Platforms for democratic debate, broadband pulse check, ITU StatShot, Zimbabwe e-gov & BarCamp, Rwanda/Korea partnership, misc from NG, KE, SA

A recent Kenya Television Network (KTN) technology segment titled “Mobile apps for saving lives” highlights two apps that rely on simplicity to serve powerful humanitarian benefits.
The first is the Kenyans 4 Kenya app which allows Kenyans (and the world) to learn about the gravity of the Horn of Africa famine …

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Updated 3/2/13 with Pennysaver.co.ke. Updated 12/10/11 with news of closures of Dealify and Zappon in South Africa. Updated 11/19/11 with site from Zimbabwe. Updated: 9/25/11 with sites from Ghana, Morocco, Réunion, SA, and Tunisia. The South African and Kenyan markets are very near saturation. Encouraging is the appearance of sites …

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