Introduction

This article synthesizes two parallel developments in August 2025 that highlight regional resilience across digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing. The first is a Kaspersky analysis of evolving cyberthreats in Africa as the continent expands connectivity ahead of Gitex Nigeria 2025. The second is FUJIFILM Corporation's announced participation in SEMICON India 2025 as part of a strategic effort to localize semiconductor materials manufacturing and build integrated supply chain capability in India. Both items illustrate the intersection of threat intelligence, risk management, investment, partnerships, policy, and ecosystem development across africa, nigeria, gitex, semicon, india, fujifilm, materials, manufacturing, ecosystem, supplychain, threatintelligence, riskmanagement, digitaleconomy, partnerships, policy, investment, resilience, regionalgrowth, events.