Zambia’s government has enacted the controversial Cyber Security and Cybercrime Bill, despite vehement opposition from civil society and official opposition political party the United Party for National Development (UPND). Government claims the law will help combat cyber crime, coordinate cyber security matters, develop relevant skills and help promote the responsible use of social media platforms....
Addis Ababa, February 25, 2021 (FBC) – German Development Cooperation in partnership with Orange has opened Orange Digital Center Ethiopia at ICT Park in Addis Ababa. The digital center is said crucial to offer online training to the youth and capacitate job creation efforts underway in the country. It is also indicated that the digital...
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), seeks to increase competition in the data service market in an effort to make data and internet services accessible and affordable to every Zimbabwean. This comes as the country is moving towards a digitally enabled economy, which has been accelerated by the Covid-19-induced lockdowns. Information and...
A recent report published by We Are Social and Hootsuite has shown that Nigeria maintains high record of internet usage, but with very low download speeds. According to the report, the download speeds could be attributed to the capacity of devices used for downloads as well as the type of internet connectivity services provided by...
According to a statement released to the media, the status signals to customers that ITA/Paratus offers a service running on top of the complete VMware Cloud infrastructure. Through Cloud Verified partner services, customers attain access to the full set of VMware Cloud Infrastructure capabilities including integration and interoperability, cost optimisation and flexibility, the companies stated....
The Reserve Bank of Malawi has reported increased uptake of digital financial services (DFS) which it attributes to COVID-19-related restrictions and an increase in the number of mobile money agents. According to the Bank’s National Payment Systems report for the fourth quarter of 2020, the adoption of DFS has been accelerated by restrictions on physical...
Cameroon has identified ICT as a strategic priority as it executes its Vision 2035 long-term development plan. Speaking ahead of the country’s National Youth Day on 11 February, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng said the number of internet and mobile users represents “non-negligible potential.” The Minister said Cameroon is on...
In 2020, the Nigerian authorities made a commitment to catch up with the country’s digital lag. By adopting a new strategy that runs over ten years, they have determined the different axes of their investments in ICT. The Nigerian government has approved an investment of 8.9 billion naira (23.4 million USD) for the construction of a...
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Egyptian Space Agency Mohamed el Qousi said on Monday Egypt is working on a key project related to building 35 education satellites for the benefit of students, specialists and engineers to give them the opportunity to learn, perform programming, and control those satellites. The move comes as part of...
After three months of waiting, T-Systems International, the IT arm of German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom, can finally leave South Africa. It wants to refocus on its key markets in Europe and America. South African company Gijima, specializing in ICT services, including infrastructure development and system integration, may complete the acquisition of T-Systems South Africa (TSSA),...
