Africa Hopes to Close Broadband Gap
September 2010 – According to recent studies by the International Telecommunications Union, only 10.9 percent of Africa’s population uses the Internet. By contrast, the Internet is used by 77.4 percent …
Is Africa prepared for broadband?
Mobile growth has shaped the past ten years, but broadband will shape the next ten years. An ITU Human Capacity Development Forum for Africa held in Kampala on July 8-10, …
Blackberry launches Playbook rival to iPad
Blackberry has announced its answer to Apple’s iPad with a device called the Playbook. The company unveiled its tablet computer to much anticipation at its developer conference, Devcon, in San …
Helios investment in Kenyan telecoms sector
Pan-African private equity firm Helios Investment Partners has announced that it is actively looking to increase its presence in Kenya by entering the country’s telecoms sector. The news coincides with …
Democracy Triumphs with Somaliland’s Second Peaceful Election
This summer, Somaliland’s presidential election marked a rare, peaceful democratic transition in the greater Horn of Africa. On June 26, the lead opposition Kulmiye party (Kulmiye means “bringing together”) received …