Today's top stories from Computerworld West Africa...

Etisalat Nigeria goes live with commercial services
Etisalat Nigeria, the country's fifth GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operator, has launched commercial service in seven cities, 19 months after it was granted a Unified Access License by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Three African trading blocs look to joint ICT governance
Three African trading blocs have agreed to merge into the African Economic Community (AEC) and put ICT issues at the top of its infrastructure development agenda.

Globecomm to connect Central African mobile networks
Globecomm Systems has signed a contract with Atlantique Telecom to develop a network connecting seven GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks in seven central African countries.