5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (265+ words) Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued guidance on cross-border data transfers, setting out obligations for organisations handling personal data. The guidance applies to all entities that handle personal data within Kenya and transfer or intend to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (272+ words) The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has strengthened its internal security systems following security breaches, governor Michael Atingi-Ego told Parliament. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises, Atingi-Ego disclosed that the central bank had reviewed…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has opened a public consultation on a proposal to introduce a standalone licence category for data centres, according to a notice signed by its director-general and CEO, David Mugonyi. The regulator currently oversees commercial…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (352+ words) Backed by Coefficient Giving, the programme will select 12 pre-formed teams from nine Southern African countries to spend five months developing AI-powered minimum viable products before five teams progress to a three-month incubation phase. Each of the five ventures selected for…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (244+ words) The Kenyan government has assembled a multi-agency team to investigate a breach at the Business Registration Service (BRS) after Moldovan firm B2BHint was reported to have accessed data belonging to Kenyan-registered companies, including shareholders' residential addresses and telephone numbers. The breach…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) The proposed safeguards would make a number eligible for deactivation after three months without “revenue-generating activity”, including making or receiving calls, sending or receiving SMS messages, using data, topping up airtime or using a value-added service. Thirty days before that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) State-owned telco Moçambique Telecom (Tmcel) has commenced Proof of Concept (POC) testing with ANGOSAT-2 to evaluate the use of the Angolan satellite's capabilities in providing telecommunications services across the country. Tmcel’s entry into this testing phase directly follows successful trials…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (213+ words) Malawi should remove the 10% surtax on internet services and review the 17.5% value-added tax (VAT) on smartphones to make digital access affordable, says Dr Shadric Namalomba, minister of information and communications technology. Speaking at the GSMA Digital Africa Summit in Lilongwe,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) The Senegalese National Assembly has approved a bill on the protection of critical information infrastructure (CII) as part of efforts to address the rise of cybercrime. This comes a week after the Ministry of Telecommunications and digital Economy, represented by minister…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) The Nigerian Army must place artificial intelligence, data analytics, and digital infrastructure at the core of its modern warfare strategy, says Dr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General and CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency. Speaking at the Nigerian Army’s…...