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Top Headlines
- Angola: Book On Information Technologies Launched (ANGOP)
- Kenya: Supersport Launch Premier League Site (Nation)
- Kenya: Invest in Cyber Security (Nation)
- Kenya: Safaricom Signs Mou With Jomo Kenyatta University (Nairobi Star)
- Africa: New Service Makes Facebook Accessible on Every Mobile (African Press Organization)
- Zimbabwe: 'Internet Craze' Catches Up With Zim Farmers (Financial Gazette)
- Zimbabwe: Econet Wireless Tops in Customer Service (The Herald)
- Africa: Mobile Money Solutions 'A Hit in Africa' (SA Info)
- Uganda: Makerere Trains Masaai Teachers in Agricultural Technology Use (Monitor)
- Ghana: It Professionals to Contribute BVR (Accra Mail)
- Liberia: Lonestar Cell MTN Engages Subscribers in Grand Cape Mount, Bomi and Gbarpolu (New Dawn)
- Zimbabwe: Struggling Netone Seeks Strategic Partner (Zimbabwe Independent)
- Nigeria: Security Beefed up at NCC Headquaters Over Boko Haram Threat (Vanguard)
- Liberia: Glowing Hour for Miss Liberia -Cellcom Steps In, CEO Assures contestants (Analyst)
- Africa: Identifying Barriers for Developing National Technology Action Plans (UNEP)
- Nigeria: Fake Products - Industrialist Calls for Investment in Technology, Research (This Day)
- Kenya: Foreign Tech Firm to Set Base in Nairobi (Nation)
- South Africa: Firm Up for Mobile Innovation Award (SA Info)
- Namibia: Bank System Change Causes Consternation (Namibian)
- Africa: South Africa's Telkom Faces Huge Competition Fine (SAPA)
- Tunisia: Pornographic Cencorship Trial Postponed (Tunisia Live)
- Kenya: Provide Enough Funds for Electronic Voter Registration (Business Daily)
- Kenya: Want to Cut Your Shopping Costs? Go Online in a Group (Business Daily)
- Kenya: Microsoft Rides to Rescue Nokia As It Struggles to Crash Smartphone Party (Business Daily)
- Uganda: Gadgets - Agona, the Closet Blackberry Freak (Observer)
- Uganda: Airtel Launches SMS Alerts (Observer)
SponsorWire
AfDB
- AfDB Executive Directors to Visit Uganda
- AfDB President Announces Three Senior Appointments
- AfDB Board Briefed On Good Progress for Annual Meetings in Arusha
- AfDB Makes U.S.$ 100m Loan for Better Water and Sanitation in Nigeria
- AfDB Makes ?11.7 Million Loan to Improve Governance and Growth in Niger
- AfDB Grants 2.9 Million to Togo to Finance Governmental Reform
- AfDB and East African Central Banks Look to Easing Inflationary Pressures
Ecowas
- ECOWAS to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Food Crisis
- President Jonathan Calls for Stronger ECOWAS Unity, Cohesion
- ECOWAS Member States Urged to Rise Up to Regional Security Challenges
- 40th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Summit in Abuja
- 29th Ministerial Meeting of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council in Abuja
- ECOWAS Salutes Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire for Gallant Performance At the CAN
- ECOWAS Congratulates Region's Representatives At the African Cup of Nations
- ECOWAS, Industry Experts to Analyse West Africa's Investment Climate
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