African Union honours Nthati Moorosi for digital leadership
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Reporter (Lesotho)
The African Union honoured Nthati Moorosi, Lesotho’s Minister of Information and Technology, after three years chairing its specialised committee on communications and information technologies. The committee session ended in Libreville, Gabon; Ghana is taking over the chairmanship while Lesotho retains a Bureau seat as rapporteur, The Reporter reports.
The African Union Commission honoured Nthati Moorosi, Lesotho’s Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, for her role in the continent’s digital transformation, The Reporter reports. The recognition came at the end of her three-year term as chair of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communication Technologies.
At the committee’s sixth ordinary session in Libreville, Gabon, Moorosi called for greater investment in digital infrastructure, affordable internet access, energy and digital skills. She also advocated responsible governance of artificial intelligence and greater African participation in shaping global digital policies and standards.
Ghana is taking over the committee’s chairmanship, while Lesotho will retain a seat on the Bureau as rapporteur. The Libreville session was held as part of the work of the African Union technology committee, which met on 1 November 2026.
