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UGANDAUganda to host COMESA telecom regulators
[David Muwanga] The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is organising a one-day symposium to be attended by telecommunications regulators from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. This is going to be one of the activities of the commission that would be marking its tenth anniversary on 22 May 2008. Other activities would include launching of a new corporate identity and the logo. 31 Mar 2008 12:40

KENYANew investment in TEAMS
[Carole Kimutai] Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (JTL), a subsidiary of AdGroup, has made a strategic investment in TEAMS project to complement its metro fibre network that will allow users reliable and flexible services with high-speed access to the internet. 31 Mar 2008 12:37

EAST AFRICACable project in fresh registration
[Zachary Ochieng] The East African Marine System Limited has been registered afresh to assure potential investors of its ownership. In doing so, two amendments have been made to the original contract signed between Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates and Teams Company Limited who are the purchasers in the contract and Alcatel Lucent of France, the contractor. 14 Mar 2008 15:52

EAST AFRICADeveloping states must foster technology
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has emphasized the need for governments in Africa and in other developing regions to create and develop market systems backed by appropriate technology. 13 Feb 2008 11:30

UGANDAWorld Bank report applauds Uganda
[David Muwanga] A World Bank report has praised Uganda for embracing new technologies in her development process. The report 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s. 22 Jan 2008 19:50

UGANDAICT sector registers double digit growth
[David Muwanga] Uganda's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has registered a double digit growth since 2000 and grew by 33% in 2006/2007, according to a report released by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). 14 Jan 2008 07:40

ZIMBABWEZim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. 11 Jan 2008 07:04

EAST AFRICAUS donates VSAT to AU Mission in Somalia
[Andualem Gessesse] The US Ambassador to the African Union (AU), Cindy Courville, has presented a vertical communication satellite equipped with Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) link to the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). 8 Jan 2008 15:36

KENYAFrance Telecom wins 51% of Telkom Kenya
[O'Brien Kimani] France Telecom has won the bid for a 51% share of Telkom Kenya, according to Investment Secretary Esther Koimett. 19 Nov 2007 11:21

TANZANIALiberalise ICT sector for growth
[Zachary Ochieng] The 5th International Conference on Open Access opened on Wednesday in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, with a call to industry regulators to allow more players on board, if developing nations are to 'leap frog' the traditional technological stages taken by developed countries. 16 Nov 2007 01:40

KENYAITU chief hails Kenya's fibre optic progress
[Joyce Joan Wangui] The pace at which Kenya is moving in the laying of the long-awaited fibre optic cable is commendable. This was the remark of the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure, during his visit to Kenya recently. 8 Nov 2007 17:30

AFRICACisco to invest $10m in Africa
[Remmy Nweke] Cisco Systems is to invest $10 million to develop its network infrastructure on the continent. 7 Nov 2007 12:05

KENYAOver 10m Kenyans to get wireless internet access
[Emmanuel Kola] More than 10 million Kenyans who still lack access to the Internet now stand to benefit from the planned wireless Internet connection to public payphones by June next year. 31 Oct 2007 10:54