West Africa

Microsoft to open office in Lagos dedicated to developing mixed reality and artificial intelligence

Alex Kipman, a Microsoft Technical Fellow and the co-creator of HoloLens, announced on Twitter Microsoft is opening an engineering office…

6 years ago

Nigeria ends 2018 with 172m subscribers, 31.5% broadband penetration

Subscribers’ statistics released yesterday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that service providers got 25.5 million new subscribers in…

6 years ago

Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

Amid the violent crackdown on protesters, Zimbabweans were also cut off from the internet and social media in a blackout…

6 years ago

Internet Switched Back On Again In Zimbabwe After A Total Blackout For The Second Time In A Week

The internet has become an important tool for business and there are real losses that occur when there is no…

6 years ago

Nigeria’s tech startups have become a political talking point to sway young voters

Nigeria’s tech ecosystem has come in for praise over the past decade given the rise of startups solving problems and…

6 years ago

How African tech startups can help you travel smarter in 2019

Alongside the likes of Travelstart and Jovago (now Jumia), Hotels.ng is a pioneer in the African travel tech space. Yet…

6 years ago

Drones driven by AI will track illegal fishing in African waters

Across the African continent, drones are finding innovative uses -- from monitoring displaced populations to delivering critical medical supplies. Moroccan…

6 years ago

Why NASA chose Senegal to observe a frozen world beyond Pluto

On a night in August, an object called 2014 MU69 passed in front of a star and blocked its light.…

6 years ago

Why Mali has its own homegrown version of Facebook

Lenali is a social media app created for non-literate, oral-based communities In 2017, it was reported that Facebook had 170…

6 years ago