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Post Archive for April 2013

Pros and cons of Mali’s upcoming free domain registration
April 9, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Pros and cons of Mali’s upcoming free domain registration
Pros and cons of Mali’s upcoming free domain registration

Mali’s free .ML domain registration process is a good idea in certain regards, but it is less likely to pan out as intended.

Huawei going strong in Africa
April 6, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Huawei going strong in Africa
Huawei going strong in Africa

Nearly every African country has partnered with the Chinese company Huawei for either smartphone distribution or network infrastructure.

A few intriguing points on open data for Africa
April 5, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on A few intriguing points on open data for Africa

Open Data is becoming a hot initiative in many parts of Africa.

Few political parties online in advance of Mozambican elections
April 4, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Few political parties online in advance of Mozambican elections
Few political parties online in advance of Mozambican elections

Mozambique will hold municipal elections on November 20. Online political activity is currently scarce with only 3 political parties having websites.

Video: Social media driving change in Kenya, South Africa
April 3, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Video: Social media driving change in Kenya, South Africa

ABN Digital looked at the role of social media and on-line communities in driving change in Kenya.

Tanzania’s healthy pregnancy text message service reaches 100,000 subscribers in 15 weeks
April 3, 2013 ♦ One Comment
Tanzania’s healthy pregnancy text message service reaches 100,000 subscribers in 15 weeks

A Tanzanian healthy pregnancy text messaging (SMS) service reached 100,000 active registrants in March 2013.