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Google fiber backbone for Kampala
google.com/get/projectlink
Connecting mobile carriers and ISPs, boosting data rates by a factor of 100.
Liberia bans motorcycle taxis in Monrovia
bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa
forcing hundreds of commuters to walk to work
The next Google from Africa?
theguardian.com/world
Afua Hirsch on Accra Tech start-ups - achieving way beyond expectation
Africans hold their governments to account
theguardian.com/.../africa-technology
Can citizens use mobile technology to better participate in democracy?
Tigo introduces 3G to Kivus, DRC Congo
telecoms.com
More than two thousand new customers a day have joined Tigo, since re-opening in Kivu provinces.
Spirit Child photography
nyani.photoshelter.com
In Ghana, a child with a disability might be referred to as a ‘Spirit Child’.
AgriHack, Kigali
ihub.co.ke/blog/2013/08
Hackathon in Kigali at the International conference on ICT for Agriculture.
Google’s African affair
memeburn.com
Google is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to the African continent. It has offices in eight African countries...
The China in Africa Podcast
itunes.apple.com/podcast
Discussion on China's engagement across Africa hosted by veteran journalists Eric Olander in Paris and Cobus van Staden in Cape Town
The Digital Continent
thedigitalcontinent.com
Interview podcast featuring innovators and entrepreneurs whose work is shaping the digital economies of Africa
VC4Africa Meetup Kigali
vc4africa-kigali.eventbrite.com
Networking at Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali, at the closing drink of Rwanda's Services Investment Forum.
Spotlight on Zimbabwe
bbc.co.uk/programmes
Correspondent Brian Hongwe reports from Harare in the run up to elections
Zimbabwe elections: Q&A
bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa
The election will be the first to be held under the new constitution approved in a referendum in March this year. Parliamentary elections are to be held on the same day.
iLab
ilabliberia.org/about
Monrovia's hub; reliable Internet, electricity, and trained IT staff where collaboration and learning takes place.
Nigeria slashes termination rates
nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng
Government effort to reduce the cost of voice calls.
Global Innovation Hubs Gather at re:publica
afrilabs.com/
Technology Innovation Hubs Gather at re:publica
Smile Uganda Launches 4G
itnewsafrica.com
Claims 800 MHz band provides more efficient indoor coverage.
Activate 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/activate-london
Sessions from Guardian / Omidyar Network London conference.
The Girl Effect on Tech
girleffect.org/news
Nike Foundation : 250 million adolescent girls live in poverty they are the most powerful force for change on the planet
South Africa losing to Kenya tech?
www.techcentral.co.za
Post 1994 international technology companies invested in South Africa as the “gateway to Africa”. Perceptions are shifting.
African Billionaires 2013
forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe
A record 1,426 billionaires made it to FORBES’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people. African billionaires occupied a little over 1% of the positions on the list.
The rise and rise of Vera Kwakofi
http://graphic.com.gh/features/the-rise-and-rise-of-vera-kwakofi.html
Profile of Head of Current Affairs for BBC Africa.
AU 50th
voanews.com
Desalegn says China is a reliable partner for Africa. John Kerry said he is concerned some countries are not as transparent in Africa as the United States and that could undermine democracy. But he admits U.S. investment here is falling behind.
infoDev’s 2013 Global Forum
vc4africa.biz/blog
Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship in South Africa: 50 top SME entrepreneurs selected to participate in a 'Dragons Den'.
Women and Technology in Zambia
Asikana Network Zambia on YouTube
Brief interview of what zambian youth think about women and technology in zambia.
Oxford University Pan-African Conference 2013
oxfordafrica-esli.eventbrite.com
At the Oxford Union; theme “Towards a 21st Century African Renaissance: Sowing the Seeds of Success”
Ivory Coast Bus Routes Redrawn Using Cell Data
technologyreview.com
Using Orange cell data to track people movements, IBM research suggests changes to Abidjan bus routes.
AkiraChix Girls in ICT Day
http://akirachix.com/Blog/akirachix-to-host-girls-in-ict-day-on-27th-april-2013/
Mentoring high school girls; iHub event.
Obasanjo on Thatcher
blogs.lse.ac.uk
The debate about her legacy with regards to Africa – mostly deplored for her support for the South Africa government during apartheid.
Omidyar Network releases African entrepreneurship report
omidyar.com
Survey of 582 entrepreneurs across Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. Benchmarked against global peers. Summit in Ghana.
Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos
allafrica.com/stories
Nigeria: Computer Village Generates U.S.$2 Billion Annually to Economy - Minister
Lonestar launches ‘Xtra Time’
allafrica.com
Allows customers to borrow airtime credit in times of emergency and pay later after they recharged.
Nigeria: Africa’s largest economy in 2 years
sweetcrudereports.com
Nigeria’s economy is set to grow 6.8% this year, up from an estimated 6.6% in 2012
Blackberry to build apps lab in Lagos
ngrguardiannews.com
Blackberry has signed a letter of intent to build a Blackberry Apps lab in Lagos; over 250 Nigerian developed applications already available. Two million out of the four million connected smartphone in the country are Blackberry devices
Word of mouth loudest in Africa
nielsen.com
Social media is making some consumers better informed. The Nielsen Blueprint for Media Strategies in Africa research groups 15 countries' consumers into ‘savy’, ‘selective’ and ‘simple’.
Ghana, Nigeria top Youtube Africa
thisdaylive.com/articles
2012, the number of views in Nigeria grew by an amazing 125%, making Nigeria the country with the 2nd highest viewership growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rudy De Waele, the Next Billion
http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/02/25/the-most-exciting-mobile-apps-from-africa/
Mobile Opportunities in Africa – Engaging with the Next Billion from Rudy De Waele. from a presentation at ForumOxford: Mobile Apps and Technologies Conference
SMS fights Cholera in Mozambique
mg.co.za
Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in over a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid
Vodacom Tanzania to launch solar chargers
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/vodafone-tanzania-launch-solar-cycle-phone-charger/5368/
Vodacom Tanzania partners with energy firm Fenix International to launch solar and bicycle-powered mobile phone chargers.
Diaspora strikes back
socialmediaweek.org
Digital Diaspora in Washington D.C. during #SMW an interactive “Digital Africa : The Diaspora strikes back” Happy Hour
Crowdfunding service SliceBiz wins Apps4Africa cash prize
www.bbc.co.uk/news/tech
Ghanaian start-up SliceBiz planning to popularise crowdfunding in Africa, has been selected as one of the winners of this year's Apps4Africa competition, funded by US State Department and the World Bank,
7 African Women Who Founded Amazing Companies
ventures-africa.com
Entrepreneurship across security, brewing, hygiene, food, internet providers, private jets and air ambulances.
Nigeria’s renovated railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21364541
Following government investment the railway linking Lagos and north of Nigeria has reopened, after more than 10 years.
USA and Chinese Engagement in Africa
chinaafricarealstory.com
Deborah Brautigam: - "by far the best single analysis I have seen on China-Africa-US engagement in Africa."
Using sms to reduce maternal mortality
texttochange.org/news
Maternal mortality is still a major problem in Uganda. Only 41.9% of births is attended by skilled health staff, resulting in 440 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
10 million phones to Nigeria’s farmers
africamentor.com/e-agriculture
Nigerian Ministry Agriculture project to give 10 million phones to farmers in 2013, five million of these devices to women farmers.
Nigeria Number Portability
ventures-africa.com
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) for Nigeria - would enable subscribers to retain their mobile phone numbers when migrating from one mobile service provider to another. Expected to lower prices with increased competition.
Ghana as the ‘Bangalore’ of West Africa
howwemadeitinafrica.com
A proposed US$100 million technology park to be built in Accra – interview with Eric Osiakwan, director of Ghana Cyber City.
Staying in credit
economist.com
iHub research into sacrifices the poor make to keep a mobile phone in credit.
Demo Africa
http://ventureburn.com/2012/10/demo-africa-the-future-of-african-startups-looks-bright/
Inaugural Demo Africa, held in Nairobi Kenya: gave 40 startups from around the continent the opportunity to demo their products and services to an international audience of investors, media.
Poor Infrastructure Is Africa’s Soft Underbelly
forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe
Zuma's plan to spend $97 billion on infrastructure in context.
Internet Exchange Point in Gambia
http://www.cp-africa.com/2012/10/19/africa-to-get-its-own-internet-exchange-point-in-gambia-financed-by-the-african-union/
Africa to get its own Internet Exchange Point in Gambia, financed by the African Union, avoiding the high fees paid to overseas service providers.
Multi-channel service design, the African way
slideshare.net/bobbywatson
Franco Papeschi at Euro IA 2012
Mobile Testing Lab at Co-creation Hub
cchubnigeria.com
OSs include Bada, Android, Java and Blackberry’s latest, thanks to Samsung, Nokia, Blackberry, Microsoft, Google, and Tecno.
Google Trader comes to Kenya
http://google-africa.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/google-trader-comes-to-kenya.html
After the pilot launch in Uganda and the exciting launch in Ghana, we are excited to announce the launch of Google Trader in Kenya.
The New Harvest
harvard.edu
Case studies and policy ideas for agricultural innovation, by Professor Calestous Juma.