Data Confidence & AI Readiness in Africa Report 2026

Insights from the Veeam/ITWeb survey on data recovery confidence, governance maturity and AI readiness of organisations in Africa.
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2 Oct

Ghana tightens scrutiny of public sector AI buys

The government says the review aims to prevent vendor lock-in and protect Ghana’s data sovereignty.
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1 Oct

Zamportal revenue crosses $500m mark

Zambia's e-government platform has processed 6.66 million bills from 1.17 million customers.
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Lesotho revises electronic transactions bill

Workshop with the UNDP gathers feedback on Lesotho's updated Electronic Transactions and Communications Bill.
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AI training programme targets African leaders

AfDB, UNDP, Google, and Apolitical have united to provide free AI training across Africa for public officials.
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28 Sept

Malawi backs AI crime cameras

Communications regulator says the smart AI cameras will help reduce theft and other criminal activities within the city.
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Kenya builds foundation for AI agents

Kenya is building a unified operations platform to link public institutions' systems through secure APIs, as it prepares to deploy AI agents in public service delivery.
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MTN, Gates Foundation launch AI maternal health platform

The initiative aims to reach 500,000 Nigerian women as the country battles a maternal health crisis.
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Nigeria performs first tele-robotic surgery

Surgeon in Lagos operated on an Abuja patient in West Africa's first remote robotic procedure.
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South Africa cannot build a digital economy on infrastructure it cannot protect

SA's ambitions for digital transformation depend heavily on infrastructure.
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18 Sept

What needs to change in SA municipal revenue collection?

Modern municipal revenue management requires a connected view of customer information, billing, payments, debt management, customer service and financial planning — when these functions operate in isolation, revenue leakage becomes difficult to identify and resolve.
 
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