Interview with head of ITU, Kenya as Silicon Valley, African computers a global threat?, Indian investment, SA shopping

Strong investment reported in Nigerian telecoms, IE8 in Ethiopia, Google in Ghana, SA to rival Dubai?

Indian investment, Facebook to target mobile Internet users, ICANN results

A recent study of Ghana’s overall culture, including Internet adoption and practices, provides some interesting insights into communications trends and how citizens use mobile phones and the Internet. Balancing Act Africa recently summarized some of the more interesting results:

mobile users still prefer voice calls over SMS – those who understood …

Nairobi as new tech hub, Microsoft & Nigeria, Ghana Internet survey, Gmail SMS in Ghana

Ghana becomes W. African ICT hub, massive Nigerian training program, Zimbabwe’s national ICT plan