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Smart Africa, RealTyme join forces for data sovereignty

A new partnership aims to protect African state secrets from foreign surveillance and cyber-attacks through sovereign communication enclaves.
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Nigerian regulator opens a probe into possible data leak

The investigation will assess the categories of data potentially affected, the scale and nature of the incident, and the level of risk posed to individuals.
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Burkina Faso steps into the future with digital investment

World Bank-funded initiative accelerates 12 flagship projects to digitise public services and end data hosting outside national borders.
18 Mar 2026

FSCA’s Omni-Risk Framework signals shift to data-centric supervision in SA

Navigate Compliance has launched its Regulatory Reporting capability powered by AURA, a RegTech data platform designed to support financial institutions across multiple regulatory frameworks.
2 Mar 2026

As data laws tighten, South Africa’s shift to local hosting becomes a strategic play

Government departments are already firm that their data cannot leave the country, which makes local data centre capacity essential.
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23 Feb 2026

Nigeria probes schools over data privacy compliance

Within 21 days, institutions under evaluation must present documentation of their 2024 data protection compliance audit returns,  and designate a data protection officer.
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Malawi plans to launch Micro Data Centre

A local tech company has announced plans to build Malawi's first Micro Data Centre to support artificial intelligence computing.
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17 Feb 2026

Nigeria takes a closer look at Temu over data concerns

Temu is currently under regulatory scrutiny after being accused of violating data of an estimated 12.7 million Nigerians.
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6 Feb 2026

Mozambique intros data breach platform

The government says it is committed to the protection of privacy, good governance and the ethical and responsible use of the digital space.
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Somalia adopts data regulatory framework

The ICT minister underlined that the passage of this regulation is an important step toward boosting public trust in government digital services.
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2 Feb 2026

Mali unveils modern Tier III data centre

The facility will provide secure hosting capacity for the Malian state's strategic data, electronic administration platforms, and public digital services.
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2 Feb 2026

Nigeria data protection sector adds more jobs

The regulator says the sector's growth is being driven by more regulatory monitoring, higher compliance requirements, and expanding demand for trust-based digital services.
 
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