On June 16-17, 2026, Tanzania's Tech & Media Convergence (TMC) hosted the Africa Innovation and Technology Forum (AITF) 2026 in Dar es Salaam. The event gathered stakeholders to discuss Tanzania's digital future and launched a report on the political economy of digital governance. Key topics included data sovereignty, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and necessary policy reforms to develop a trillion-dollar digital economy.

Kenya’s High Court has ruled that several key provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 are unconstitutional, a decision that has been positively received by digital rights organizations. The ruling was delivered by Justice Patricia Nyaundi at the High Court in Milimani, following a petition filed by the Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) and ARTICLE 19.

Tanzania has reinstated a ban on political rallies as of June 2026, marking the second such prohibition in a decade. The initial ban was enacted by former President John Magufuli in 2016, while his successor, President Samia Hassan, had lifted it in 2023 as part of a reform agenda. Dan Paget, who has extensively documented Tanzania's democracy movement, discusses the implications of this renewed restriction on political communication through mass rallies.

South Africa's leading universities are shifting their approach to artificial intelligence by moving away from policing its use. Instead, they are focusing on redesigning their teaching, assessment, and certification methods to adapt to the integration of AI in education.

A judge has ordered the Knysna municipality to pay a debt despite the lease being deemed invalid, emphasizing that organs of state should not use the courts to rectify administrative errors. This ruling highlights the judiciary's stance on accountability and proper governance in local government matters, according to TimesLIVE.

Vodacom Tanzania PLC, represented by legal director Olaf Mumburi, participated in the first annual meeting on Privacy and Personal Data Protection, discussing the safeguarding of financial information and digital economy. The event, held in Dar es Salaam, included contributions from legal expert Dirontsho Mohale from South Africa, Stanbic Bank's Winston Ishengoma, and Bank of Tanzania's Abdallah Thabiti.