GSMA opens in Nairobi
The GSMA has opened a permanent office in Nairobi, Kenya, and will enable the GSMA to work even more closely with its members and other industry stakeholders to extend the reach and socio-economic benefits of mobile throughout Africa.
Click here to read more...MasterCard to power Nigerian IDs
The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard announced the rollout of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program.
Click here to read more...40 start-ups for DEMO Africa
The DEMO Africa event will be held on 24-25 October 2013 in Nairobi and will launch 40 of the most innovative start-ups in Africa.
Click here to read more...MTN launches LTE in Uganda
MTN has become the first mobile operator in Uganda and one of the very first in the region, to successfully launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
Click here to read more...E-learning comes to Zim
Acer Africa, together with CreAtive Credit and Axiz Workgroup have brought the first technology driven classroom to the Mary Mount School in Zimbabwe.
Click here to read more...Tanzania's Tigo gets Facebook kudos
Tigo Tanzania was named among the top global socially devoted brands on Facebook in a report issued by SocialBakers, covering a study on the world’s top 10 socially devoted brands on Facebook in the last quarter of 2012.
Click here to read more...East Africa ripe with e-commerce opportunities
There is huge demand for e-commerce facilities in East Africa – but the market is still in its infancy, says PayGate marketing director ROBIN PHILIP.
Click here to read more...Open data platform for Africa
The African Development Bank has launched Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries. The platforms offers the ability to access a range of development data on these countries from international and official soures.
Click here to read more...Africa's women get mobile boost
Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are set to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel’s mobile networks.
Click here to read more...Jasco extends Namibian links to WACS undersea cable
Telecom Namibia has entered into an agreement with NewTelco South Africa to establish a total of four international Points of Presence (PoPs) connected into the WACS undersea cable.
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