Monday, November 2, 2026 • The Council of Ministers approved three draft laws presented by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Communications: the Cybersecurity Regulation Law of 2026, the Data and Artificial Intelligence Regulation Law of 2026, and the Digital Transformation Regulation Law of 2026; Minister Ahmed Dardiri Gandour said the legislation establishes frameworks to protect digital infrastructure and vital data from attacks and breaches, regulates the uses of artificial intelligence and national data governance, and accelerates digital transformation in government and private institutions (Source: Sudan Today, November 1, 2026). • The Sudani telecommunications company and the Electronic Banking Services company (EBS) signed a strategic partnership agreement in Port Sudan to provide balance selling and recharging and bill payment services through modern electronic channels, covering Sudani subscribers on both prepaid and postpaid systems and enabling customers of banks and financial services companies to benefit from the services through electronic platforms, as part of Sudani's strategy for digital transformation and enhancing financial inclusion (Source: Al-Nahar Press, October 26, 2026). • A Cloudflare Radar report on internet disruptions in the third quarter of 2026 recorded a total of 49 disruptions around the world between July and September, topped by government shutdowns with 19 incidents, most of them related to examinations in Iraq; the report noted that Sudan and Syria, which had been accustomed to examination-related shutdowns in previous years, did not record similar disruptions in this quarter, suggesting that this may reflect different examination dates rather than a clear change in policy (Source: Cloudflare Blog, October 27, 2026). • On the infrastructure underlying communications and digital services, the Foreign Ministry said drone attacks since Monday, October 26, had hit 13 electricity stations in Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar and Gedaref and caused the disruption of essential services for citizens, and that the government had filed, on November 1, a complaint against Ethiopia with the UN Security Council and the African Peace and Security Council, accompanied by documents it says prove the drones were launched from Ethiopian territory (Source: Al-Badeel, quoting a Foreign Ministry statement, November 2, 2026). • The thirtieth edition of the Cairo ICT exhibition and conference launches in Cairo from November 7 to 10 under the slogan «AI in Action», with broad Arab, African and international participation including Sudan, and places the practical applications of artificial intelligence at the forefront of its programme, with a high-level roundtable on November 7 on sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure, in cooperation with the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization and the Smart Africa Alliance, discussing computing capabilities, data centres and data governance (Source: Watan Raqami, November 1, 2026).

— Editorial Team