https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/662.html Africa news 15 Data & Analytics news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/662.html en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:36:26 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mastercard-launches-new-africa-cybersecurity-centre-in-sa-408319a Mastercard has launched the Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, a pan-African initiative aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and improving collaboration across the continent’s digital economy. 1-269455 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/microsofts-african-data-centre-falters-on-payment-demands-bloomberg-news-reports-847673a A Microsoft data centre site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government over the company’s request for guaranteed payments, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, 10 May, citing people familiar with the matter. 1-267979 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/us-tech-brands-dominate-brand-finances-2026-global-500-394188a Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500 reinforces the scale advantage and global reach of the world’s largest digital ecosystems, with the top four spots unchanged, and US technology brands continuing to dominate the top 10. 1-264983 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenyas-tech-evolution-construction-of-colossal-data-centre-underway-at-tatu-city-516060a FBW Group has been appointed to help deliver East Africa’s largest data centre, marking a major milestone for the region’s digital infrastructure. 1-264526 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vodacom-taps-google-cloud-to-to-boost-africas-ai-rollout-396708a Vodacom Group has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to modernise its data platforms and deploy artificial intelligence solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency and accelerating digital innovation across African markets. 1-263653 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-data-protection-is-the-real-backbone-of-sa-data-centre-boom-396748a Africa’s data centre expansion is reshaping the continent’s digital economy. As cloud adoption, AI workloads and data localisation accelerate, data centres are no longer just infrastructure; they are strategic assets responsible for storing, protecting and enabling the continent’s most valuable resource: data. 1-263623 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/data-centres-near-cooling-crisis-as-ai-demand-surges-737442a Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, but it’s also testing the limits of the infrastructure that keeps the digital economy running. Across the world, and increasingly in Africa, data centres are consuming more electricity than ever before, and cooling has become the silent bottleneck. 1-262352 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-and-data-are-reshaping-africa-retail-sector-068665a The African retail landscape is under immense pressure. Consumers are more digitally savvy and price-conscious than ever, and expect brands to offer convenience, personalisation, and value. 1-260267 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/renewable-energy-to-power-500mw-data-centre-in-morocco-701352a Morocco plans to build a 500 megawatt data centre powered by renewable energy to strengthen the security of data storage, its digital transition minister said. 1-259242 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/world-bank-backs-africa-digital-data-push-with-100m-raxio-deal-036475a The World Bank's private investment arm is backing the rush into digital data in Africa with a $100m investment in regional data centre developer and operator Raxio Group, funding centres from Ethiopia to Angola. 1-256657 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Data & Analytics Africa