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Reports reaching Technology-Africa.com is that the Egyptian Government is Ready To Ban Online Pornography Sites. It is true that Egypt is preparing to ban internet pornography, with the first steps towards a blockade now being taken. According to a report in the Egypt Independent, the concept of pornography censorship was recently discussed in parliament, and has...

In a goal to increase the local market and business, Etisalat Egypt and the Arab Company for the Manufacture of Computers have tattooed a brand-new collaboration offer to make the first locally developed tablet computer system. Etisalat Egypt and the Arab Company for the Manufacture of Computers have tattooed a new collaboration deal to make the first locally develped...

DB Algeria revealed that they have actually won a one million euro provisional order for March via December as part of a collaboration with a Tunisian business. According to the business, Tunisia’s Telnet Holding and Soteltel also revealed that their network technological innovation joint venture in Algeria with DB Algeria has “more than increased incomes...

A recent post on VC4Africa about the world’s top visited websites according to Alexa immediately brought back memories of when we posted on the subject in October 2009. At that time, we looked at how popular Facebook, YouTube, and Blogger were in the 16 African nations with adequate Alexa web traffic data. Nearly three years later, data is not available for...

Updates of the Technology Africa Award: Kampala, Uganda — Technology Africa, organizers of Titans of Tech Award has recognized the Chief Executive Officer of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Mr. Austin Kwesi Okere with the award ‘Technology Africa Personality of the Year 2012″. The annual award recognizes those who are making a difference through their...

Have you ever wondered who are the richest people on the Black Continent? Well, before proceeding with the list, there are a few facts that you should know. The 25th year of global wealth checklists from Forbes has brought us two records. There are 1,210 listed people, the greatest number ever reached, with a combined wealth of $4.5 trillion. As at March 8, 2012...

For our first review, we’ll be looking at a book that was put together following a research on the ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’ done by Jasper Grosskurth a futurist and researcher with the STT Netherlands Study Center for Technology Trends Futures of Technology in Africa   Jasper travelled widely across sub-saharan Africa meeting key movers and...

The ICT sun is shining brightly on Africa as sweeping changes driven by the telecom and digitisation boom make the growth in the region seem nothing short of remarkable. Interestingly, it’s not just a time for seeking potential business in Africa. Countries from the region, supported by National ICT agendas are also looking to make their mark outside. There is...

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