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Two billion people now use WhatsApp

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp said on Wednesday it has amassed 2 billion users, becoming the second social media platform in the world to hit...

Meet Marie Korsaga, West Africa’s first female astrophysicist

Marie Korsaga in 2019 emerged as the first female astrophysicist in West Africa. She earned this accolade after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South...

Safer Internet Day: Facebook partners African groups for a better Internet

Facebook is partnering with nine non-profit organisations and government agencies throughout sub-Saharan Africa to raise awareness about Internet safety. That campaign also includes security for...

What data breaches could we expect this year?

If the past couple of years have taught us anything, it's that data is more insecure than ever. As the world becomes more dependent on...

Rwanda hosts international conference on drones

An international conference on drone technology has opened in Rwanda's capital Kigali. The event is being attended by hundreds of participants from 44 countries around...

Vodacom to launch 5G services in South Africa

Vodacom Group expects to offer 5G mobile services to its South African customers this year by using a network being built by another African...

South Africa joins Facebook Amber Alerts programme

South Africa has become the first country in Africa to join to the Facebook Amber Alerts programme. This follows the announcement of a partnership between...

Sierra Leone’s DSTI gets $1mln grant for the Education Innovation Challenge

Geneva-based  UBS Optimus Foundation and the Peter Cundill Foundation have awarded a 1,050,000 swiss francs (10,5 billion leones) grant to the Directorate of Science,...

Undersea cable damage causes internet disruption in Africa

Damage to undersea internet cables have caused major disruption to internet services across Africa. Internet users in countries like Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon and...

Rwandans donate smartphones so everyone can be connected

Rwandans are donating and pledging thousands of smartphones so that those who can't afford such devices access one and get connected. So far the country...

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