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WorldAn OpenAI AI infiltrates a Medicare portal, Canberra investigates three other sites

An artificial intelligence agent accessed both public and non-public files from a Medicare statistical portal without authorization. Australia is investigating, while OpenAI claims to have found no evidence of access to patient records.

Technology24 Sept 2026

WorldAt the UN, OpenAI and Anthropic warn of AI that could escape human control

On Wednesday, the Security Council heard from leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face. An incident that occurred in July provided a concrete example of their warnings about autonomous agents.

Technology23 Sept 2026

Illustration editoriale pour Chine : au-delà des ports, Pékin mise sur l’infrastructure numérique

WorldAlibaba accelerates despite U.S. restrictions with a chip three times more powerful

Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 on Tuesday, an artificial intelligence chip touted as three times more powerful than its previous generation. The Chinese group also aims to train a model with up to 10,000 billion parameters and increase its global data center capacity to over 20 GW by 2032.

Technology22 Sept 2026

BeninCeltiis achieves over 99% call success rate from September 5 to 11

Following a brief drop on September 1, Celtiis maintained a call success rate above 99% throughout the period from September 5 to 11. The three operators also met the 3G and 4G thresholds set by ARCEP.

Technology21 Sept 2026

AfricaGoogle and Gates invest $100 million in AI for 200 million farmers

Google and the Gates Foundation aim to increase the number of smallholder farmers targeted by their artificial intelligence tools in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from 50 million to 200 million. The program mobilizes $100 million in combined funding.

Technology20 Sept 2026

West AfricaUEMOA: Companies can automate their payments on PI-SPI

UEMOA companies can link their management systems to the regional PI-SPI platform to issue, receive, and automate payments. The BCEAO has just approved the first interfaces that meet its technical and security requirements.

Technology20 Sept 2026

Ahmed Bola Tinubu - Président du Nigéria

NigeriaNigeria: Tinubu sets 180 days to launch digital free zones

Bola Tinubu has called for the full launch of Nigeria's digital free zones initiative within 180 days. The initiative aims to enable technology and service companies to raise global capital while remaining incorporated in Nigeria.

Technology18 Sept 2026

NigeriaNigeria aims for 95% coverage of national identification number by December

Bola Tinubu sets a target of 95% coverage for the National Identification Number by December, with 142 million registrations already recorded.

Technology17 Sept 2026

AfricaWashington Invests $155 Million in WIOCC for African Networks

The U.S. DFC will invest up to $155 million in WIOCC, an operator of fiber, submarine cables, and data centers present in 30 African countries. The operation aims to strengthen its digital infrastructure on the continent.

Technology16 Sept 2026

SenegalSenegal: $300 million for data centers and cybersecurity

Cybastion plans to mobilize approximately $300 million for digital projects in Senegal. The funding specifically targets data centers, cybersecurity, technology transfer, and skills enhancement.

Technology16 Sept 2026

EgyptEgypt: Intel to train one million citizens in AI each year

The Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Intel have signed a three-year agreement targeting one million beneficiaries annually. The program also includes the certification of 1,500 trainers.

Technology16 Sept 2026

KenyaKenya opens its national fiber backbone extension to multiple providers

The ICT Authority has launched an international tender to extend the national backbone and cross-border links. Applications are due by October 29 as part of the World Bank-supported digital program.

Technology16 Sept 2026

EthiopiaEthiopia: Bitcoin miners limited to 23% of their electricity

Ethiopian Electric Power is now supplying mining companies with only about 23% of their contracted electricity. The decline in water inflows to dams is forcing the public operator to prioritize households and industry.

Technology16 Sept 2026

Illustration d’un satellite d’observation de la Terre au-dessus du globe

Republic of the CongoCongo to Monitor Forests and Mines with Its First Satellite

The future observation satellite is expected to provide Congo with data on forests, agriculture, mining, and flood-risk areas.

Technology15 Sept 2026

NigeriaNigeria: Thales to build NigComSat-2A to expand broadband in Africa

The Franco-Italian space group has signed a contract with the public company NIGCOMSAT to build a nearly four-ton geostationary satellite intended to cover West, Central, and Southern Africa.

Technology14 Sept 2026

AfricaBRICS: Xi proposes open-source AI community and trade forum

In New Delhi, Xi Jinping proposed an open-source AI community for BRICS, a partnership among special economic zones, and a forum on service trade in 2027.

Technology14 Sept 2026

South AfricaSouth Africa: Equinix’s 170 MW data centers challenged on appeal

The approval granted for two Equinix data centers near Cape Town Airport is under appeal. The project, estimated at around 170 MW, raises concerns about water, electricity, and the regulation of digital infrastructure.

Technology14 Sept 2026

BeninBenin: Celtiis falls below 99% call success rate on September 1

The ARCEP QoS table shows a call success rate of 98.93% for Celtiis on September 1, below the 99% threshold. Other indicators during the period remain above their thresholds, while the regulator describes the market as generally compliant.

Technology11 Sept 2026

WorldOracle: AI boosts its order backlog to $664 billion

Oracle reported quarterly results that exceeded expectations, driven by demand for cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Its contractual order backlog reached $664 billion.

Technology11 Sept 2026

Middle EastUAE revises 5 GW AI project following Iranian strikes

The United Arab Emirates is reassessing the architecture of its extensive data center campus for artificial intelligence. The 5 GW project may be distributed across multiple sites and fortified against drones and missiles, according to Reuters.

Technology11 Sept 2026