Emergency wards inundated with increasing number of boda boda injuries in Kampala

It is raining and cold and a boda boda operator in Kampala, Uganda is taking shelter from the rain. Although he is dressed heavily, 28-year-old Samwiri Kyeyune shivers from the ...

Source: Gemini News

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Malawi Telecommunications expands internet access to three cities

Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has spread its internet network across the country by offering Wimax connections in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Zomba. The company also stated they are eyeing other regions ...

Source: HumanIPO

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Main uses of internet in Kenya a cause for concern

According to the second Julisha report 59 per cent of internet users in Kenya access the web to download movies, images and music, as well as watch television. The report, ...

Source: HumanIPO

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Addis Ababa rooftops eyed for Ethio Telecom antennae

Building developers in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa may be forced to make rooftops available for Ethio Telecom mobile network antennae, if a proposed government bill is drafted and passed.

Source: ITWeb Africa

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Mobile Usage at the Base of the Pyramid in South Africa

With 6 billion mobile phones around the world, of which 75% in developing countries, telephones reach most corners of the African continent. Mobile phones have improved the lives of the ...

Source: Infodev.org

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Mobile phone credit instead of bread? For many Kenyans, a real dilemma

What would you give up to continue using your mobile phone? For most of the six billion mobile subscribers around the world, the sacrifice might be measured in terms of ...

Source: World Bank Blog

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Gambia launches Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable system

The Gambia hosted the launch Wednesday of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system, a significant milestone in the development of telecommunications in the West African region. While ...

Source: Africa Review

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Nigeria’s non-GSM operators get a big break

Nigerian telecommunications companies operating non-GSM technology, led by Starcomms, had another chance to challenge dominant rivals, such as MTN Group, after takeovers and new investments, the Association of Licensed Telecoms ...

Source: Business Report

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Cosmic cube of communications

A cube you can hold in your hand has the power to solve many of our communications problems, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK

Source: Gadget

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DRC – Telecommunication Operators Lock Horns With Africell

Telecom operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ended their interconnection deals with the country’s most recent addition to the mobile sector, Africell, over reported pricing disputes.

Source: IT News Africa

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Analysis: The vanishing art of South African government communications

Chief of government communications Jimmy Manyi’s new “centralisation” policy is ill-conceived in every respect – from the professional incompetence of staff through lack of essential understanding of what communication is ...

Source: Daily Maverick

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Phonetic Clues Hint Language Is Africa-Born

A researcher analyzing the sounds in languages spoken around the world has detected an ancient signal that points to southern Africa as the place where modern human language originated.

Source: The New York Times

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Mobile Technologies That Are Changing Lives In Africa

In Africa, the mobile technology culture there has followed a different path and approach that are changing lives and contributing to the education of a lot of people. Because computers ...

Source: Alltopstartups Africa

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Mobile to surge in Africa - report

Mobile subscribers in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast are expected to grow to 172.4 million in 2015, from about 92.6 million in 2009, according to new data from partnership ...

Source: News 24

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Are mobile phones Africa's silver bullet?

Mobile phones are transforming Africa. But could this new technology end up bypassing the poorest?

Source: The Guardian

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Facebook is Driving ICT Adoption in Africa

Facebook has over 300,000 users in Kenya, is the most popular site in South Africa, and is growing by 20,000 new users per month in Nigeria and Ghana - 3x ...

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Twitter network of Arab and Middle East protests - interactive map

Follow the latest tweets on protests around the Arab world and the Middle East from the Guardian's network of journalists, bloggers and experts

Source: The Guardian

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South Sudan gets 211 dialling code

South Sudan has acquired its own telephone dialing code, the telecommunications minister said on Wednesday, after proclaiming formal independence from the north on Saturday

Source: News24

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Egypt’s Internet users on the increase

Egypt’s Internet sector has grown with some 170 000 new subscribers recorded for March 2011. As a result, Egypt now has just over 24 million users, a growth of 0.7% ...

Source: IT News Africa

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Spotlight on Telecoms

Mobile use in Africa is booming as prices just keep coming down. The number of mobile subscribers in Africa passed the half-billion mark in late 2010. For mobile operators, the ...

Source: The Africa Report

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