How biometrics can fuel inclusive growth in Nigeria’s ICT sector
Nigeria’s ICT sector and overall online activity will continue to grow exponentially says Gur Geva, founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii.
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World Bank punts tech in Africa’s fierce fight to tackle joblessness
World Bank says it is critical for African countries to increase the uptake of digital technologies to drive employment growth for the more than 22 million Africans joining the workforce each year.
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Nigeria’s Electoral Commission assures results portal is safe
Results are still incoming from what media outlets have reported as being the country’s tightest elections since the end of military rule in 1999.
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Nairobi now firmly on the digital map
County receives physical address and street naming system and is working closely with Google.
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Civil society lobbies Uganda gov’t to reduce internet taxes
East African Budget Network representatives have appealed to authorities to consider costs in comparison to that of neighbouring countries.
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Cameroon MNOs to share infrastructure after regulator’s latest reprimand
Companies, under the auspices of the Cameroon Association of Mobile Telephony Operators, pledge to invest 156bn francs CFA in additional equipment.
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Kenyan treasury to launch digital platform for govt papers in Q12023
New system DhowCSD will allow for easier management of trading accounts in contrast to the current USSD system.
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Pressure mounts on Uganda's UCC over Smile Communications fine
Country’s auditor general weighs in on issue, but UCC DG has argued the case is still ongoing.
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Internet shutdowns: Ethiopian businesses lose US$146-million
New report quantifies country’s loss after internet shutdown in Tigray in 2022.
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Are software licenses a cost centre or cost benefit?
Managing costs and tightly controlling expenditures have become critical concerns for companies, but they shouldn’t compromise on software licenses in the process says Jacob Modisha, Senior Specialist: Licensing Advisory at Altron Karabina.
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Zimbabwe telcos given green light on 50% tariff increase
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Econet Zimbabwe have welcomed the development.
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Ride-hailing app Yango offers regulatory olive branch
App offers to serve as regulatory sandbox in Cameroon and overcome hurdles which halted its journey.
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Stakes just got higher for Ethio Telecom
Government is considering partners who can bring in best practices in terms of operations, infrastructure management and next-generation technological capabilities.