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Alibaba Founder Launches $10M African Entrepreneur Fund

Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2018

Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has launched the Netpreneur Prize, which will allocate a total of US$10 million to 100 African entrepreneurs during the course of the next ten years.

AFDB President Calls For Tech Revolution in African Agriculture

PRESS RELEASE, 8/9/2018

PRESS RELEASE -- The President of the African Development Bank Group (www.afdb.org), Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural production. Adesina said the technology transfer was needed immediately and that evidence from countries like Nigeria demonstrated ...

Congolese Minister Eyes 5G Opportunity

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 8/3/2018

Africa does not immediately spring to mind when one talks about 5G. Nor would Congo usually be the first country mentioned in connection with 5G in Africa. But the Congolese minister for telecom is determined to put his country on the 5G map.

Google & Partners Are Connecting Nigeria to Free WiFi Hotspots

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 8/2/2018

Google announced at its recent Google for Nigeria event that 200 WiFi hotspots will be offered free of charge to connect 10 million Nigerians to the Internet. It plans to start in the capital city of Lagos before expanding into the states of Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu and Abuja in 2019.

DR Congo: Is Reaganomics Coming to the Rescue?

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 7/31/2018

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has undergone rapid economic growth in recent years, and mobile penetration has increased fast. But the DRC's mobile adoption rate is still low compared with other sub-Saharan countries.

Orange Boosted by Data Demand

Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/26/2018

Orange reported healthy growth in revenues and earnings at its Africa business for the first six months of the year, fueled by demand for mobile money and data services.

Smart Cities, 5G & IoT Take Center Stage at AfricaCom 2018

Amy Turner, Head, Digital Content, KNect365 TMT, 7/20/2018

Digital Africa is watching the clock -- the countdown to several key developments set to recalibrate both the African tech and telecoms sectors has begun. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now taking hold on the continent, and those within the ecosystem are placing bets as to the timescale for a 5G launch on South African soil and where the first fully ...

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MTN Could Exit 3 West African Markets – Report

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 7/19/2018

Having announced the sale of its Cypriot operation earlier this week, South Africa-based MTN Group Ltd. is believed to be considering pulling out of the three West African markets where its subscriber base is smaller than 1 million, according to a report by Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the situation.

Is M-Pesa Heading to Ethiopia?

Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 7/18/2018

Kenya's Safaricom is about to strike a deal with Ethiopia's government to help introduce the M-Pesa mobile money and banking service to the country's population of more than 100 million, according to a report from Reuters.

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Posted by Trainspotter | In reply to: Most African Countries Have Some 4G Service: Report

The headline on this article was updated form the original Most of Africa Has 4G: Report which was ill thought out...

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Posted by MarkSindone | In reply to: WebNMS Teams Up to Bring IoT-Enabled Solutions to East Africa

It's really quite impressive how a lot of these systems are being implemented in the African landscape. I dare say that with the sudden explosion in growth in this sector, we might very well start seeing a lot of innovation coming from them...

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Posted by MarkSindone | In reply to: Tuning In to the Kwesé TV Service

I strongly believe in the terms supply versus demand. Since the demand for TV service is readily available there, there isn't a reason why it should not be provided to the market there. Service providers should be providing the service they...

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Posted by CameronRobertson | In reply to: Liquid Telecom Extends Microsoft Azure Stack Availability

I imagine that there are a number of businesses who would be very excited that the Azure Stack is available to them now. Hopefully there will be some tutorials on how even the SMEs are able to use some of this technology to further enhance...

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Posted by CameronRobertson | In reply to: Drones For Good in Africa: Part 1

I am really so excited when I hear about technology that's changing the world and helping so many people to have better access to the necessities. If that's not what innovation and creating new technology is about, then I don't know what is....

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Posted by PaulChau | In reply to: Africa's Mobile Market Remains Flat in Q1: IDC

it is always about the infrastructure isn't it. I really don't think it's a matter of people not wanting to adopt a new technology. The issue is really about accessibility and capability is going to be another big hindrance for all of the people...

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