|  Mobile phone operator MTN has increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2% in the first quarter 2013 and now has 195.4m users of its service in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East. 26 Apr 2013 07:25 Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April). 17 Apr 2013 09:47 [Schalk Mouton] Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming. 20 Mar 2013 10:37 Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security. 6 Mar 2013 09:15 [Helmo Preuss] Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion. 27 Feb 2013 07:33 NewTelco SA‚ a unit of JSE-listed Jasco‚ has entered into an agreement with Telecom Namibia to build four international points of presence that will be connected to the West Africa undersea cable‚ it said on Tuesday (19 February). 20 Feb 2013 07:27 Test pilots and flight test engineers from Denel Aviation are now taking their skills and experience to clients in countries across Africa. 1 Feb 2013 08:13 Next > | Subscribe to industry newsletters |