Nov 18, 2016
The African Academy of Sciences and the NEPAD Agency’s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) has committed $7-million to fund innovative ideas and research through the Grand Challenges Africa programme to accelerate scientific...
Nov 18, 2016
European telecoms giant Orange has announced the winners of the 2016 Orange Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East at AfricaCom. The prize, which aims to encourage start-ups in Africa to launch innovative projects that promote development, has been...
Nov 18, 2016
Facebook had a strong presence at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, in line with its commitment to fostering a strong relationship with its connectivity partners and application developers across Africa. In addition to hosting its first-ever African FbStart workshop for...
Nov 18, 2016
The winners of one of the continent’s most prestigious accolades, the AfricaCom Awards, have been named at the event in Cape Town. The awards celebrate and pay tribute to the industry initiatives that improve connectivity and digital transformation across...
Nov 18, 2016
Angola Cables has announced its first direct Point of Presence (POP) in South Africa at Teraco in Johannesburg. “As part of establishing Angola as one of the leading hubs for Internet connectivity in Africa, we’re growing a strong IP ecosystem among...
Nov 17, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Telecommunications operators need to collaborate with one another, with suppliers and with device manufacturers to bring high connectivity costs down. This is the word from Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko,...
