West Africa Blog

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Approximately 400 delegates from 33 countries are meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, to discuss ICT’s role in advancing socio-economic development in Africa. New Era reports details of the conference.
http://www.newera.com.na/page.php?id=6967  read more »

Safaricom's popular M-Pesa money transfer was recognized at a London business event for its success in reducing poverty, Daily Nation reports. The service is used by thousands of Kenyans each day.  read more »

With OPIC’s $50 million investment in the African Telecoms, Media and Technology Fund, Balancing Act features an interview with fund CEO Richard Essex, who discusses his plans for future development.
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With the future looking bleak for Nitel, the Nigerian Ministry of Information and Communications has appealed to the presidency to save the home-grown telecom company. The Vanguard has the full story.  read more »

Balancing Act runs an insightful analysis on the popularity of video booths in Africa, remarking that a distribution and exhibition market exists but has not yet been fully realized.
http://www.afridigital.net/#topstory
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Despite a Nigerian penchant for foreign goods, a new trend toward promoting local content has emerged, particularly in the telecom sector. An opinion piece in This Day heralds the positive outcome.
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=110189  read more »

The poor quality of telecom service in Nigeria has led the speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, to call for a downward review of GSM tariffs. Leadership has the speaker’s comments.  read more »

With the upcoming launch of the Society for International Development’s East African scenarios report, The East African examines the region’s technological future in an opinion piece by Charles Onyango-Obbo.
http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/Opinion/oped280420081.htm  read more »

The Vanguard reports that Africa is the world’s fastest growing mobile market. Read on for the statistics.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=738...  read more »