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Nigerian startup and YC Alum, Tizeti closes $2.1 Million in funding at its seed round
Funding for start-ups based out of Africa has proven to be a challenge (when compared to their foreign…
Microsoft Offers Grants to Organizations Working to Improve Affordable Internet Access.
Microsoft Corp. renewed its Affordable Access Initiative grant fund for a second year. The fund assists companies working…
Gabon under 12- hour internet curfew as political tension heightens
Starting September, the government of Gabon made internet access at night impossible, a move which has been described…
Gabon shuts down country’s internet after election results cause unrest
Gabon’s largest telecom company, Gabon telecom, in collaboration with the government of Gabon shut down the country’s internet…
Internet adoption rates are slowing down in many African countries
A new report has revealed that internet access and availability are not enough to get people online. According…
UN against countries limiting citizen’s access to the internet
A non-binding resolution passed by the United Nations Human Right council against countries that deliberately limit their citizen’s…
Do you know what risks children face online?
As parents, we want to know our kids are safe – but the online world is harder than…
Globacom had the highest number of new internet subscribers in February – NCC
Latest data released by the NCC over the weekend showed that Globacom had the most number of new…
MainOne and CAMTEL initiate JV partnership to expand broadband in Central Africa
In a bid to increase internet penetration in the Central African region, MainOne and CAMTEL (Cameroon Telecommunications Corporation)…
Demand for cheaper data will increase with more lower cost smartphones
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that when more lower cost smartphones are available in developing…