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Fri, April 26th, 09:05 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria awards US$40 million to Israeli cyber security firm

President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is reported to have boosted its intelligence and national security with the award of a US$40 million contract to Elbit Systems, an Israeli firm. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 14:40 · Kamau Mbote

ICANN opens Istanbul office for EMEA countries

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced it will be opening its first hub office in Turkey to cater for the growing technology sector due to its ideal location within the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 12:03 · Tom Jackson

Amazon to launch set-top box – reports

Amazon is to release a set-top television box this year, allowing users to stream video over the internet and providing direct competition to Apple TV, according to reports. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 09:27 · Nanine Steenkamp

Online campaign fights malaria

Global anti-malaria campaign Power of One has been launched on web and mobile platforms to increase donations for treatments. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 08:16 · Richard Cutcher

Future of payments does not need Mastercard or Visa – banking chief

The “gorillas” of Mastercard and Visa will not be needed in the future because of the direction of banking and payment solutions in the cloud, according to a technology chief at South Africa’s Standard Bank. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:18 · Paul Adepoju

Morpheus launches buyam.com.ng e-commerce platform in Nigeria

A new e-commerce platform, buyam.com.ng has been launched in Lagos by Morpheus Online Business Services, offering Nigerian stores the chance to record exponential growth without incurring costs. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

China dominates state-affiliated cyber espionage – report

The Chinese government was the most successful in terms of state-affiliated cyber espionage in 2012, according to a new report. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 11:34 · Igor Hobotov

Liquid/KDN extends fibre service to Tanzania

Liquid Telecom-owned internet service company Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced it will connect Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Kigali on a single fibre network as it forays into Tanzania. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 10:04 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan court goes digital

A court in Mombasa is to digitalise its files and is in the process of training staff on how to access files from the electronic platform → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 07:18 · Mercy Makumi

VoIP services not banned in Gambia, says government

The Gambian government has backtracked on its initial statement that VoIP services including Skype and Viber are banned in the country. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 07:13 · Kamau Mbote

Google acquires Wavii

Google has acquired news summarisation startup Wavii for US$30 million, according to Reuters, beating Apple to the purchase. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:37 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia’s national oil company revamps website, uploads Liberian Basin map

The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has revamped its website as it seeks to fulfill its commitment of ensuring transparency, inclusiveness and accountability in the West African country’s emerging oil and gas sector. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Western Union partners with Kenyan bank for money transfer

Western Union and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have teamed up to bring a service that will see customers get their money transfers straight into their bank accounts. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:16 · Igor Hobotov

UNDP, World Bank and OPEC to create Arab Development Portal

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have signed an agreement to form the Arab Development Portal. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 10:45 · Brandon Gregory

DRYVER, working towards eliminating drinking and driving

A new social network has been launched by Tops at Spar in a bid to reduce instances of drinking and driving in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 09:56 · Richard Cutcher

SEACOM completes repairs

SEACOM has completed repairs of its cables in the Mediterranean which were damaged last month, restoring full connection between Europe and Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:45 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan government has connected 2,000 secondary schools to ICT

The Kenyan government has said it has provided ICT equipment to 2,000 secondary schools in the country with it gradually moving to the digital learning era. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:11 · Igor Hobotov

SAP eyeing expansion into Ivory Coast

Technology software company SAP has announced its plans to launch into Ivory Coast as part of their West African expansion. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

‘Nigerian’ spammers exploit Chavez death

Latin Americans’ fraud alert has been raised as bulk spam mailings about the investments of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez began hitting inboxes shortly after his death in March. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:03 · Richard Cutcher

Mt. Gox suffers another DDoS attack

Confidence in Bitcoin and the online platforms which allow trading between fiat and digital currency has taken a hit after another cyber attack on popular site Mt. Gox. → Read more