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The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cablesMaxwell Akalaare Adombila

Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce

Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce

24 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes

Microsoft Africa internet plan moves forward with fibre deal

By Jeffrey Dastin 2 Mar 2023

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Africa still mobile

Africa still mobile

Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Digital transformation is not just about technology - it's about people

Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

11 Aug 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Nzola Swasisa. Credit: True Africa.

DRC inventor has a solution to get rural Africa emailing

10 Aug 2017

Jochai Ben-Avie, senior global policy manager at Mozilla.

Barriers to internet access in Africa revealed

2 Aug 2017

Photo by rawpixel.com via Unsplash

Internet users in Nigeria hit 91.6 million

31 Jul 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

.africa roadshow kicks off in Ethiopia

.africa roadshow kicks off in Ethiopia

10 Jul 2017

Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

21 Jun 2017

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Riaan Graham 20 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

Source: Konnect Africa

Konnect Africa unlocks access to internet in Africa

6 Jun 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

Nigeria to welcome 4G network after Airtel partners with ZTE

Nigeria to welcome 4G network after Airtel partners with ZTE

26 Apr 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%

Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%

21 Apr 2017

Data is falling

Data is falling

Luke Muller 21 Dec 2016

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 2

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 2

14 Dec 2016

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

Pictured from left: Eric Thimba and Porgie Gachui, co-founders of Mookh; Wandia Gichuru, CEO, and Makena Mutwiri, head of Marketing of Vivo Active Wear; Mark Zuckerberg, Ime Archibong, Emeka Afigbo of Facebook; Edna Kwinga, HR officer, and Marie Amuti, UX designer of Twiga Foods.

Zuckerberg sees entrepreneurial energy in Africa

2 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Alistair Anderson 21 Jul 2016

Airtel and Facebook to launch Free Basics in Nigeria

11 May 2016

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Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Africa still mobile

Africa still mobile

Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Digital transformation is not just about technology - it's about people

Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

11 Aug 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Nzola Swasisa. Credit: True Africa.

DRC inventor has a solution to get rural Africa emailing

10 Aug 2017

Jochai Ben-Avie, senior global policy manager at Mozilla.

Barriers to internet access in Africa revealed

2 Aug 2017

Photo by rawpixel.com via Unsplash

Internet users in Nigeria hit 91.6 million

31 Jul 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

.africa roadshow kicks off in Ethiopia

.africa roadshow kicks off in Ethiopia

10 Jul 2017

Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

21 Jun 2017

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Riaan Graham 20 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

Source: Konnect Africa

Konnect Africa unlocks access to internet in Africa

6 Jun 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

Nigeria to welcome 4G network after Airtel partners with ZTE

Nigeria to welcome 4G network after Airtel partners with ZTE

26 Apr 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%

Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%

21 Apr 2017

Data is falling

Data is falling

Luke Muller 21 Dec 2016

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 2

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 2

14 Dec 2016

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

Pictured from left: Eric Thimba and Porgie Gachui, co-founders of Mookh; Wandia Gichuru, CEO, and Makena Mutwiri, head of Marketing of Vivo Active Wear; Mark Zuckerberg, Ime Archibong, Emeka Afigbo of Facebook; Edna Kwinga, HR officer, and Marie Amuti, UX designer of Twiga Foods.

Zuckerberg sees entrepreneurial energy in Africa

2 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Alistair Anderson 21 Jul 2016

Airtel and Facebook to launch Free Basics in Nigeria

11 May 2016

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

12 Jan 2016

African ICT Infrastructure Fund closes at $200 million

African ICT Infrastructure Fund closes at $200 million

29 Jul 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Leigh Andrews 29 Jan 2015

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

University of Lagos to benefit from MainOne broadband

University of Lagos to benefit from MainOne broadband

18 Feb 2014

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

11 Dec 2013