The Guinean capital is hosting the Transform Africa Summit (TAS25) this week, under the theme "Africa's Digital Future: Building an AI-Powered Continent."
Organized by the Smart Africa Alliance, this continental event marks a turning point in Africa's digital transformation journey, bringing together over 5,000 delegates from 50 countries, including policymakers, regulators, tech entrepreneurs, and development stakeholders.
The Multisectoral Regulatory Authority of Djibouti (ARMD) participated in the TAS25 activities, represented by its Director of Economy, Competition, and Markets, Mr. Farah Ahmed Guedi.
▶ A Summit at the Heart of Africa's Digital Transformation
TAS25 provides a strategic platform for reflecting on the integration of artificial intelligence into public policies, infrastructure, and digital services.
The summit's agenda includes:
- High-level panels on the future of AI in Africa;
- Interactive workshops on data governance and digital transformation;
- The Ms. Geek Africa 2025 competition, showcasing young female innovators;
- And a Cultural Evening, celebrating African creativity and diversity.
Over three days, the summit also highlights innovations in smart cities, connectivity, digital public services, and technological inclusion, alongside strategic announcements from Smart Africa and its international partners.
▶ Strengthening Africa's Digital Infrastructure at the Heart of TAS25
On the sidelines of the summit, Smart Africa organized a regional training session titled "Green Data Centers and Cloud Solutions for a Sovereign and Competitive Digital Economy," as part of the WARDIP-SOP1 program and the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA).
This initiative aims to build the capacity of African policymakers and regulators to develop sovereign, green, and sustainable digital infrastructure. The training, organized in partnership with Laval University, the World Bank, UNESCO, GIZ, and Smart Africa, covered essential topics such as data sovereignty, cybersecurity, cloud governance, and public-private partnerships for green digital infrastructure. The session concluded with a high-level roundtable on the feasibility of a national sovereign cloud and an African federated cloud, paving the way for a continental roadmap toward African digital sovereignty.
▶ 15th African Regulators Council (CAR15): Strengthening Institutional Cooperation
Another highlight of TAS25 was the convening of the 15th edition of the African Regulators Council (CAR15), a strategic consultative body for regulatory authorities within the Smart Africa alliance.
The session, chaired by Mr. MamadyDoumbouya, Director General of Guinea's ARPT and President of CAR, was opened by Mr. LacinaKoné, Director General of Smart Africa, and Ms. Rose PolaPrincemou, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy.
Key discussions focused on :
- Monitoring the implementation of resolutions from previous meetings (CAR-13 and CAR-14);
- Strategic continental projects such as the One Africa Network (OAN), the Wholesale Bandwidth Market Platform (WBMP), 5G regulation, WiFi, Quality of Service (QoS), and user experience (UX);
- The presentation of a flagship project on internet governance, including the master plan, collaboration with AFRINIC and CAIGA;
- Two high-level roundtables: one on regulating non-terrestrial networks, and another on combating disinformation.
- The day concluded with discussions on hosting the next CAR meeting.
▶ A Shared Vision for a Digital, Green, and Inclusive Africa
Through the Transform Africa Summit 2025, the SADA training on green digital infrastructure, and the CAR15 meeting, Smart Africa reaffirms its commitment to accelerating the continent’s digital transformation on sovereign, sustainable, and inclusive foundations.This edition marks a decisive step toward creating an integrated African digital market, powered by artificial intelligence, supported by modern infrastructure, and guided by coherent and visionary regulation.
Source: ARMD
