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Post Archive for July 2011

3G on the horizon for Niger
July 24, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on 3G on the horizon for Niger
3G on the horizon for Niger

Niger may not yet be ready for 3G service, but youth and entrepreneurs should use recent news of 3G licensing activity as motivation to hone their skills for when it arrives.

OA News: July 18-23, 2011
July 23, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: July 18-23, 2011

24+ mobile/tech/web stories from Kenya, Uganda, DRC, SA, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Burundi, Morocco, Malawi, Ghana, Niger, Cameroon

Bamako 2000: Futuristic name, timeless dialogue
July 21, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Bamako 2000: Futuristic name, timeless dialogue
Bamako 2000: Futuristic name, timeless dialogue

ICT conferences come and go, but their discussions can live on for years. Take, for example, Bamako 2000. Eleven years later, themes from the conference still ring true.

OA News: July 8-17, 2011
July 17, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: July 8-17, 2011

Plenty of positive mobile news (m-learning, social, Android, LTE, Google), and news of general African opportunities

Listing ICT-inclined African business incubators (excluding tech hubs)
July 12, 2011 ♦ One Comment
Listing ICT-inclined African business incubators (excluding tech hubs)

The following is an attempt at listing ICT-inclined business incubators that are not considered strict “tech hubs.” It’s near-impossible to catalog them all.

OA News: July 4-7, 2011
July 7, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: July 4-7, 2011

iHub weekly, G-Cameroon recap, Francophone hackathon, Seacom & Zim, ZubaBox Internet cafes, Google Engage in SA, the power of youth