West Africa technology news
18
Feb
With a Boom Before the Cameras, Nigeria Redefines African Life (NYT)
ASABA, Nigeria — Sitting on a blue plastic stool in the sweltering heat, Ugezu J. Ugezu, one of Nigeria’s top filmmakers, was furiously...
12
Feb
Digital Classroom In a Box unveiled (IT News Africa)
Gilat Satcom has announced that its Digital Classroom In A Box is now available for shipping to Africa, as a part of the Smart Village ...
05
Feb
Fraud-free voting, quantum research and buses without fuel – examples of Africa’s tech leapfrogs! (M&G Africa)
Somaliland set to become first country in the world to use iris-recognition software in an election!
THE subject of growing innovati...
01
Feb
Nigeria: Airtel subscribers to open bank accounts via cellphones (IT News Africa)
In an effort to deepen financial access in Nigeria, Access Bank in partnership with Airtel Nigeria has launched Smart Savers initiative...
28
Jan
Intel to empower women in Africa with online learning platform (IT News Africa)
Intel Corporation has unveiled an online learning platform, which has been dubbed “Intel She Will Connect: My Digital Journey,” that is...
23
Jan
The future of jobs: What will survive by 2020, what won’t and what it means for Africa (Mail & Guardian Africa)
65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist...
20
Jan
(CNN) Finally, a video game hero for Africa
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Madina Toure
By Heenali Patel, for CNN
Updated 5:26 AM ET, Wed January 20, 2016
(CNN) When Madiba Olivier set out to make Cameroon's first video g...
13
Jan
This little black box could change the internet in Africa– here’s why you should care (CNN)
(CNN)Kenyan start-up BRCK has secured $3 million in funding for an invention that hopes to change the face of internet connectivity acr...
02
Jan
(All Africa) 10 Things to Watch in Africa in 2016
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ANALYSIS
By Nick Branson and Jamie Hitchen
Staying Power: Referenda in the Republic of Congo and Rwanda have paved the way fo...
29
Dec
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