Heads of ICT across African countries have adopted a comprehensive ICT Strategy for Africa (CISA) to guide the development of the sector on the continent until 2024, according to the African Union Commission (AUC) Directorate of Information and Communication
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Satellite service provider Gilat Satcom has established a new Point of Prescence (PoP) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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South Africa’s social photography app ‘Over’ for iPhone and iPad has won ‘World’s Best Start-Up’ award at U-Start Conference in Italy’s Milan
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Safaricom upgrades API system
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