The SEACOM fiber-optic cable linking Southern and Eastern Africa to global telecommunications networks via India and Europe has gone live with high expectations that it will lower the cost of communications in Africa. read more »
World Bank automates Ghana Stock Exchange
A World Bank-assisted project to automate the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is nearing completion, with the electronic depository functions becoming operational as the exchange excels amid a crippling global financial market. read more »
Intelsat New Dawn to serve Africa by 2011
Intelsat has entered into a joint venture with Convergence Partners, South Africa's leading investor group, to build and launch a new satellite into the 33º East orbital location by 2011. read more »
Nigeria resolves issues over .ng management
After years of dispute, Nigeria has resolved issues about how its .ng country code top-level domain (ccTLD) should be managed, formalizing its relationship with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). read more »
NATCOM meets telcos over tariffs
At the second interactive meeting with GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operators in Sierra Leone on Tuesday, the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) regulatory body called on telcos to revisit their call tariffs. read more »
Kenya launches four-year ICT master plan
The Kenya Ministry of Information and Communication has launched a four-year master plan at a cost of 65 billion Kenyan shillings (US$820.7 million), calculated to enhance the country's ICT standards. read more »
ITU advocates infrastructure sharing
Infrastructure sharing will serve the global ICT sector well, especially in the face of the current economic downturn, according to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released last week.
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. read more »
The new pastime for governments at different levels in Nigeria is the development of ICT resource centers. It is a pastime that state governments and local councils love to indulge and one that the federal government is not shy to get involved in. read more »
