The UN together with 18 African countries and other role players have agreed on measures to reduce the impact of electronic waste on the continent. Read more »
In a memorandum of understanding signed in Geneva by the International Telecommunication Union and the Communications Commission of Kenya, the UN pledged to boost cyber-security ... Read more »
Software developers are creating new software for mobile phones and computers to help communities cope with the impact of global warming. Read more »
A pan-African analysis of Twitter traffic shows that 57 percent of Tweets from Africa are sent from mobile devices and 60 percent of Africa's most active Tweeters are aged between ... Read more »
The recent hackings of government websites has raised questions about security of public information and its threat to the country's integration to the new online order. Read more »
Nigeria has taken another leap in space technology with the successful launch of the communications satellite Nigcomsat-1R. Read more »
Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that access to internet nationwide as at November stands at 3.6 percent. Read more »
Lack of equipment to identify fake mobile phones has compelled the industry regulator to put on hold plans to switch them off. Read more »
Growth in the technology industry is "critical" in achieving a low carbon economy, says Ericsson vice president for sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
The banking industry has been urged to collaborate to fight cyber crime which costs banks billions of shillings per year. Read more »
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