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MTN Ghana chief executive Stephen Blewett warned that cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to mount more sophisticated and convincing attacks, making it harder to tell legitimate messages from malicious ones. Speaking at an MTN cybersecurity event held yesterday, he said AI-driven social engineering can persuade victims to reveal private data or take harmful actions,…

Gabon plans to roll out a pilot digital learning program in Libreville and Oyem in late November 2025 aimed at connecting 2,200 public primary schools to the internet. The initiative, backed by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, is presented as part of wider efforts to modernize public administration and classroom instruction. Officials said the effort…

Orange Morocco activated commercial 5G service across the Kingdom, promising faster mobile performance, higher network availability and expanded capacity for a broad base of users. Company leaders said the rollout will boost bandwidth for consumer and business applications, reduce latency for real-time services and support heavier traffic from streaming and cloud platforms. The deployment marks…

Guinea launched a presidential program to bring internet service to 2,200 state primary schools, aiming to widen access to digital learning across the country. The opening ceremony at the People’s Palace in Conakry was led by Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah and drew government ministers, education officials and international partners. Authorities said the effort is…

Oni-Tel Fibre Networks launched an inter-data center fiber network that links major data centers across Gauteng, with Digital Parks Africa serving as the first point of presence. The system offers a high-speed, low-latency backbone designed to improve enterprise and cloud performance and to support scalable digital operations across the region. The company said the infrastructure…

Ventures Platform secured a $64 million initial close for its second vehicle, VP Pan-African Fund II, which aims to reach a $75 million final close. The fund will grow support at the seed level, lead Series A rounds and speed the firm’s expansion across Africa to back startups that create market-building solutions. Seventy percent of…

In its annual report for 2024-25, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research said financial performance strengthened as it marked 80 years of activity. Operating revenue rose 11 percent to R3.54 billion from R3.17 billion the prior year, with private-sector receipts up 7 percent and international income up 10 percent. The organisation met or exceeded…

National Telecommunication Institute, partnering with Misr University for Science and Technology, held a conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Sustainability that aimed to boost research, spark innovation, and apply advanced technologies to ecological challenges. Organizers framed the meeting as a push to broaden practical research and to forge partnerships testing AI approaches to environmental problems….

China Mobile completed activation of the East segment of the 2Africa submarine cable at a Nairobi ceremony, a move officials said will strengthen Africa’s digital backbone. The company also rolled out an AI plus cloud network convergence industry solution during the event. The subsea system stretches to 33 nations on three continents and is built…

MTN Uganda reported U.S. $86 million in capital spending for the period through Sept. 30, 2025, aimed at improving voice quality, data speeds and the stability of mobile payments. The investment funded the addition of 237 network sites and the laying of 5,880 kilometers of fiber, broadening national broadband and fiber reach. 5G population coverage…