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Post Archive for March 2014

OA News: March 12-29, 2014
March 29, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: March 12-29, 2014

African ICT news headlines for the past 2.5 weeks include a diverse grouping of 182 stories from 35 countries.

Interview with Temitope Benson, founder of Nigerian event website Ojuagbo.com
March 25, 2014 ♦ One Comment
Interview with Temitope Benson, founder of Nigerian event website Ojuagbo.com

Temitope Benson, founder of Nigerian event website Ojuagbo.com, shares his entrepreneur story. In a matter of months, the site has already seen solid growth and can serve as an inspiration to others.

Ethiopia, Sudan considered 2014 ‘Enemies of the Internet’
March 20, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Ethiopia, Sudan considered 2014 ‘Enemies of the Internet’
Ethiopia, Sudan considered 2014 ‘Enemies of the Internet’

The 2014 Reporters Without Borders annual list of Internet Enemies contains Ethiopia and Sudan. Both score high for online censorship.

ICT projects are strengthening The Gambia’s economy
March 19, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on ICT projects are strengthening The Gambia’s economy

A technology summit held in The Gambia allowed ICT stakeholders to discuss how information technology can strengthen their economy. By doing so, they hoped to encourage Gambians to participate in the process.

The complex future for mobile telecoms in Africa (consumers are starting to win out)
March 16, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on The complex future for mobile telecoms in Africa (consumers are starting to win out)
The complex future for mobile telecoms in Africa (consumers are starting to win out)

Deloitte recently completed an in-depth analysis of the African mobile telecommunications market that aptly covers all aspects of the current mobile telecoms business in Africa, from recent trends to operational strategies to new opportunities.

‘How Africa Tweets’ report is a good benchmark for future analysis
March 14, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on ‘How Africa Tweets’ report is a good benchmark for future analysis
‘How Africa Tweets’ report is a good benchmark for future analysis

The other day, Portland Communications released a new report on how Africa tweets that improves upon a similar analysis from 2011. Two years ago, the goal of the study was to establish a “benchmark for measuring the evolution of Twitter use in Africa.” This time around, researchers examined Twitter trends at a more granular level than before.