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

NiRA inaugurates Auction Committee to sell domains
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association has announced the inauguration of an Auction Committee to facilitate the sale of the nation's country code TLD (top-level domain) name, .ng.

SEACOM gets environmental approval
SEACOM is the first of three submarine cables set to land in Africa to receive approval from Kenya's National Environmental Management Authority.

Epihandy uses mobile technology for data collection
Uganda's Makerere University and the University of Bergen in Norway have leveraged mobile technology to launch the Epihandy survey data management suite, which aims to simplify data collection and entry in the field.