Technology
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How Being Tech Savvy Is Altering Our Culture In Nigeria
Aug 10, 2015Last month, I urgently needed a book from Laterna, a bookstore in Lagos. In the past, I would have gone to their website and placed an order. But that would have meant them calling me to... -
Leveraging Communication Technology To Boost Healthcare In Rural Africa
Jul 13, 2015By Charles Mensah I came across an article by Ruth Aine on innovative healthcare platforms like the TMCG in Uganda that one can take advantage of irrespective of the person’s location. With the use of the... -
How Can We Raise Smart Grown-ups With Technology?
Jul 2, 2015By Raymond E. Zvavanyange (@zvavanyanger3) & Sandra Zvavanyange-Muranganwa “Whilst we might be tempted to judge that the call for smart grown-ups is only suited to urban settings, we find that it is even relevant in... -
How Smartphones Galvanized Nigeria’s Younger Voters
May 28, 2015Of the more than 175 million people who live in Nigeria, 70 percent of them are young. And among those millions are more than 125 million mobile phone subscribers, the largest such market in Africa. So,... -
African Tech Space: Opportunities for Youths to Excel
Apr 21, 2015The technology space is particularly notable for the amount of entrepreneurial activity it attracts. The current rise of new entrepreneurs in Africa’s tech industry is creating economic uplift and increased GDP and myriad of opportunities especially... -
Samsung is introducing a range of products to the African market
Feb 24, 2015Samsung Electronics is introducing a range of products to the African market at the sixth annual Africa Forum in Antalya, Turkey, as the company continues to contribute to the continent’s ongoing transformation in the consumer electronics space.... -
Samsung Launches Smart School In Senegal
Feb 17, 2015The Senegal Ministry of Education and Samsung Electronics Africa today announced the launch of a mobile education solution aimed at creating positive change and providing an advanced and interactive classroom experience for learners. Installed at the... -
Mobile Money Launched In Ethiopia To Drive Financial Inclusion At The Grassroots
Feb 11, 2015Lion International Bank and Somali Micro Finance in partnership with BelCash Technology Solution PLC launched the official pilot of the HelloCash mobile money services. BelCash Technology Solution PLC is an Ethiopian based technology service provider for... -
Makanjuola Taiwo Speaks About INEC Citizens Contact Centre
Jan 22, 2015At the two-day INEC Youth Summit, Mr Makanjuola Taiwo of the Citizens Contact Centre (CCC) mentioned that the (CCC) was established primarily to enable a two way communication between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and... -
Africa: Local Internet Hosting Opportunities Key To Furthering Internet Development In Africa – Report
Jan 14, 2015Local Internet hosting is key to the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report released today by the Internet Society. The development of locally relevant Internet content that is attractive to...