John Yarney

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Africa confronts cybercrime

Law enforcement agencies and Internet service providers (ISPs) in Africa are trying to stem a wave of cybercrime originating from some parts of the continent.

Africa mobile users wait for competition to kick in

Mobile phone users in Africa may have to wait for a while to experience lower prices, although there is a considerable level of competition among operators, according to industry players who gathered in Accra for the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization's (CTO) competition workshop last week.

Ghana jumps into BPO

The West African nation of Ghana is looking to offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) to diversify the revenue stream for the country's economy.

Ghana jumps into BPO

The West African nation of Ghana is looking to offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) to diversify the revenue stream for the country's economy.

Foundation aims to spur open source in Africa

The formal launch of the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) should help consolidate the efforts of programmers across the continent to deliver homegrown solutions to IT users, according to advocates of open source software.

Digital Africa Summit spotlights VoIP

African countries stand to gain a great deal if they accept voice over IP (VoIP), attendees and speakers at the Digital Africa Summit here said Wednesday.

Summit eyes challenges to Africa’s telecom growth

For people in most parts of Africa, developments in telecommunications infrastructure will not come about quickly unless African governments create policies that attract private sector investment and establish independent regulatory authorities, speakers at the Digital Africa Summit here said Thursday.

Summit eyes challenges to Africa’s telecom growth

For people in most parts of Africa, developments in telecommunications infrastructure will not come about quickly unless African governments create policies that attract private sector investment and establish independent regulatory authorities, speakers at the Digital Africa Summit here said Thursday.

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