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Kenyans put a hold on buying smartphones as inflation bites

Consumer spending on smartphones declined as prices for basic commodities increased, constraining budgets for technology products.
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2:20
Dec 12, 2022

Egypt’s smartphone market nosedives in Q3, but pundits foresee stability

IDC research shows North Africa country’s market was down 73.4% year-on-year, but analysts believe it will recover in 2023.
4:10
Dec 6, 2022

Rebuilding trust and efficiency in the public sector

The public sector has a shaky track record when it comes to delivering services and support, and that has to change says Jon Tullett, Associate Research Director, IT Services & Cloud, at IDC Sub-Saharan Africa.
1:30
Sep 5, 2022

MEA’s PCD market expected to hit speed wobble

Analysts predict Middle East & Africa’s personal computing devices market to decline in Q3 2022, but figures are still better than pre-pandemic levels.
3:00
Jul 14, 2022

Cyberextortion pushes Sub-Saharan businesses to the brink

Data leaks, targeted attacks are ongoing and top threats to the region, according to research by KnowBe4 and the IDC.
2:50
Jun 10, 2022

Dip in MEA’s personal computing devices market

Demand for desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets expected to decline 6.0% year-on-year in shipment terms for Q2 2022, according to IDC.
2:10

China's Transsion Holdings dominates Africa smartphone market

Amid decline in overall mobile phone shipments to the continent towards the end of last year, Transsion outperformed certain competitors.
2:10
Feb 28, 2022

Teraco provides access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect

The firm now offers connectivity services directly through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure via Oracle's datacentre.
3:40
Feb 3, 2022

ICT spending in META region to top US$229bn this year

IDC research reflects an increase of 2.7% over 2021 as the market rebounds from a turbulent past two years.
4:00
Jan 25, 2022

Africa: Technology’s big guns switch to hybrid working model

Change as a result of compliance with COVID-19 regulation, but also the pursuit of global recognition as top employers.
3:40
Jan 24, 2022

CIO Insomnia: The Big Tech Wake

The South African CIO faces a complex and demanding IT and business landscape as they enter into 2022 says Oluwole Babatope, Senior Research Analyst, Telecoms & Networking at IDC Africa.
6:30
Jan 12, 2022

Africa has largely embraced the hybrid work reality

According to IDC research in December 2020, over 90% of CIOs would continue with- or increase their spending on collaborative applications.