Africa Needs Energy For Growth, Leaders Say Ahead of Climate Talks
Africa is looking to key climate talks for solutions to electrify the continent, grow its economies and keep its youth from fleeing abroad, African leaders...
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Samsung Entrenches its SA Smartphone Dominance
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is leaving its smartphone rivals in South Africa in its dust, according to market research. Samsung grew its local smartphone...
African Powerhouses Seek A Nuclear Energy Future
African nuclear expertise is limited, so countries are looking abroad to achieve their nuclear ambitions. Many African countries are in the grip of a nuclear...
Stocks Retreat Ahead of Apple, Fed
BY CHUCK MIKOLAJCZAK Picture: THINKSTOCK Global equity markets retreated on Tuesday as investors showed restraint in advance...
NIGERIAN POLICE: BOKO HARAM EQUIPPED WITH ‘IPAD BOMBS’
AFP by FRANCES MARTEL23 Oct 20150 Nigeria’s police chief is warning civilians to avoid any abandoned iPads, iPhones, or other expensive technology, as there is...
As Facebook Inc. Expands Internet.org in Africa, Does the Service Violate Net Neutrality?
Critics continue to shine a light on some of the difficulties that come with balancing business needs with public works. SOURCE: FACEBOOK In today’s era...
A Nigerian Ebola Doctor Could Be The First Black African To Go To Space
No black African has ever been in space but that could change soon. Freeman Osonuga, a Nigerian doctor, recognized for his work as an Ebola...
France Grants U.S.$170 Million To Nigeria for Improved Power Supply in FCT
France says it has granted 170 million dollars aimed at increasing the power supply for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The French Ambassador to Nigeria,...
SES Partners With Softwire to Bring E-Learning Solutions To Rural Communities in Nigeria
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, announced a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions...
How Technology And Information Age Is Changing The World
In so much of the world, there are serious challenges to education and health for young people, and at the other end of the scale...
‘We know Everything About ISIS Online’: Hackers Claim Foiling Terror Attacks in Tunisia & New York
Ghost Security, a network of hacktivists formed earlier this year, claims that it thwarted two major terrorist attacks in the past month, as well impeding...
Egypt Cancels Tender For Smart Electricity Meters
Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has announced the cancellation of a tender for supplying 50,000 smart electricity meters that were needed for the...
Android One Partnership That Cuts Down N100k Infinix Phone To N17k For Nigerians
If you are very smart, the next time you are buying the Infinix Hot2 smartphone, valued at about N100,000, you would get it at a...
Egypt Would Benefit From Cutting Internet Costs: Study
A human rights group said reducing Internet prices would help bring in more customers. Follow Reducing Internet prices could ensure an increase in the number...
Powering Africa Responsibly ….
By : TONY VAN ENGELEN US President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Kenya revived dialogue on a number of important issues for the continent, including...
Nigeria Needs More E-Commerce Websites, Says Supermart MD
Following concerns from various quarters about the perceived saturated nature of the e-commerce sector of the Nigeria economy and in view of the ongoing profit...
Rosetta Spacecraft Loses Contact With Philae Lander // Sonde Spatiale Rosetta Perd Le Contact Avec L’atterrisseur Philae
The Philae research module, currently on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, might have changed its position and so lost communication with the Rosetta spacecraft, the...
Social Media Network Faces Challenges Reaching Rural Populations In Africa // Réseau Social Media Des Défis Pour Atteindre Les Populations Rurales En Afrique
A woman on her cell phone stands by a road in the ‘Combattant’ district close to the airport in the Central African capital Bangui on...
Zimbabwe Tender Board Approves $2.3 Billion Energy Projects // Conseil Des Adjudications Zimbabwe Approuve Des Projets D’énergie $2,3Milliards
Zimbabwe’s State Procurement Board has approved $2.3 billion worth of energy tenders over the last five years as the country battles to address the perennial...
Facebook Opens First Africa Office // Facebook Ouvre Un Premier Bureau Afrique
Facebook announced Monday it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts ”to help people and businesses connect” on the...