Africa:  Leaders Support Cellular Revolution

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

Developing Africa's information and communications technology (ICT) sector is vital to the continent's growth and development, says Sami Al-Basheer, director of the development… Read more »

Africa:  Low-Flying Satellites to Bring Internet to Continent

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

As far as Greg Wyler is concerned the sky is the limit when it comes to providing low-cost, high-speed Internet access to Africans. Read more »

Africa:  Cell Phones Could Transform North-South Cooperation

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

The rollout of broadband Internet services and the rapid spread of cell phones is narrowing the digital divide between Africa and developed countries, and could potentially… Read more »

Africa:  Bandwidth Revs Up African Economy

allAfrica, 9 October 2008

Africa is readying for a second wave of higher speed Internet use, writes Russell Southwood of Balancing Act in this expert guide to what "bandwidth" is, how it is being spread and… Read more »

Africa:  Cellphones Erase Boundaries

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Zain, formerly known in Africa as Celtel, operates one of the continent's major mobile phone networks. AllAfrica's Cindy Shiner discussed the company's business with Mwambu… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  Gambling On a Long Shot

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

To say in the late 1980s that Zaire was a developing nation required a huge leap of the imagination. It was sliding backwards in nearly every aspect used to measure progress,… Read more »

Africa:  Social Benefit of Investment Good for Business

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

In a New York Times article on February 15, Christopher Flavelle examined the performance of companies with strong commitments to what is commonly called "social responsibility."… Read more »

East Africa:  Seacom Sets Broadband Pace

allAfrica, 16 February 2009

Seacom, a Mauritius-registered company providing fibre-optic bandwidth to Africa, announced this month that it has laid the first portion of undersea cables on the beds of the… Read more »

Africa:  Why Entrepreneur Wants Low-Orbiting Satellites

allAfrica, 15 February 2009

Greg Wyler, the founder of O3b Networks, explains why he wants to bring the Internet to Africa with low-orbiting satellites. Read more »

Africa:  Guide to Technologies

allAfrica, 8 October 2008

Technologies that may have an impact on lowering prices and widening access in developing countries: Read more »

Kenya:  Low-Cost Phones Revolutionize Africa

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

The mobile phone industry has made a bigger social impact on people’s lives than anything else, ever, in Africa, argues Michael Joseph, chief executive officer of… Read more »

East Africa:  Broadband Internet Dreams to Come True

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Enhanced high-speed Internet is coming to East and Southern Africa as early as June 2009 by way of a new undersea fiber optic cable linking the continent to India and Europe. Read more »

Kenya:  Mobile Phones Become Bank Branches

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Safaricom’s M-Pesa was launched in Kenya just over a year ago as a mobile money transfer service. Now the service has more than three million customers and has virtually… Read more »

Kenya:  Sophisticated Mobile Solutions for African Telecoms

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Timothy Mbugua is the CEO of Symbiotic Media Consortium. He started the company to provide a "one-stop shop" for promotions and campaigns, using a full suite of media products to… Read more »

Kenya:  Young Minds At Work

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Steve Mutinda, a graduate of the University of Nairobi who specializes in developing mobile software, tells Katy Gabel how he does it. Read more »

Kenya:  Making Video Games for Africa

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

If the content of video games is relevant and African, there will be a market for them throughout the continent, game designer Wesley Kiriinya tells AllAfrica's Katy Gabel.… Read more »

Kenya:  ICT Progress Offers Scope for New Silicon Valley

allAfrica, 18 September 2008

Moses Kemibaro is the business development director at DotSavvy. The company's main focus is building web sites. He spoke to AllAfrica's Katy Gabel. Read more »