West Africa Blog

Leadership columnist Amaechi Dike examines the deal between Olusegun Obasanjo and MTN, which he says paints the former Nigerian president “as a man with an abnormal propensity for greed and avarice.”  read more »

As we move from the industrial age to the information age, This Day offers commentary on what it will take for Nigeria to keep pace with the rest of the world.  read more »

The Vanguard reflects on the risks of identity theft due to virtualization after a recent Lagos conference on “Predictive Enterprise.” Read on to learn how Intel and HP are upping their security measures.  read more »

At a recent scientific conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, government officials from across Africa stressed the importance of a technology development fund. The New Vision has their comments.  read more »

The absence of Safaricom on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange makes one writer question the reality of East African integration in the realm of mobile telephony. East African Business Week runs the thought-provoking opinion piece.
http://www.busiweek.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5154&I...  read more »

According to Public Agenda, television-programming choices will increase throughout the continent when the UAE’s Yahsat brings its satellite service to Africa.
www.ghanaweb.com/public_agenda/article.php  read more »

Several leading suppliers of banking technology have announced their sponsorship of the AITEC Regional Banking Technology conference, including e-Tranzact, SAP Africa and UBA. Leadership has a complete list of sponsors for the third annual conference, which takes place in Lagos, May 6-8.  read more »

As a piece of African technology-based literature, The Vanguard calls Fifty Years of Technology Transfer in Nigeria, by Dr. David. Akosa Okongwu, a rarity. Read on for an examination of the book’s valuable lessons.  read more »

Telecom Namibia has set its sights on achieving N$ 1.35 billion in revenue by 2010. New Era reports on what it will take to reach that lofty goal.
http://www.newera.com.na/page.php?id=6611  read more »

 
NEPAD’s e-Schools business plan is set to roll out this week throughout Africa, providing more students with the opportunity to harness information and communication technology. BuaNews has the details.  read more »