AfricaCom 2025

The Africa Tech Festival 2025 (AfricaCom), held in Cape Town, South Africa, is one of the continent’s leading gatherings for the telecommunications, connectivity, and digital infrastructure sectors. The event brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to explore innovations and strategies shaping Africa’s digital transformation, with a strong focus on connectivity, emerging technologies, and digital inclusion.

DIGITAfrica was represented by project partner TU Berlin, which participated in discussions during the conference. Key sessions highlighted the critical importance of developing digital skills across Africa to support the effective deployment and adoption of advanced technologies such as 5G, with specific reference to DIGITAfrica as an initiative contributing to capacity building and research collaboration.

The participation in AfricaCom 2025 strengthened DIGITAfrica’s visibility within the telecommunications and innovation ecosystem and reinforced its role in supporting Africa–Europe cooperation in digital infrastructure development and skills advancement.

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