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Mobile and Telecoms

Rwandan President receives ITU award

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ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré has announced the winners of the 2014 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea; and Carlos Slim, Chairman, Grupo...
Cybersecurity

Ghana mobilises specialised unit to protect its cyberspace

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The Ghanaian government is confident that the recently established national Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) project will serve as effective protection of the West African country’s cyberspace. Local media have said the Project is scheduled to be launched in March...
Features

Country focus: Tech taking Liberia into a new era

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  The West African country of Liberia has received a great deal of coverage in the news of late. Specifically, there have been detailed reports in regional media about financial irregularities within the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) and the reported...
Lists

Top 10 African countries on Facebook

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Mega-social network Facebook celebrates their 10th birthday this week, and what started as a college social networking website in 2004, has mushroomed into the world’s largest online destination to connect with friends, family and acquaintances. “When I reflect on the...
Features

Zambia ups its technology profile

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  Located in South-Central Africa, Zambia forms part of a region that is fast emerging as one with high growth prospects because of a strong technology base and increasing rates of adoption. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) statistics reveal that in 2012...
Mobile and Telecoms

The ITU’s advice to Nigeria regarding broadband

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Efforts to deliver high speed internet services in Nigeria will continue to be hampered unless vandalism and unreliable power supply is addressed. This is one of the recommendations, in addition to the need for the country to supply more information, to...
Features

The ecommerce force that is Nigeria

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Jumia, Konga and Kaymu. These online offerings have two things in common: they serve Nigeria’s increasingly connected population and they form part of a high-growth market in eCommerce, which, say experts, is one that is poised to dominate the...
Top Stories

“e-commerce growth in Nigeria, beautiful to watch” – Konga.com COO

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In August 2013 the Managing Director of DHL Express South Africa, Hennie Heymans, said that with the implementation of Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan (which will reportedly result in an 80% increase in broadband internet penetration by the end of 2018),...
Top Stories

Africa’s ICT stakeholders heading to Rwanda

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Rwanda will host the Transform Africa 2013 Summit from the 28 to 31 October 2013. This pan African ICT and ICT for development event bring together more than one thousand participants from Africa and beyond representing various sectors including...
Online & Social

Internet – billion dollar opportunity knocks for Africa’s GDP

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According to a recent study by international consultancy firm McKinsey & Co and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet and broadband rollout could contribute in the region of $18 billion towards the Continent’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Details of...
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PayPal and TerraPay Unite to Expand Cross-Border Payments Across MEA

PayPal has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a leading global money movement platform, to enable real-time fund transfers...
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