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Vodacom launches Mobile Education Programme
/ Education, Technology, Telecommunications
In a move that will pave the way to improving education in schools, technology partners launched the Vodacom Mobile Education Programme, which makes use of mobile technology to provide teachers...
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Djibouti: Solar Powered Community Stations Now Open
/ Energy & Power Generation, Infrastructure, Telecommunications
Doraleh, Djibouti / Dubai, United Arab Emirates: DP World’s programme to develop health and educational capacity along transport corridors in Africa has taken another concrete step forward with the opening...
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UNICEF study explores social networking habits of youths
NEW YORK/PRETORIA, – UNICEF today launched the first in a series of ground-breaking studies, which analyzes the behavior of young people online.
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Zambia: Improving access to ICTs for development
/ Government, ICT, Infrastructure
This policy brief, published by Panos London, examines Zambia’s successes and limitations in using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development, and suggests how the country can maximise future progress.
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UN Launches Phone Scheme to Help Poor Buy Food
/ Agriculture, Telecommunications
The United Nations has launched a pilot programme that uses mobile telephone technology to facilitate cash transfers to help thousands of poor people that were badly affected by the post-election...
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World Bank Supports Submarine Communications Cable
/ ICT, Investment, Telecommunications
Freetown: In a few weeks, a ship is expected to land in Sierra Leone to lay a submarine cable connecting the country to what is often called “the Africa Coast...
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Q&A:What is the role of Unified Communications in Africa
/ Innovation, Technology, Telecommunications
Unified communications (UC) vendors need to recognise mobile as a fully-fledged component and platform in the UC technology collective.









