The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
Morning heat sits on the fields, noisy birds, a short beep on a farmer’s phone. Smart farming tips arrive, seed orders confirmed, harvest pickup set. Nigerian agritech looks practical today, not distant at all. Smart farming through tech sits in real soil. That’s how it reads here. Why Nigeria needs “smart farming” Smallholders still do […]
Chinese smartphone and electronics company Xiaomi has revealed the launch date for the Xiaomi 12 in South Africa. The company is finally bringing the Xiaomi 12 from the company’s latest flagship range on 8 July 2022. Xiaomi 12 Xiaomi 12 is one of the first mobile devices to feature the potent Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 […]
Advanced technologies are having a greater impact on Nigerians. With continuous ongoing technological advancements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will deploy a 5G network in Nigeria. Recently, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Umar Garba Danbatta, urged industry stakeholders to stand with the commission to explore the potential of the new technology. He […]
Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-born social media influencer and content creator, has made history by becoming the most followed TikToker in the world. Currently, Lame has over 142.9 million followers on TikTok. He achieved this new milestone on Thursday by defeating American TikToker Charli D’Amelio. TikToker Amelio has 142.5 million. Amelio was the queen of TikTok […]
The technological expansion will improve the efficiency of African businesses in the coming years. Increased use of technology in businesses will also increase the number of rich individuals in Africa. According to Faizal Bhana, director for the Middle East, Africa and India at state-funded Jersey Finance, rich people in Africa will get wealthier from technology […]
Egypt’s Telecommunications Regulatory Law has criminalised radio jamming. The law will punish violators with imprisonment and a fine. If a person performs any act of disruption to communications and affects the service, he will have to pay a fine and go to jail. According to Egypt Today, the law punishes unlawful intentional interception of radio […]
The rise of mobile money has transformed telecoms companies like MTN and Airtel into some of the continent’s most important financial transaction facilitators, or how Nigerian eCommerce behemoths Konga and Jumia are progressively defining Africa’s digital payment environment. However, the announcement by Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) that its FinTech subsidiary, HabariPay, had received […]
Uganda has finished the development of its first satellite, bringing the country’s space and technological ambitions closer to reality. In April 2020, Uganda began the process of launching its first satellite into space by sending three graduate students to the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan for training in satellite design, construction, and testing as […]
Nigeria – Nigeria has lifted off the ban from using Twitter within its borders after seven months of clamping down the social networking site. The Nigerian government announced that it will suspend Twitter last year in June. The decision was taken when the social media giant had deleted a tweet by the President Muhammadu Buhari […]
South Africa – Two vaccine manufacturers– Novovax and Serum Institute of India– are seeking EUA in South Africa for emergency use. It means that if given clearance by the South African Health Products Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA), these vaccines can be used in South Africa as well. Till now, as per the gathered report, the two […]
Africa has registered a remarkable growth in past year with relation to Bitcoin adoption, thanks to the retail users. According to a report by Chainanalysis, taking up of Bitcoin in Africa has skyrocketed to over 1,200% in the past one year making the continent third largest growing Bitcoin economy globally. Retail investors in Africa utilize […]
Ethiopia has started developing its own social media platform to rival Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The state communications security agency, on Monday, said that the government does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia has been a troubled place since last year as an armed conflict has put the federal government against the Tigray […]
Kenyatta says entry of private mobile money players will boost investment, development in Ethiopia Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Ethiopia to open up its telecommunications sector to private mobile money business investors. It will not only invite foreign investment into the region, but will also facilitate further development of the telecom sector. This […]
The advancement of technology in Africa is making steady progress. The speed of technology in Africa is rapid, some countries have developed luxury cars, and they have made progress in the field of telecommunications, electronics and robots. Tunisia has now launched a satellite into space. Tunisia celebrates Monday’s launch of its first domestic satellite. This […]
Since the advent of COVID 19 the world has been dealing with its problem. The world was busy trying to find a way to avoid or alleviate its suffering and social relations were strained. Society is inseparable, and there is a need for a way of communicating and contacting during life transections to transfer what […]
Government authorities in Uganda has decided to cut off the internet hours before the presidential election in the country, this move was carried out so as to prevent rigging, hacking and insighting violence during the election in the country. In a letter to telecoms, the head of Uganda Communications Commission Irene Ssewankambo requested specialist organizations […]
Togo has started the development of the first solar sizing software in Africa. CEO of KYA-Energy Group, Kétowoglo Yao Azoumah said this was a necessity for the continent of Africa so has enough power for all homes. Scientists at this Togolese beginning up who built up the main African sun powered estimating programming have the […]
South Korea has introduces and deployed a 5G technology at the international airport to serve as a surveillance for the novel coronavirus, the technology also serves as an artificial intelligence (AI) to check potential Coronavirus patient. The service said the framework fuses MEC innovation, which limits inertness by sending information to close by limited scope […]
Facebook has temporarily suspended several detection tool that detects child abuse due to the European Union rules. The EU recently put some in place that has caused Facebook to make this necessarily decision. In a blog entry, Facebook stated: “The European Commission and kid security specialists have said that the mandate doesn’t give a lawful […]