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Working with the Millennium Villages Project, in collaboration between the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ericsson and Zain have deployed mobile communications services in the Amansie-West district of the Ashanti region of Ghana. 9 Nov 2009 12:40
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SishaFax can make a huge difference to any company's bottom line. Fax2Email is an incredible cost-cutting solution which has the added advantage of both increasing efficiency and security within an organisation. 5 Nov 2009 14:24
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Clickatell and Mobile Money Africa have announced the appointment of Clickatell's Jeppe Dorff, VP of Mobile Financial Services, to the publication's esteemed advisory board. Other members are global leaders involved in the advancement of 'mobile money'. 15 Oct 2009 17:57
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[Dan Oshodin] The 2012 date for switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria may be a mirage if certain steps are not immediately taken by the government and key stakeholders in the country's fledging broadcast industry. This is the view of Ben Egbuna, veteran broadcast manager and former director general of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). 7 Sep 2009 10:52
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Recent damage to the SAT-3 submarine cable that links Nigeria to the outside world has disrupted Internet and other services in the country. 3 Aug 2009 12:56
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[Sylvain Béletre] Ghana wants to position itself as one of the premier BPO destinations in Africa. The first GASSCOM International BPO Conference And Exhibition was held at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana on 22 - 23 July 2009 under the theme "Outsourcing to Ghana, Africa's Golden Gateway". 3 Aug 2009 12:01
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] When it comes to the issue of registering domain names South Africa is doing well, with some 60% of the continent's total of registered domain names. The rest of Africa, more than 50 countries, shares the continent's other 40% of about a million top level domains. 30 Jul 2009 08:09
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[Lesley Stones] Telecommunications company iBurst is planning to enter the huge Nigerian market, and will partly fund the venture through cash it will raise by listing on the JSE later this year. 20 Jul 2009 15:18
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The Ghanaian government has reiterated it's commitment to a comprehensive ICT system in the education sector, Dr Joseph S. Annan, Deputy Minister of Education, made the pledge on Wednesday, 8 July 2009 in Accra. 10 Jul 2009 09:43
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PRETORIA: Telkom has appointed Jeffrey Hedberg to head its subsidiary in Nigeria. Hedberg was appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of Multi-Links, which is Telkom's 100 percent-owned subsidiary in Nigeria. 9 Jul 2009 09:43
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LAGOS: Flying Dove, a distributor of Sony consumer electronics products in Nigeria commissioned on 26 June 2009 two new Sony Showrooms in Lagos. They are located at the Palms Shopping Mall and at Victoria Island. 1 Jul 2009 11:56
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Nigeria's Mass Telecom Innovation (MTI) Plc has released a positive set of results for the first quarter of the year ending 31 March 2009. 26 Jun 2009 11:35
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LONDON: Gateway Communications, a supplier of telecommunications services across Africa, on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 won the award for Wireless Network Infrastructure Innovation in partnership with vendor, Cambridge Broadband Networks at the 2009 GTB Innovation Awards held in London. 18 Jun 2009 11:13