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Thu, December 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Joburg, Lagos, Cairo rank low in ICT usage – report

Johannesburg, Lagos and Cairo all rank in the bottom half of cities surveyed for a new report considering ICT usage, infrastructure capacity and affordability of communications in the socio-economic environment worldwide. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Vodacom App Star winners announced, to compete in Kenya

Vodacom has announced the winners of the South African leg of the international Vodafone App Star Challenge, with two of the winners set to compete in the final in Kenya next week. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher

ICT leaders praise Egypt strategy

Private sector leaders have praised the development of Egypt’s ICT strategy for 2017, after Atefy Helmy, minister of ICT, outlined its key features. → Read more
Mon, December 9th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt inaugurates cybersecurity team

The Egyptian Computer Emergency Response Team (EG-CERT) has been launched in a bid to enhance cybersecurity in the country. → Read more
Mon, December 9th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher

Telecom Egypt likely to get win mobile licence

Telecom Egypt could be set to disrupt the North African country’s mobile sector after the regulator announced it was ready to issue a mixed use licence. → Read more
Sun, December 8th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 08/12/2013

One of Africa’s biggest startup accelerators drew to a close this week when eight ventures based out of 88mph’s Nairobi programme pitched to local and international investors on Thursday evening. → Read more
Fri, December 6th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

Egyptian designs crisis management system

Nano Technologies, a Qatari firm founded and run by Egyptian Ahmed Fawzi, has developed a crisis management system named Al Dalilah, which uses satellite information and other technologies to organise first responders and rescue teams in a crisis situation. → Read more
Fri, December 6th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson

Egypt’s telecoms sector targets 20% growth by 2016

The Egyptian telecommunications sector is targeting growth of between 18 and 20 per cent by 2016, accounting for six per cent of the North African country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to telecommunications minister Atef Helmy. → Read more
Fri, December 6th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher

Intel latest IT giant to join Egypt’s tech park

Intel has opened its new building in Egypt, located in the Maadi technological investment zone, the largest of its kind in the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
Mon, December 2nd, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher

Egyptian startup destroys crowdfunding target

An Egyptian startup has smashed its crowdfunding target on Kickstarter by almost 600 per cent, meaning its shield for objects built with the Arduino electronics prototyping platform can begin production. → Read more
Fri, November 15th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Telecom Egypt profit nears $100m for Q3

Telecom Egypt has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013, revealing a EGP650 million (US$94.3 million) in net profit for the quarter, while revenues grew significantly. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Sale of African operations to Orange makes no sense for Vodafone

Last week, buried in a story that American phone company AT&T was interested in acquiring Vodafone, Bloomberg reported a person familiar with the matter as saying French telecoms firm Orange was interested in buying some of Vodafone’s African operations, which include South Africa’s Vodacom and Kenya’s Safaricom. → Read more
Sun, November 3rd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013

A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
Tue, October 29th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher

Etisalat takes big hit on African earnings

Etisalat took a 38 per cent hit on its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in Africa for the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
Tue, October 29th, 11:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Abdullatif Olama, CEO at DAREnDEAL

Serial Egyptian entrepreneur Abdullatif Olama, also chief executive officer (CEO) at DAREnDEAL, spoke to HumanIPO about the venture capitalist (VC) and tech startup scene in Egypt. → Read more
Mon, October 28th, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

Egypt open to online market opportunities

Online business is a great area for development in Egypt, offering opportunities for payment and e-commerce integration, according to DAREnDEAL chief executive officer (CEO) Abdullatif Olama. → Read more
Fri, October 25th, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote

Egypt’s Vivifi to revolutionise the world of touch

Egyptian startup Vivifi is taking touch to the next level, making it possible to use any surface as a touchpad. → Read more
Thu, October 24th, 10:20 · Nanine Steenkamp

Yahoo! to close Egyptian chapter

Yahoo! is to terminate its local operations in Cairo, Egypt, as part of a minimisation strategy to have fewer offices for global streamlining. → Read more
Wed, October 16th, 15:00 · Winfred Kuria

Castpace’s second release set for end of month

Egypt’s Castpace, a platform designed for filmmakers, is currently working on a new design to be released at the end of the month. → Read more
Tue, October 15th, 11:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Egyptian startup to release Android version end of October

Egyptian digital platform Rawy has almost completed its Android version and expects it to be ready for release before the end of this month. → Read more