The internet can seem an airy, intangible thing. But at an industrial park near Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the digital revolution is arriving with graders and gravel. A new data centre, the first of its kind in Uganda, is being built here by a new company called Raxio. “I look at this as a real...
Zambia’s government is urged to fast-track the deal with Huawei Technologies to deploy 5G network infrastructure and direct technical resources towards the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). Alfred Zulu, a senior researcher at the Computer Association of Zambia said now that experts have reported that 5G can enhance the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and drive the...
Angola entered containment to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country. To this end, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology has drawn up a sectoral emergency plan, the objective of which is to guarantee the minimum provision of voice, messaging, Internet, postal and meteorological services to citizens and public and private entities. The...
The inauguration of the Communications and Digital Economy Complex and three other projects in Abuja by President Mohammadu Buhari recently will contribute to Nigeria’s strive for digital transformation, writes Emma Okonji Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated four national projects in the telecoms sector in Abuja on the same day, a move that underscores the...
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecommunications industry regulator has put in place new measures to reduce COVID-19 spread. The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), had listed new measures that NCC must implement to make telecoms network resilient throughout the outbreak of the virus. In a statement issued by NCC thursday and signed...
Emma Theofelus, 23, appointed on March 23, 2020 by the President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Geingob, as the new Deputy Minister for Information and Communication Technology, has officially taken office March 24, 2020. Emma Theofelus holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Namibia, a diploma in African feminism and gender...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signalled that cybercrime and e-fraud are some of the major challenges facing telecommunication users in Nigeria, reports Vanguard. NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta says just that at the ongoing Enugu International Trade Fair. Furthermore, Director in the Commission Reuben Mmuoka says that the NCC recently hosted a cybersecurity enlightenment...
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is committed to increasing access to and use of digital services in the North and West Nile regions of Uganda. The organization announced on March 19, 2020 the signing, for this purpose, of partnerships with digital service providers. It will help them develop digital solutions and make them available to...
A Washington-based software developer is recruiting other techies to combat the spread of the new coronavirus in his native Ethiopia, following the lead of countries such as China and South Korea with early experience in what is now a global pandemic. “We need an army of tech volunteers to help the Ethiopian Ministry of Health...
The Chief Executive Officer of Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN), Mr. Ibrahim Dikko, has called for collaboration between the government, its agencies, and players in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, in order to address the challenges facing the industry. Dikko, who made the call while speaking with journalists in Lagos recently, said the collaboration...
