Senegal has secured a commitment from US cybersecurity company Cybastion to mobilise approximately $300 million for digitalisation projects as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye intensifies efforts to attract new technology investment to the country. President Faye met a Cybastion delegation led by Chairman and CEO Dr Thierry Wandji in Washington on September 14, 2026. The meeting took place on the first day of the President’s working mission to the United States and was part of his engagements with private-sector stakeholders ahead of planned discussions with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The proposed $300 million financing package is expected to support several digital infrastructure and technology priorities identified...

The Airtel Africa Foundation has announced scholarship opportunities for deserving Zambian students from low socio-economic backgrounds who are pursuing technology-related undergraduate degree programmes. The merit-based fellowship is available to new entrants and first-year students admitted for the 2026/2027 academic year to eligible technology programmes at two participating public universities in Zambia. To qualify, applicants must be Zambian students who completed Grade 12 in 2022 or later and obtained between 5 and 7 points at their first sitting. They must also demonstrate financial need and must not currently benefit from another scholarship or fellowship. The Airtel Africa Foundation will fund the fellowship, while the participating universities will oversee the selection...

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Senegal has secured a commitment from US cybersecurity company Cybastion to mobilise approximately $300 million for digitalisation projects as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye intensifies...