's power recovery is opening a new question for Africa's digital economy: can Eskom turn surplus electricity into a…