June 19
Nigeria: African Ministers Adopt AI Strategy for Digital Transformation in Nigeria, Others
Daily Trust
African ICT and Communications Ministers have unanimously adopted "Continental Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and African Digital Compact." Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Must Tighten Security Around Telecom Infrastructure
Daily Trust
Over the last two decades, the Nigeria's telecommunications industry has witnessed phenomenal growth which saw 400,000 phone lines in 1998 jumped to over 200 million active mobile… Read more »
Nigeria: Airtel Partnership Boosts Students' Exam Performance, Says Roducate CEO
Daily Trust
Airtel Nigeria and Roducate have achieved significant progress since the launch of the Airtel-Roducate Exam Success Bundle. Read more »
Nigeria: Women Are Breaking Barriers in Fintech and SMEs - 9psb Boss
Daily Trust
Nigeria's digital payment service bank, 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), has echoed the impressive progress demonstrated by the female professionals and entrepreneurs in the fintech… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Netone Increases Data Market Share in Q1
The Herald
State-owned telecommunications firm NetOne's internet and data traffic market share increased by 8,8 percent to 24,71 percent in the first quarter to March 2024. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Home-Grown Tech to Counter Onslaught
The Herald
Day in day out, Africa faces new challenges in remaining focused on development projects that transform the lives of its people for the better, outside Western Europe lenses. Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Is NCC Justified in Its Temporary Suspension of Issuance of Three Categories of Licences? [opinion]
Premium Times
The temporary suspension in licencing seems to be a highly desirable way of ensuring the sustainability of the various players within the various segments. Read more »
Namibia: Namibians Spend 39 Million Hours Speaking On the Phone
Namibian
Namibians have spent 39,3 million hours speaking on the phone in the first three months of the year. Read more »
Nigeria: How Modernising Payments Can Secure the Future
Vanguard
Paymnt is the fulcrum of human interaction. And like everything else, it is constantly changing. The move from barter to commodity money was followed by currency and we are today… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Discuss Nat'l Biometric Identification Card
Liberian Observer
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security on the National Identity of Liberia, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ECOWAS has convened… Read more »
Nigeria: Adrian Wood Returns to Nigeria, Moves to Rebrand Ntel With Fresh Investors
This Day
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Adrian Wood, who left Nigeria in 2004, has returned to the Nigerian telecoms space as the new Chief Executive Officer… Read more »
June 17
Tunisia: Tunisia in International Conference On Digital Platform Governance, June 17-19 in Croatia
Tunis Afrique Presse
The International Conference on Digital Platform Governance: Building a Global Forum of Networks, will be hosted on June 17-19, 2024 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the UNESCO announced. Read more »
June 16
Africa: How to Avoid Being Hacked - Start By Upping Your Password Game - '12345' Doesn't Cut It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you type the term "password cyberattack" into Google News, the results will show just how often cyber criminals are getting hold of important data belonging to companies and… Read more »
June 14
Africa: 2africa Submarine Cable Activated, Boosting African Connectivity
Business Day Africa
Airtel Telesonic, the wholesale arm of Airtel Africa, has announced the successful activation of the 2Africa submarine cable system, enhancing connectivity across the continent. Read more »
Namibia: Using Drone Technology to Map Informal Settlements
Namibia Economist
Using drones and photogrammetry, Namibia Flying Labs captured high-resolution aerial data of Brendan Simbwaye's A Informal Settlement, located in Windhoek. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Commended for Surpassing 225,000 Domain Names
This Day
The global community of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has commended Nigeria for surpassing the 225,000 mark for all registered .ng domain names in the… Read more »
June 13
Angola: Over 500,000 People Benefit From Digital Literacy Training
ANGOP
More than 500,000 young people Luanda and Benguela provinces have benefited in the last two years from digital literacy training under the "Digital Citizen" project, ANGOP learned… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Faces Cyber Attacks
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia is battling a serious cyber security attack on its top-level domain (.LR) from an unknown source. Read more »
Africa: AU-PSC - Morocco's Interest in Ai Highlighted in Addis Ababa
MAP
Morocco's interest in artificial intelligence (AI) was highlighted on Thursday in Addis Ababa before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU). Read more »
June 12
Rwanda: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Launches 'Liquid Home' to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Areas
New Times
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Rwanda on Wednesday, June 12 launched 'Liquid Home', its internet connectivity product aimed at extending its fibre network coverage. Read more »
Kenya: Airtel to Rival Safaricom, Zuku With New Home Internet
Capital FM
Airtel Kenya is entering the Kenyan home internet market with the rollout of home broadband. Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: Police Working On Modern Technologies to Stop Kidnapping in Nigeria, Says Dig Alabi
This Day
The coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest, Sylvester Alabi, has said the Nigeria Police Force was already working on the use of modern… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zim Starts Processing E-Passports in SA
The Herald
Zimbabwe has started processing e-passports for its citizens in South Africa, with a newly refurbished building now set for commissioning after the conclusion of the elections in… Read more »
June 10
Zimbabwe: Starlink to Transform Zim's Internet Landscape
The Herald
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Nigeria: Ogun to Create Smart Cities
Daily Trust
The Ogun State Government has said that it is set to create smart cities through its regeneration schemes across all the urban centres in the state. Read more »