Google Cloud expands partnership with Digicloud Africa to boost cybersecurity across the continent
17 October 2025
Google Cloud has announced an expansion of its partnership with Digicloud Africa, appointing the company as a Security Operations Distribution Partner to provide African organisations with advanced AI-driven cybersecurity solutions.
Since 2018, Digicloud has served as a distributor for Google Cloud, and this enhanced role enables resellers and partners across the continent to assist businesses in bolstering their security defenses with enterprise-grade products and services, leveraging Google’s global expertise alongside local African insights.
Find out more Nigeria Data Protection Commission partners with MasterCard to launch nationwide privacy training initiative
18 September 2025
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has partnered with MasterCard to enrol all of the company's Nigerian employees in its flagship training program, the Virtual Privacy Academy (VPA). This initiative aims to bolster compliance, promote ethical data practices, and foster trust within Nigeria’s expanding digital economy.
The comprehensive onboarding training extends beyond general awareness, equipping professionals with practical knowledge in personal data governance, lawful processing, cybersecurity hygiene, and upcoming regulatory requirements. MasterCard emphasizes that this effort underscores its dedication to embedding privacy and ethical data use as fundamental principles of its business operations in Nigeria.
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Kenya moving to formalise data as a national asset with draft of new governance policy
12 September 2025
Kenya is in the process of developing a comprehensive National Data Governance Policy aimed at positioning data as a strategic asset critical to the country’s socio-economic development.
The policy, currently in draft form, is being crafted by the Ministry of Information Communications and the Digital Economy, in collaboration with the European Union and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation through the German Corporation for International Cooperation Digital Transformation Centre.
Find out more Somalia approves historic cyber-crime legislation
29 August 2025
Somalia has taken a significant stride towards safeguarding its digital infrastructure by approving a pioneering cyber-crime Bill, which received endorsement from Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and the federal cabinet.
The legislation was meticulously drafted and presented by Somalia’s Ministry of Communications and Technology under the leadership of Minister Mohamed Adam Moalim Ali.
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