Raxio raises data centre funding

Draft regulations introduce turnover-based registration fees for major data controllers and processors.

The regulator said the growth reflects the impact of the regulations enacted in 2023, which shifted data protection from voluntary compliance to an enforceable regulatory framework.

The infrastructure will allow Gabon to reduce reliance on data centres located outside Africa while supporting data localisation.

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Immigration services move onto government's digital platform under the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project.

The Nigerian government has launched a digital platform to automate school census data and consolidate national education records.

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The main objectives of the programme include encouraging the safe use of the internet, social networks and other digital platforms.

Financial institutions are increasingly prioritising staff training and governance structures to strengthen compliance with national data protection requirements.

On a visit to Angola’s recently inaugurated national datacentre, Namibia’s ICT minister Emma Theofelus has drawn inspiration as her ministry embarks on plans to establish its own sovereign datacentre.

Malawi proposes Government Data Sharing Regulation to provide rules of engagement around the National Data Exchange Platform.