According to research by Pyramid Research the number of broadband users in Africa will increase from the current 40 million to 95 million by 2015. The increase is mostly due to the new undersea cables and Wimax connections. Also of note is the increased governemnt participation in technology, starting with the Kenyan governmentwhich invested in the [...]

Web 2.0 media encourages open interaction, individual participation and knowledge sharing; qualities that are capable of harnessing the power of the crowd to collate unique ideas for problem solving. With online sharing, the power of people working in concert increasingly can be amassed and harnessed – a technique that will inevitably lead to greater global [...]

As I contemplate travelling to my home country Nigeria this December, I cannot help but contemplate on the bittersweet experiences I have had in the hustle and bustle of the Lagos metropolis. The food, the noisy crowds, the transportation system, the erratic power supply, which no Nigerian ever forgets, and the struggle to make a [...]

If you have ever done extensive research in the area of governance, you will agree with me that transformative and visionary leadership deficiency, has always been and is still, a major obstacle, in Africa’s development. Majority of Africa’s leaders are more of a liability than an asset to their countries. They are more interested in [...]

Everyone thinks solar energy is the way to the promise land. Dream on! The truth is that what works for developed countries might not work for a developing country like Nigeria. Let’s look at this from an economic standpoint. Solar panels(not individual solar cells) as a backup to regular power makes sense if you are [...]

The Naijaborn founders are making a few interesting moves into the West African technology market. The team which includes Francis Oghuma from Nigeria and Mambe Nanje Churchill from Cameroon made a splash with their Nigerian start-up Naijaborn. Naijaborn has a techie cult following and support for being custom coded and featuring a unique design and approach to [...]

Africa on verge of joining the ‘BRICs’— Brazil, Russia, India, and China — as a destination for investment, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Most African nations benefit from voting share increases approved at Bank’s Spring Meetings; sub-Saharan Africa gains new seat on Bank’s Board. Africans in senior Bank positions seen as leading voices for reform. WORLD BANK [...]

South Africa just removed its statue of Shaka the Zulu from its airport in Durban. Reason? Well some protested the portrayal of the great warrior. Apparently, he was erected with cattle surrounding him, instead of with a spear, shield and wild animals. Here is a picture of Shaka theZulu surrounded by cattle in the new [...]

(Al Jazeera) – The French president has said Africa should be represented on the UN Security Council, promising to back changes when France leads the G8 and G20 groups of big economies next year. Speaking on Monday at the launch of the 25th Africa-France summit in the French city of Nice, Nicolas Sarkozy said it [...]