Chadian’s growing use of social media could prove a boon for the country’s political transition, but it could also fuel violence offline. With donor’s backing, authorities, civil society, online platforms and influencers should work to ensure social media remains a space for democratic debate rather than an accelerator of conflict. What’s new? Following years of […]
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Washington, DC — On December 13, 2022, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit featured the first-ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum. The Forum reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to collaborating with African partners on the peaceful use and exploration of outer space to meet shared priorities for here on Earth. The Forum highlighted the U.S.-Africa space partnership and cooperation […]
At the first ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum , Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords. Participants in the Forum, which was part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, discussed how to further shared goals through the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. The Accords were signed by Minister of […]
United Nations — The digital divide – between the world’s rich and poor nations –remains staggeringly wide. For over 2.7 billion people, many of them living in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), meaningful connectivity remains elusive, according to a UN report released during the 17th Internet Governance Forum in Addis Ababa, last month. “Bridging […]
Nelly Cheboi is CNN’s 2022 Hero of the Year, honored for her efforts in providing computer training for rural Kenya schoolchildren through her non-profit TechLit Africa. Cheboi grew up in grinding poverty in rural Kenya. “I never forgot what it was like with my stomach churning because of hunger at night,” even though her mother […]
Artificial intelligence helps to make pharmaceutical research and new drug discovery less expensive and more productive, argues Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi. The world is making rapid progress in the areas of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. These are the core drivers of what many analysts have come to refer to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, […]
Internet users in a record number of countries have faced arrest and physical attacks for their posts over the past year, the report says. Nigeria is one of the countries with the most internet freedom in the world, a new study by Proxyrack, a data collection company, has revealed. Internet users in a record number […]
Ericsson yesterday released the 2022 edition of its ‘Mobility Report’ projects, where it forecasted that 5G subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa would grow from seven million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028, accounting for 14 per cent of total connections at that time. The forecast came at a time when countries across […]
Washington, DC — For years, U.S. engagement in Africa has emphasized poverty reduction, foreign aid, and addressing conflict and insecurity. While critically important, these priorities have not fully kept pace with dramatic changes occurring across the region, as Africa today has emerged as one of the world’s premier destinations for cutting-edge innovation and inspiring entrepreneurship. […]
THE Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme says the adoption of technology in the payment of pensions has made it near impossible for pension funds to be mismanaged or embezzled as was in the past Speaking in Calabar while declaring open a two day Stakeholders Forum for pensioners in South […]
Given the newly inaugurated Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), local oil and gas traders/operators have been advised to leverage technology if they truly desire to join the global oil and gas community. The Chief Executive of Flagship Energy Limited, Mr. Osagie Ediale, who gave the advice in a statement released in Abuja recently, said the deployment […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the nation is making progress on inventions in the last seven and half years with the repositioning of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). He said in the future, the nation will be able to maintain and sustain its key infrastructures with less help from outside. He […]
Nairobi — The Covid-19 pandemic has unlocked the growth of e-commerce opportunities, with millions of consumers preferring to shop online. This is according to a recent global survey conducted by MARCO, a Madrid-based communications agency. Dubbed “MARCO Survey: Post-COVID-19 Consumption Behaviour II”, the survey, conducted from May to June, covers more countries and is a […]
The third episode of EdTech Mondays, a monthly radio show hosted by the MasterCard Foundation and Shega Media & Technology, is slated to air on Monday, December 5, 2022, on Ethio FM 107.8. The show will be aired at 8 p.m. and will discuss how edtech can be used to increase access to education for […]
Nouvelle série CANAL+ORIGINAL produite par GF AFRICA en co-production avec CANAL+INTERNATIONAL, KONGOSSA LOUNGE est une véritable sitcom panafricaine drôle, rythmée et haute en couleurs ! Créée par Valery Ndongo et réalisée par Boris Oué, la série réunit une jeune génération de talents humoristiques issues d’Africa Stand Up. A découvrir dès le dimanche 11 décembre à 17H45 […]
Nairobi — Safaricom has announced a revamp of its PostPay and All-in-One plans that will see customers enjoy lower prices on the consolidated Go Monthly proposition. Under the new proposition, the Go Monthly 1K plan will go for Sh1,000, down from Sh1050; the 2K plan will go for Sh2,000 down from Sh2,100; the 3K plan […]
Most of the money stolen came from the SASSA beneficiary grant payment system, says CEO The Postbank says it lost over R18-million over three months in cybercrime attacks. Most incidents involved the accounts for social grant beneficiaries. A forensic audit was launched and the Hawks are investigating. Postbank says it will spend R400-million to upgrade […]
Addis Abeba — The UN is hosting in Ethiopia the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), under the overarching theme of Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, which started in Addis Abeba on 28 November and lasts until 02 December 2022. Representatives of different countries including US Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and […]