F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Young mobile users responsible for most Twitter growth in Africa [Infographic]
New research suggests that Twitter’s growth in Africa is being driven primarily young people using mobile devices and that South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and…
Why 2012 could be the year of the African startup
The past few years have been about building an infrastructure that improves the chances of the technology startups in Africa to succeed. Seeing this…
Four things Africa has to get right to guarantee future innovation
Fail to innovate and you will simply be left behind. As I previously noted, this is especially the case for the African continent. Africa…
Necessity is the mother of invention: Why utility beats ‘cool’ in Africa
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention and indeed that could perfectly describe Africa where it comes to innovation, particularly on…