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Politics | Technology
How cyber-activism lent savvy to North African protests

afrol News / Africa Renewal, 24 March - The revolutions and protest movements in North and sub-Saharan Africa are by the people, but they could never have taken the form they took and keep on taking without social media and new technologies.

Libya
Politics | Technology | Media
Nascent Libya protests spark enthusiasm

afrol News, 16 February - Today's pro-democracy protests in Libya's second city Benghazi, one day ahead of the announced 17 February day of rage, were met with great enthusiasm and unprecedented attention world-wide.

Botswana | Namibia
Technology | Economy - Development
Namibia, Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable

afrol News, 15 February - Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and Botswana.

Ghana
Media | Technology | Economy - Development
Google to compete with Ghana media

afrol News, 2 December - Internet giant Google today launched a new "marketplace" product exclusively in Ghana. If successful, it could seriously threaten Ghanaian media's main revenue source.

Zambia
Technology | Agriculture - Nutrition
Zambia farmers get innovative e-vouchers

afrol News / SciDev.Net, 30 November - Zambian farmers could gain faster access to agricultural products and services with Africa's first electronic voucher scheme for farmers.

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» 21.10.2010 - Kenyan pupils find teachers in laptops
» 11.10.2010 - Most Kenyans say no to cleaner energy
» 06.07.2010 - Cape Verde hosts new regional renewable energy centre
» 09.06.2010 - Open-source software intakes African universities
» 13.05.2010 - Technology boom boosts Egypt's economy
» 23.04.2010 - Microsoft play ‘big brother’ in SA
» 14.04.2010 - New broadband network for Africa approved
» 06.04.2010 - Is computer learning becoming redundant in Africa?
» 31.03.2010 - Cold sea water to cool Mauritius pc-s
» 24.03.2010 - Nuclear technology for irrigation in Libya, Algeria
» 22.03.2010 - Virus attack on Ethiopian websites
» 17.03.2010 - SA bank sign deal to access fingerprint data
» 09.03.2010 - Kenya farmers get low-tech micro-insurance
» 04.03.2010 - Africa’s green energy under-exploited
» 16.02.2010 - Mobile phone connections to exceed 5 billion
» 26.01.2010 - Experts on black-eyed peas to meet in Dakar
» 19.01.2010 - Online consultations to help poor nations’ energy strategy
» 18.01.2010 - MCA selects IBTCI for Namibia’s poverty project
» 15.12.2009 - Clean energy fund for poor countries launched in Copenhagen
» 09.12.2009 - Kenya goes digital
» 01.12.2009 - MTN receives $18 million for network upgrade
» 16.11.2009 - Increased Internet access to boost economic growth, forum
» 09.11.2009 - African mobile market continues to develop at a rapid rate
» 09.11.2009 - ITU gets funding to build ICT museum
» 27.10.2009 - Kenya leads Africa rural connect in third round
» 23.10.2009 - ITU approves new universal mobile phone charger
» 22.10.2009 - SA govt to subsidise poor TV owners go digital
» 13.10.2009 - SA's broadband market is at a watershed, says report
» 09.10.2009 - South Africa hosts joint air symposium
» 07.10.2009 - $215 million endorsed to develop Central Africa's efficient internet
» 06.10.2009 - Africa still lagging behind in ICTs
» 06.10.2009 - Developing economies can lead world out of recession, Egypt's minister
» 06.10.2009 - Gateway boosts its pan-Africa network strength
» 06.10.2009 - Indian Ocean nations to test tsunami warning system
» 01.10.2009 - MTN signs major deal with IMImobile
» 23.09.2009 - New netbook software in Africa to bridge the digital divide
» 22.09.2009 - ECP invests $25 million East African telecom
» 18.09.2009 - SA’s first electric car on display
» 18.09.2009 - Competition in Morocco's telecom market increasing
» 15.09.2009 - Angola Telecom places order for fraud management solution
» 04.09.2009 - New cables to kick-start Africa's new broadband era, report
» 25.08.2009 - Expansion of ICT sector fuels Egypt's Growth
» 25.08.2009 - Uganda Telecom and Rwandatel purchase SEACOM capacity
» 19.08.2009 - Mauritian bank deploys new ATM testing solution
» 11.08.2009 - African telecom leaders meet in Uganda
» 06.08.2009 - Spain funds bridging gap programme for small Islands
» 06.08.2009 - Emerging markets to push mobile gaming to $18 Billion by 2014
» 28.07.2009 - Six African countries targeted in UN’s cleaner cooling project
» 27.07.2009 - IT infrastructure outsourcing boosted in Nigeria
» 22.07.2009 - Vodacom customer base grows to 41.3 million
» 20.07.2009 - East Africa telecoms competition has fastest growth
» 22.05.2009 - Internet via microwave in Burkina Faso
» 21.05.2009 - Africa lags behind in use of free software
» 19.05.2009 - Rwanda signs $24 million grant for broadband connectivity
» 18.05.2009 - COSATU threatens total boycott against newly listed Vodacom
» 14.05.2009 - Egypt's software piracy rating drops
» 11.05.2009 - Ghana and Burkina Faso sign fibre optic networks agreement
» 07.05.2009 - France injects money into Ethiopia's renewable energy
» 28.04.2009 - Africa, M/East to lead mobile broadband subscriber growth by 2012
» 22.04.2009 - Africa-India satellite gets a nod in Nigeria
» 17.04.2009 - Mauritius seeks stronger ICT sector
» 16.04.2009 - Cape Verde joins West African telecom cable
» 31.03.2009 - Morocco and Tunisia get $2.5 billion in energy investments
» 20.03.2009 - $1.5 million grant for Morocco tech development
» 13.03.2009 - Pan African alliance on E-commerce to be launched
» 09.03.2009 - Morocco announces $10 billion investment in the energy sector
» 02.03.2009 - Africa ranked low in global ICT's penetration
» 26.02.2009 - Algeria to erect nuclear Power plant
» 19.02.2009 - Africa's slow progress blamed on poor use of gadgets
» 26.01.2009 - Google Earth reveals hidden environment treasure in Mozambique
» 23.12.2008 - Togo gets finance for its 100 MW electricity project
» 08.12.2008 - Egypt's "Smart Village" progressing
» 21.11.2008 - Isolated Mauritian island gets mobile coverage
» 18.11.2008 - Globacom to service Ghanaian market
» 13.11.2008 - Nigerian satellite in trouble
» 12.11.2008 - Stones instead of pcs to collect Sierra Leone health data
» 04.11.2008 - Angola could become continent's growth engine
» 04.11.2008 - Groundbreaking of optic cable in Kenya, Mozambique
» 22.10.2008 - SADC groundwater and drought management website launched
» 17.10.2008 - Bioenergy could reverse poverty in West Africa, UN study
» 15.10.2008 - Vodacom South Africa to expand it's next-generation technology
» 15.10.2008 - Rwanda to host Africa regional higher education summit
» 09.10.2008 - Cairo among top ten emerging global outsourcing cities
» 09.10.2008 - Moroccan solar partnership to expand business interest to N/Africa
» 07.10.2008 - MISA Zimbabwe acknowledges proposed ICT bill
» 07.10.2008 - Small space rock expected over Sudanese sky
» 26.09.2008 - $90,000,000 for delivery of biospheres to Africa
» 25.09.2008 - SA firm awarded innovative architecture prize in USA
» 17.09.2008 - Telkom Kenya joins stiff mobile phone market
» 15.09.2008 - Saudi Telecom expands to north Africa
» 29.08.2008 - Nigeria, Iran to share nuclear technology
» 29.08.2008 - Vodacom expands investment in Africa
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