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AFRICAUndersea cable to create sustainable competitive market
[Nthambeleni Gabara] Government has identified the Broadband Infraco-led African West Coast Cable (AWCC) project as a lead initiative to create a sustainable competitive international bandwidth market in the country. 7 May 2008 13:15

GHANAGhana launches smartcard payments system
President John Kufuor has launched a landmark payment and settlement system designed to transform and extend the coverage of financial services and transactions in Ghana. The "National Switch and Smartcard Payments System," dubbed "E-Zwich," is an initiative of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and provides a common platform to link the payments of all the financial and non-financial banking institutions. 5 May 2008 10:01

AFRICAICTs as a tool for service delivery under spotlight at SADC Summit
Key information and Communication Technology (ICT) players will converge in Mauritius for the seventh SADC ICT in Government Summit and Networking Forum on 29-31 May 2008. 23 Apr 2008 12:35

AFRICANew boost for Africa's social, economic growth
Microsoft announces new partnerships with the European Union and national governments to foster implementation of ICT best practices in Africa in support of the continent's social and economic growth. 22 Apr 2008 11:19

AFRICAITU Secretary General lures bankers
[Remmy Nweke] The first African Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) telecommunications regulator, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr. Hamadoun Toure has tasked financial institutions on the continent to invest in the telecommunications sector. 18 Apr 2008 10:46

AFRICABurkina Faso welcomes the second ICT Best Practices Forum
Personalities from the public and private sectors, international community of donors and non-governmental and intergovernmental sectors will join the Burkina Faso government to welcome the second African ICT Best Practices Forum, which will be held in Ouagadougou, the capital, from 21st to 23rd April 2008. 16 Apr 2008 14:47

EGYPTThe tangled web we weave
By most accounts, 2007 marked a worldwide decline in information freedoms — and Egypt was no exception. Do two recent court decisions upholding freedom of expression signal change is in the air? Or will they be remembered as little more than ghostly blips a year from now? 14 Apr 2008 14:22

AFRICATunisia leads Africa in technology rankings
[Walter Wafula] Tunisia is Africa's most networked economy, a new IT report has revealed. 11 Apr 2008 06:16

AFRICAAdobe grabs a slice of video 2.0 pie
[Katherine Noyes] Adobe on Wednesday announced that its Media Player 1.0 is now available as a free download; giving the company a toehold in the online video space. Additionally, say analysts, Adobe gains a leg up in competing with Microsoft's Silverlight platform, which is a competitor to Flash. That the player supports high-definition video standards helps as well. 10 Apr 2008 11:55

AFRICAThe whole world is watching: Google shines light on refugee camps
[Keith Regan] Google and the UN High Commission for Refugees - the United Nations agency responsible for tracking and caring for refugees from the world's conflicts - unveiled a Web-based mapping tool on Tuesday, 8 April, meant to help raise awareness of displaced populations. 9 Apr 2008 12:05

AFRICAAlcatel-Lucent to hold a media tutorial webcast about Optics
Tom Goodwin, Vice-President of Marketing & Communications for Alcatel-Lucent's Optics activities and Etienne Lafougère, President of Alcatel-Lucent's submarine network activity will give a joint media tutorial on Optics on 8 April 2008 at 1pm (GMT). 7 Apr 2008 10:52

ZIMBABWEJammed! Zimbabwe's immobile mobile systems
[Dumisani Ndlela] Freedom is in the air, and change is already being commemorated by Zimbabwe's urbanites on the phones. All through Harare's forbidding streets, littered with police, people walk with cellphones, discussing delayed results from the March 29 elections. Moreover, the rumour-mill is busy, particularly with stories over the presidential election. 4 Apr 2008 12:01

AFRICAMicrosoft to launch applications in three Nigerian languages
[Jonah Iboma] Microsoft Corporation plans to include Nigeria's dominant languages - Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo - in the Microsoft Office application suite before year-end. 4 Apr 2008 10:17