INTRO

The past week was marked by meaningful engagements focused on strengthening regional cooperation and accelerating Nigeria’s digital transformation goals. From leading conversations on Africa’s digital future at a key international forum, to fostering institutional collaborations back home, each engagement reinforced our commitment to inclusive and sustainable digital growth.

A standout moment was my participation at the ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa (RDF-AFR) in Nairobi, where I joined continental leaders to articulate Africa’s digital priorities and steer conversations on policy and infrastructure.

TIMELINE

Monday:

• In Nairobi, I joined technology ministers and digital economy stakeholders from across Africa at the ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa (RDF-AFR) 2025. At the forum’s opening ceremony, I had the honour of delivering some opening remarks where I outlined Africa’s key digital transformation priorities — from building scalable talent pipelines and infrastructure to accelerating AI readiness and digital trade.
• In attendance at the opening ceremony were Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU; David Mugonyi, EBS, DG/CEO, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA); John Omo, Secretary General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU); William Kabogo Gitau, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya.
• Later in the day, I moderated a high-level roundtable on “State of Digital Development and Trends”, where leaders shared country-specific insights on navigating digital opportunities and challenges.
• Participants at the session include Nthati Moorosi, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Lesotho; John Tanui, MBS, Principal Secretary, State Department for ICT and Digital Economy, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya; Bernice Edande Otye, Permanent Secretary, L’Assemblée des Régulateurs des Télécommunications de l’Afrique Centrale (ARTAC); and Dr. Ally Yahaya Simba, Executive Director, East African Communications Organisation (EACO).
• I also held strategic bilateral meetings — first with William Kabogo Gitau, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, to explore stronger Nigeria-Kenya tech collaboration; then with John Omo, Secretary General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), to discuss coordinated continental approaches to ITU engagements and subsea cable redundancy.