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Cloudflare outage shuts out users on CDCare, Paystack API, Zoom, and X for the fourth time this year
Cloudflare suffered a major outage on Tuesday, affecting multiple popular platforms. The outage lasted for about an hour, leaving millions of users unable to connect.
AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure
Amazon Web Services experienced a network outage that disrupted a third of the internet, affecting various sectors. Web3 startups Azza and AZA Finance faced transaction processing disruptions due to the AWS outage.
Snapchat, Amazon, McDonalds, Canva and others disrupted by AWS downtime
A massive outage at AWS has knocked major platforms offline, including Snapchat and Amazon.com. The outage began in the US-East-1 region and affected connectivity globally, including Africa.
How to Scale Your Startup Across Africa: Lessons from Founders Who Did It
Founders must tailor strategies to each region, recognizing that Africa is not a single market. Building resilient systems that accommodate multiple currencies, languages, and offline functionality is crucial.
MTN launches $240 million data centre to challenge AWS, Azure
MTN Nigeria inaugurated the Sifiso Dabengwa Data Centre and Cloud in Lagos, a $240 million investment. The data centre has an initial operational capacity of 4.5MW, with plans for an additional 4.5MW in the second phase.
