Archive for the ‘ICT’ category
New research: How Africans are using Twitter
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is growing in popularity on the African continent, with users from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco leading the pack.
Online startup Bandeka wants to connect well-educated Africans
An online community for well-educated Africans. This is what Ghanaian-born Yaw Boateng and Tunde Kehinde, a Nigerian, seek to create with Bandeka.com.
Tycoon Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to young Kenyans
Kenyan businessman Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to the country’s young people.
10 African business leaders and thinkers to follow on Twitter
A number of African business leaders and thinkers are using micro-blogging platform Twitter to communicate their thoughts on business, politics and Africa’s development.
App revolution changing the game for mobile operators in Africa
Many of the apps designed for communication such as Skype, Viber, G-Talk and WhatsApp are threatening to rewrite the rules of the mobile telecoms world.
IBM targeting Africa’s banks for new business
US-based technology firm IBM has significantly expanded its African footprint over the past three years.
Capital raisings and acquisitions now the order of the day in telecoms sector
The growth and success of sub-Saharan Africa’s telecom sector is clearly measurable by not only assessing an increase in multinational interest but also by observing capital raisings and new strategic partnerships within the sector.
How MTN is profiting from Nigeria’s informal economy
Robert Neuwirth, author of Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy, examines how mobile operator MTN is using hawkers and street vendors as distribution agents.
Africa’s emerging information societies
Envisioning certain African regions developing into equivalents of California’s Silicon Valley may indeed appear as just “building castles in the air”. However, given that the understanding of the positive impact of ICT has grown over the years, more African governments have begun to prioritise the ICT sector.
How Google is building its brand in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet search giant Google has ramped up its operations significantly in Africa over the past four years.
