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No social media access for government workers in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned all its workers from social media during working hours.In a circular by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, in charge of Public Service Management, Dr…
Google takes African startups under its wings
Silicon Valley giant Google is expanding its regional mentorship programme for top early-stage technology startups in Africa, with the aim of helping them become commercially viable. The Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
Volkswagen to start Rwanda car assembly in May
The company said it planned to spend $20 million to start developing the assembly plant and ride-hailing service - part of a push into sub-Saharan Africa.Thomas Schaefer, chief executive of Volkswagen Group South Africa,…
Virtual reality allows you to look inside your body and could help improve drug delivery
Renderings of 3D cells in the body are traditionally displayed using 2D media, such as on a computer screen or paper;however, the advent of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets means it is now possible to visualize and interact…
On social media, privacy is no longer a personal choice
Some people might think that online privacy is a, well, private matter. If you don’t want your information getting out online, don’t put it on social media. Simple, right?But keeping your information private isn’t just…
One mistake people make using public Wi-Fi
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: Avoid doing anything you would not want anyone in the world to know on public Wi-Fi. You may think you're safe in that busy café or big-name hotel, but…
Facebook switches on 600 Wi-Fi hotspots in Kenyan towns
Facebook has switched on its low-cost Internet in more than 600 hotspots across the country since the launch of the service in March, the US tech giant has disclosed. Surf Kenya, Facebook’s local partner, says it has so far…
WhatsApp: Now one billion people send 55 billion messages per day
The eight-year old messaging app WhatsApp is now used by one billion people every day. As ZdNet reported, WhatsApp reached the one billion active monthly user milestone a year ago, and now has 1.3 billion monthly active…
Letter from Africa: Can satellite make science popular in Ghana?
In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene ponders whether Ghana's new satellite will change attitudes towards science.We do not like science very much in this country. We…
Burundi: ICTs infrastructure left unexploited because of lack of culture
Minister of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) says, despite the country having enough basic infrastructure, Burundi falls back in the use of ICTs.“We have found that Burundi has a fairly well-developed ICT…
Why Ethiopia is building a space programme
THE ancient holy town of Lalibela, perched some 2,500 metres above sea-level in Ethiopia’s northern highlands, boasts some of the clearest night skies imaginable.Ethiopian stargazers dream that the mountains around Lalibela…
The Africa Internet Summit 2017 to be held in Kenya
The Africa Internet Summit 2017 (AIS’17) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 21 May - 2 June co-organised by AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa, AfNOG, the African Network Operators’ Group and the Af*…
Why are African governments so worried by social media?
Many Kenyan social media users are worried that the government will shut down the internet during August’s general election. Kenya’s Communications Authority has attempted to reassure voters that this is unlikely. However,…
Making Renewable Energy More Accessible in Sub-Saharan Africa
In Africa today, more than 500 million people live without electricity. In fact, fewer than one in five Africans was connected to the power grid in 2012, and despite a modest increase from 32 % to 35% between 2010 and 2012,…
Réunie à Paris, l’Afrique numérique veut prendre le train de la grande vitesse
Réunie à Paris, l’Afrique numérique veut prendre le train de la grande vitesse - JeuneAfrique.com //…
Cybercriminalité : 40 Chinois et Taïwanais accusés d’escroquerie finalement acquittés au Kenya
Quarante ressortissants chinois et taïwanais qui avaient été arrêtés en 2014 pour utilisation illégale de matériel de télécommunication, et que la police soupçonnait de faire partie d'un réseau cybercriminel, ont été…
La start-up africaine de la semaine : Shivani Siroya révolutionne le crédit au Kenya
Nombreux sont les investisseurs qui doivent l’origine de leur projet à une rencontre. Shivani Siroya, elle, en a fait 4500. Ce sont les petits patrons et les entrepreneurs qu’elle a interviewés il a quelques…
Le groupe Simstream arrive dans l’EAC via le Burundi
Le groupe Simstream vient d’ouvrir une filiale au Burundi. Basée à Paris et Dubaï, spécialisée dans les solutions numériques (IT), l’entreprise espère couvrir toute la zone EAC à terme en partant du marché burundais.Le…
LinkedIn, le réseau social qui vaut 26 milliards de dollars
Le réseau social à usage professionnel LinkedIn a été racheté par Microsoft pour plus de 26 milliards de dollars. Créé en 2003, LinkedIn pourrait être une vieille pépite du web qui ne demande qu’à briller de nouveau. En…
Un morceau de musique créé par l’intelligence artificielle de Google
Est-ce qu’un robot, une intelligence artificielle, peut être un artiste ? Une question évidemment provocatrice, mais face à laquelle les réponses ne sont plus si évidentes.En avril, un programme avait réussi à apprendre, en…
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