John Yarney

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.