Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) and the Ministry of Environment have launched the use of drones in combating environmental crimes. Environmental crime is an illegal act that directly harms the environment and is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world. It is increasing by five to seven per cent every year, according to reports. The […]
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Dakar — Senegalese authorities must restore mobile internet access in the country and the broadcasting license of Walf TV, investigate and hold accountable those responsible for briefly detaining or harassing at least four journalists, and allow the press to report freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. On Saturday, Senegalese President Macky Sall […]
Government intends to connect 1.5 million households in rural and township areas by the end of the year to the internet, enabled by Wi-Fi hotspots. Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, said government plans to connect 5.5 million households in rural and township areas to Wi-Fi […]
German companies are training young Africans to become IT experts, also for the German market. The plan hopes to reduce the shortage of skilled workers in Germany and give Africans a perspective in their home countries. Augustine Normanyo was unemployed for months after completing his IT studies in Ghana’s capital Accra. “After my studies I […]
Nairobi — Kenya is the fourth largest medical technology devices exporter in Africa at 3.1 percent of exports from Africa to the rest of the world ahead of Tunisia and Mauritius according to a keynote speech at the just concluded inaugural Transforming African Medtech Conference. The presentation puts South Africa, Egypt and Morocco ahead of […]
Nairobi Kenya — The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has unveiled ‘0800724570’ as the 24-hour toll free telephone number for reporting illegal forest activities including logging and charcoal burning in the country. Speaking on Monday at Kanyonga in Kyeni South, Embu County during celebrations to mark this year’s World Bamboo Day, Forestry Principal […]
In this dynamic world where countries are computing one another to come up with problem solving research and innovation, if you are not capable of beating that contest, the lonely option you have is to be recipient of technologies. As these technologies are a means of modernizing people’s way of living and bringing the ease […]
Port Sudan / Khartoum — Zain’s telecommunications and Internet service returned for a short while to Port Sudan yesterday evening after a day-long outage, while Sudani and MTN continued to be cut across the country for the third day. A listener reported to Radio Dabanga from the Red Sea state capital Port Sudan this morning […]
Damage to fibre optic cables have become a major challenge for telecommunications companies in Nigeria. Often times, these cuts are the acts of saboteurs, construction companies or thieves who steal the cables with intention to sell in the black market On the 15th of February 2024, subscribers to MTN’s services across major cities in the […]
Damages on multiple undersea telecommunication cables are the cause of a far-reaching connection outage that rocked parts of the African continent last week, with operators and Internet watch groups warning that the situation could take weeks if not months to fix, The East African reports. ALSO READ: Canalbox submarine cable cuts disrupt internet access in […]
THE Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has now bought a total of 18 electric vehicles from a Chinese company as Zimbabwe continues to promote the use of smart energy as the world gradually shifts from petroleum-fuelled vehicles. CMED was recently requested to also explore the provision of urban commuter services using electric […]
Government has resolved to adopt a two-step approach in implementing the analogue switch-off as part of the Broadcast Digital Migration programme. “This approach is accepted to be a win-win approach that will enable analogue switch-off progress, release spectrum and allow key stakeholders to recover from post-COVID economic decline and the impact of load shedding,” Minister […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications (when constituted) to interface with Global System for Communication, GSM, providers to stop network providers from reselling already purchased SIM cards. The call followed the consideration of a motion moved by Boniface Sunday Emerengwa at the plenary yesterday. Moving the motion, Emerengwa noted that Global […]
_Several African countries are pursuing digital transformation ambitions – applying new technologies to enhance the development of society. But concerns exist over the absence of appropriate policies across the continent to create a resilient and secure cyber environment. Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, a technology law expert, explains the current cyber governance situation in Africa. What is cyber […]
The CJN spoke at the 2023 edition of the annual workshop for judges on telecommunications issues hosted by the NCC. The workshop began in Kano on Monday 18 September. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has described the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as a worthy telecom regulator in Nigeria for its dedicated efforts […]
Guimarães — The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. The accelerating pace of digitalization has ushered humanity into a whole different era of information and communication. Today, digitalization permeates every aspect of our lives, socio-economically and politically. People can leverage digital technology to scale up activities to […]
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FCIIS, FBCS, FNCS, wishes to bring to the attention of the public, the Ministry’s activities towards ensuring a safe and secure cyberspace for Nigerians before, during, and after the 2023 Presidential Elections. As part of its mandate, the Federal Ministry of Communications […]
Promoting gender equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world. Advancing the economic status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness—it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty and promotes sustainable economic growth, increases access to education, improves […]