Ushahidi, a Kenyan ICT company, has designed a modem specifically for areas with intermittent power outages and devices that can not share conenctions. Read more »
The Nigerian Communications Commission has launched Mobile Number Portability across the country's GSM networks, enabling customers change their subscription to other mobile ... Read more »
The government of Gambia has clarified that the usage of internet calling services such as Skype and Viper aren't banned as reported by some local press and cyber publications. Read more »
Reports by a communications commission show that Internet users have increased to 16.2 million between October 1 and December 31 in 2012, surpassing users of voice services. Read more »
When it came to keeping lions at bay, an old-fashioned scarecrow just wasn't up to the job. So a 13-year-old Maasai cattle herder combined basic technology with teenage ingenuity ... Read more »
The media had fun on the annual April Fools' Day, as it was not obliged to report on facts and accuracy - but poked fun instead. Read more »
Articles published on 1 April always need to be taken with a pinch of salt, particularly in the age of the Internet. Between Google and Bing's tongue-in-cheek shenanigans and ... Read more »
Governments and mobile operators are being urged to negotiate a reduction in the in the tax rate and call charges for communication within the region. Read more »
The country's plan to promote a cashless economy is gaining momentum, with commercial banks being advised to encourage mobile banking platforms. Read more »
Christopher Kirkley went to Mali to make field recordings, but returned with a mixtape of music taken from Saharan memory cards of cellular phones. Read more »
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