Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Telkom Kenya and SubCom have announced that all manufacturing aspects for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system are complete
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Eseye’s Regional Director on South Africa’s five-year goal for IoT
Locally, IoT specialist, Eseye, said that South African CIOs are recognising IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies as strategic imperatives, but the journey is still in its infancy
AfDB launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and technology firm Microsoft have launched the digital training platform ‘Coding for Employment’, an online tool to provide African youth with digital skills across the continent
Mainone launches submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire
MainOne, an African connectivity and data centre provider, has announced that its submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service
Mozilla and BMZ partner to open up voice technology for African languages
Web browser Mozilla and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have announced to partner to collect open speech data in local languages and develop local innovation ecosystems for voice-enabled products and technologies