Kenya:   Kenya's Internet Users Hit 16.2 Million

Capital FM, 18 April 2013

The number of Internet users in Kenya stood at 16.2 million by December 31 last year, an 11.6 percent growth from the 14.5 million users recorded at the end of September 2012. Read more »

Kenya:   Nokia Starts Mobile Life Improvement Service

Capital FM, 17 April 2013

Nokia has launched a mobile life improvement service in Kenya as the firm aims to facilitate learning and help bridge information gaps through richly formatted messages without the… Read more »

Kenya:   Google Maps Navigation (beta) in Kenya

Capital FM, 11 April 2013

Google has introduced Google Maps Navigation (Beta) in Kenya as a new feature on Google maps for phones running Android 2.2 and iOS 5.1 technologies. Read more »

Kenya:   Elections And Technology

Fahamu, 11 April 2013

The ghost of the disputed 2007 presidential election and its ensuing violence was omnipresent during Kenya's 2013 elections, and the overarching message was peace at all costs.… Read more »

East Africa:   E Africa States Urged to Prioritise Broadband Access

Observer, 17 April 2013

The director of Telecommunication Development Bureau (DBT) at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Brahima Sanou, has urged East African states to treat broadband… Read more »

Africa:   The Continent's Mobile Youth Drive Change

Africa Renewal, 11 April 2013

The sight of teenagers selling mushrooms using mobile phones is becoming a familiar one in rural Namibia. Namibia Polytechnic faculty member Maurice Nkusi, designer of a cell… Read more »