Africans still pay far more for telecommunications than western countries as a proportion of their overall income. In Kenya, the darling of African telecom expansion, where many incomes still fall below the World Bank’s poverty base line of $2.50 per day, it is no different. “Currently poverty stands at 40-42%, [...]
From mobile apps to new initiatives to increase access to Broadband Internet, Africa has experienced a lot of innovative successes in the last few years. Where better to celebrate this success than at the epicenter of innovation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, Massachusetts)? Africa.com is a proud media partner of the third [...]
As our contributor Kurt Davis Jr. wrote last week, “the cell phone is ubiquitous in Africa.” Accordingly, the number of African apps in recent years has proliferated. While you may have heard of M-PESA or Ushahidi, here are five innovative African apps that you probably haven’t heard of. 1. Frontline [...]
Editor’s Note: March kicks off with elections in Kenya on the 4th. Starting with this article, we will be shining a spotlight on this East African country throughout the month. Over the next few weeks, we will delve into Kenya’s technology, youth and agriculture. Kenyan elections are here. The debate over jobs, wealth [...]
If Nigeria is home to the most private jets on the continent, then Kenya is land of the high-end television set. Late last year, Sony and Sharp released Ultra Definition television sets valued at 1 million Kenyan Shillings. Not to be outdone, home appliances maker LG has recently released the first ever 84-inch Ultra [...]
On Tuesday, 8 January 2013, BloggingGhana announced the launch of Blogcamp 2013, a one-day social media event. For the second time, bloggers and social media enthusiasts from across the country will come together in Accra at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) on Saturday, [...]
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