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Fri, May 30th 2014, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya leads Africa in M2M uptake

Kenya leads Africa as an early adopter of machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies, with uptake more prevalent than for other enterprise solutions including videoconferencing and cloud computing, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
Wed, May 28th 2014, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Orange unveils smartphone for Africa, Middle East

Orange has unveiled the Alcatel One Touch Pixi 2 smartphone, with the operator saying the affordable device is designed specifically to respond to the preference for Alcatel devices in the African and Middle East markets. → Read more
Thu, May 22nd 2014, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

Senegal to host pan-West African accelerator for governance solutions

OSIWA and CTIC Dakar have partnered to host the Open Societic accelerator programme, based in Senegal and open to applicants from all West African nations, which looks to assist startups in developing governance solutions. → Read more
Tue, May 20th 2014, 12:30 · Tom Jackson

The Founders Hive bringing advisory services to African startups

Europe-based, African-run firm The Founders Hive is expanding its operations in Africa, bringing advisory services to startups as the company moves towards profitability by the end of the year. → Read more
Fri, May 9th 2014, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Kirusa partners PERFORM to bring sports content to mobile subscribers in Africa

Emerging markets voice and social media solutions firm Kirusa has partnered digital sports media company PERFORM, owner of Goal, to bring sports content to mobile subscribers in Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 6th 2014, 14:30 · Chris Udemans

South Africans warned against voting booth “selfies”

South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has warned voters against taking “selfies” in voting booths during tomorrow’s election. → Read more
Thu, May 1st 2014, 16:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Using biometrics to secure African identities

Eric Billiaert, communication director of government programmes at Gemalto, explains how biometric identification data can secure the identities of African citizens, and faith in government bodies to keep identifying information secure. → Read more
Mon, April 28th 2014, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF

Mauritius leads Africa in terms of leveraging ICT for economic and social development, ranking 48th in the world in the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Networked Readiness Index. → Read more
Thu, April 10th 2014, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju

Finalists announced for Innovation Prize for Africa 2014

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014, picking 10 African innovators who have created practical solutions to some of the continent’s problems, ranging from a domestic waste biogas system to a wafer matrix for paediatric antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 09:30 · Tom Jackson

Emerging markets best avenue for African startups – Buch

The opportunities in emerging markets in Africa and Asia are so large startups no longer need to expand to the United States (US) and Europe in order to scale, according to 88mph managing director (MD) Kresten Buch. → Read more
Tue, March 25th 2014, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju

Helios Towers Africa gets OSHAS 18001 standard in DRC

Helios Towers Africa (HTA), a major independent telecoms towers company in Africa, has received the internationally recognised OSHAS 18001 standard in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). → Read more
Wed, March 19th 2014, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Bitcoin protects privacy, suited to Africa – expert

Bitcoin provides for financial privacy from over-intrusion from governments, but is also provides personal privacy and is well suited to use in Africa, according to Bitcoin expert Michael Parsons. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

RAEng unveils inaugural Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has announced the launch of the first Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, calling for entries from engineers connected with universities and research institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries. → Read more
Thu, March 13th 2014, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi

eLearning Africa 2014 set for Uganda

This year’s eLearning Africa conference will take place in Kampala, Uganda, on May 28-30, with the main objective of exploring how technology is revolutionising learning and training across the continent. → Read more
Thu, March 13th 2014, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku

SAP Africa Utilities Forum kicks off in Rwanda

The SAP Africa Utilities Forum 2014 has begun in Kigali, Rwanda, uniting leading companies from across East Africa to show how technological developments and innovation are set to drive growth for businesses operating in the electricity, gas, waste, recycling and water utilities arenas. → Read more
Wed, March 12th 2014, 14:30 · Chris Udemans

South Africa IT sector needs more regulation – government

The South African ICT sector is in need of more regulation to drive growth and lower communication costs, the African National Congress (ANC)-controlled South African government said in its 20 Year Review. → Read more
Wed, March 5th 2014, 16:20 · Agatha Nduku

AfDB launches open data platform for 20 African countries

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an open data platform for 20 African countries, part of the bank’s “Africa Information Highway (AIH)” initiative aimed at improving data quality, management and dissemination. → Read more
Thu, February 20th 2014, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Collective for Democracy to lay criminal charges against Motsoeneng

A group of South African opposition parties known as the Collective for Democracy is to lay criminal charges against South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng after the public protector’s report found him guilty of fraud and unlawful conduct. → Read more
Thu, February 13th 2014, 11:40 · Tom Jackson

Republican Democrats party calls for e-toll referendum

Newly established South African political party the Republican Democrats (RD) has called for a referendum on e-tolling in Gauteng province, owing to the dissatisfaction of South Africans with the controversial policy. → Read more
Wed, February 12th 2014, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Mobile is a moneymaker – Mobile East Africa

Mobile is a profitable business as long as aggregation of all that pertains to it, such as consumers, markets and employees, takes place alongside other factors such as the addressing of security concerns, according to participants at the ongoing Mobile East Africa 2014 event in Nairobi. → Read more