Africa Is Building Its Digital Army
A decade ago, many participants at Africa's first cybersecurity hackathon did not know what a hackathon was. Ten years on, the ITWeb Security Summit...
Zambia’s Role in the Southern African Digital Boom
South Africa is a digital powerhouse of Africa. So, understandably, there has been a significant increase in online services, new technologies used and produced...
mLab cultivates the talent that will power South Africa
South Africa is sounding the alarm about the digital skills gap. The urgency for digital talent is clear. The demand is real.
At mLab, this...
EU and Ghana Strike Africa’s First Security and Defence Pact
Ghana has become the first African country to sign a formal security and defence partnership agreement with the European Union, a landmark deal that...
The New American Transactionalism: A Security Roadmap for Europe
The recent release of the United States’ National Security Strategy (NSS) has prompted a flurry of discussion, incorrectly framing the document as America’s abandonment...
EAC Regulators Benchmark Data Governance: Tanzania Seeks to Adapt Uganda’s ICT Strategy
A delegation from the Tanzania Information and Communication Technologies Commission (ICTC) recently concluded a pivotal three-day benchmarking mission to the National Information Technology Authority...
A quarter-century of technical debt: Why identity security is now the enterprise’s weakest link
Identity has been the backbone of enterprise IT for more than 25 years, yet it remains one of the most under-secured and over-exploited layers...
African Crypto Surge Demands Cybersecurity Overhaul: A Global Blueprint in the Making
Africa's cryptocurrency market has exploded, recording an astonishing $205-billion in on-chain transactions between July 2024 and June 2025, cementing its status as the world’s...
Baykar Drones Strengthen Türkiye’s Rising Strategic Influence Across Africa
Türkiye is rapidly expanding its strategic footprint in Africa, with its defence industry, led by UAV giant Baykar which is emerging as a major...
TCS, Sybyl and iXAfrica Partner to Build East Africa’s Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Sybyl and IXAfrica Data Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop sovereign cloud infrastructure in Kenya, strengthening...
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180 Day Cyber Training Sprint for MEA and Africa to Close Region’s Skills Gap
SANS Institute is betting that the biggest obstacle to better-trained cybersecurity teams isn't a lack of courses, it's a lack of time. The global...
Experts call for deeper collaboration against cyber threats in Africa
Experts from the United Nations (UN) and Ethiopia on Wednesday called for deeper collaboration among artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders across Africa to tackle the...
Can International Law Tame Cyber Warfare?
The question of whether cyberspace can be governed by international treaty has moved from academic debate to urgent policy challenge and the honest answer...
