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Côte d’Ivoire: Gemalto expands presence in Africa
Gemalto has revealed the opening of its new office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. According to Gemalto, the move is set to better meet the needs of its customers on the ground throughout West Africa. To add to this, the move…
Nigeria sees 18,870 domains registered in 2014
According to the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Nigeria saw a drop in domain name purchases in late 2014. NiRA recorded, at the end of 2014, that there were only 18,870 domain names registered within Nigeria. NiRA also reported that…
Is mCommerce a game changer for African retailers?
New technologies such as cloud computing are revolutionising the way people do business across the globe. In the African market, infrastructure has traditionally proven to be a challenge that has hindered adoption of new technologies. However, mobility is one area…
Kenya: Safaricom slashes roaming rates for 21 countries
Kenyan operator Safaricom is making a move to significantly reduce roaming rates for its subscribers. The company is set to create new roaming bundles that will offer its subscribers reduced roaming charges in 21 countries in North and Central Africa,…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
2015 has kicked off with bang so far; however the last week of 2014 also saw some great ventures in the tech industry. Earleir this week, seven start-ups emerged from the Ampion Venture Bus in Tunisia. To add to this,…
Firefox OS expands to 28 countries
Mozilla announced that its Firefox OS is now available on 14 smartphones offered by 14 operators in 28 countries. The phones will soon expand to Africa, taking the OS to a total five continents. Mozilla earlier announced agreements with Airtel,…
Kenya begins analogue switch-off
Kenya’s Communications Authority revealed the launch of a consumer awareness campaign ahead of the switch-off of analogue broadcasting in the Nairobi area 31 December. The regulator has urged citizens to obtain digital set-top boxes to avoid a last-minute rush after…
Nigeria: ICT attracts USD 6 Billion in FDI
ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson, has revealed that Nigeria’s ICT sector has attracted more than USD 6 Billion in Foreign Direct Investments over the last three years. Speaking during the 2014 Ministerial Platform in the country’s second largest city Abuja, Johnson…
What are the keys to effective information security?
Rapidly evolving cyber threats and attack modes mean that every organisation should assume it has already been breached. The question now is – what to do next? Not only have cyber criminals become more sophisticated, but enterprise exposure to risk…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
2014 is coming to a close… Christmas is literally just around the corner, with only 13 days to go. To add to this, South Africa also has a public holiday coming up very soon – which comes in the form…
Smartphone misconception in Africa disproved by 2go
Disproving commonly held misconceptions about mobile technology in Africa, mobile social network 2go has achieved over 2 million monthly active users on its Android app in just over a year. Head of Product at 2go Peter Lockhart says the milestone…
Looking back at 2014’s cyber threats
In 2014, Kaspersky Lab experts saw considerable growth in the number of malicious attacks on user computers and mobile devices, further development of financial malware and a change in the vectors of web attacks. According to Kaspersky Lab, based on…
2015 IT Trend Predictions
In a few short weeks, 2015 will be upon is. Our technology future is bright and there’s much to look forward to in the New Year, including a desire for endpoint protection that goes above and beyond protection inside your…
Ghana: Tigo appoints Squire as head of mobile
Tigo Ghana has appointed Tara Squire as its new head of Mobile. According to the company, in his new role Squire will be responsible for both the Commercial and Mobile Financial Services strategy and execution. This includes all products and…
Top 25 Games of 2014
2014 has been a great year for the gaming industry. We have witnessed the power of the Xbox One as well as the PlayStation 4. Additionally, Nintendo is starting to become “The Comeback Kid”, due to the amount of fantastic…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
December has finally arrived, which means Christmas is just around the corner. This week in tech has been busy once again… not only have we taken a look at the top 20 gadgets to check out this Christmas, but we…
