How Asia’s AI Chip Boom Lifts Chile and Peru Copper
AI chips copper demand is rising as Seoul doubles chip and AI spending to US$15.8 billion, while Chile's 2026 copper...
November 2, 2026Topic
data centres
Falling AI Stocks Put Copper and Lithium on Watch
The 30 October AI stock slump raises questions about copper and lithium demand from Chile, Peru and Argentina, but physical...
October 30, 2026
Uganda’s Data Plan Draws Legal Challenge
Uganda's US$454 million National Data Strategy was launched on 20 October, and the national statistics bureau declared it illegal a...
October 21, 2026
South Africa Air Traffic Body Finds Ransomware Malware
South Africa’s air traffic operator found ransomware-linked malware in weather systems, as a survey shows just 40% of victims recover...
October 4, 2026
Kenya’s Coast to Get Protected Internet Cable by 2028, Developers Say
A private group plans a 500-km protected internet cable along Kenya's coast by 2028. Its cost, financing and cable supplier...
September 30, 2026
Tanzania Calls for More Investment in Digital Infrastructure
Tanzania wants more public and private spending on digital networks, with a Sh222.6 billion ICT budget for 2026/27 and new...
September 11, 2026
Zimbabwe’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Building Its Way Off the National Grid
Econet solar plans include a 100 MW solar and battery scheme in Harare, after AI analysis found power cuts behind...
September 8, 2026
Djibouti Wants to Turn Its Cables Into a Computing Business
Djibouti artificial intelligence readiness is rated about 24.5 out of 100, and the government has opened its first national AI...
September 6, 2026
South African Rights Groups Want the Data Centre Boom Paused
South Africa data centres face a call for a construction pause, after the rights commission took more than 250 submissions...
September 6, 2026