Facebook has announced a number of partnerships across Africa with more than 20 non-governmental organisations and government agencies, to raise awareness of emerging online issues and explore ways to make the internet safer for all
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Nigerian banks spend US$94.5mn on IT and e-business infrastructure
A total of eight deposit money banks have spent US$95mn on IT and electronic business infrastructure in nine months, according to Nigerian newspaper Leadership.
Ethiopia holds first ever Google Developers Group (GDG) Festival
The event covered multiple a number of areas such as Android, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, Design Sprint, Machine Learning, Mobile Web, and Artificial intelligence
DARE submarine cable system officially comes into force
Djibouti Telecom and its partners have announced that the supply contract for the 5,400km Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE) submarine cable system has come into force, with TE SubCom being the supplier
MainOne listed as Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute connectivity provider for Nigeria
MainOne, West Africa’s communications services communications services company and operator of the premier Tier III Data Centre has been officially listed by Microsoft as an ExpressRoute connectivity provider for Nigeria