Technology
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South Africa launches mobile App to track people infected with coronavirus
London, April 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-South Africa’s Telkom, Samsung and the government have teamed up to develop a track and trace mobile app database to ... -
Nigeria warns citizens against malicious coronavirus app, COVID19 Tracker
London, March 25, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Federal Government of Nigeria has alerted its citizens to the existence of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent coronavirus ransomware ... -
South Africa to install wifi-enabled solar street lights
London, March 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-South African government is to install wifi-enabled solar street lights to a community in the Western Cape, South Africa. Already, ... -
IITA, Cornell University, University of Ghana to train African scientists on gene editing
London, Feb. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Cornell Alliance for Science in collaboration with the West African Centre for Crop Improvement based at the University of ... -
How cyber criminals unleash attacks on Africans through dating apps
London, Feb. 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-African continent experienced over 7, 700 cyber attacks in year 2019 and all were carried out under the disguise of ... -
Rwanda inaugurates special centre for children to learn robotic engineering
London, Feb. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda and government of Japan have inaugurated the first integrated science and innovations children’s centre- known as Keza Learning centre, ... -
General Electric, African Leadership Uni to Build New Generation of African Digital Leaders
London, Feb. 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-In efforts to equip future African digital leaders with skills required to take part in the fourth industrial revolution, the ... -
Ghana ready for switch over to digital broadcasting platform by mid-2020
London, Jan. 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana’s readiness for digital broadcasting is almost complete as Communication Ministry targets middle of 2020 for the final switch over ... -
Ghana’s communications minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful speaks exclusively to Alternativeafrica in London on roaming charges, cyber-crime, regional integration in West Africa
By Adesina Idris London, Feb. 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Bearing any unforeseen circumstances, ECOWAS citizens travelling within the region will no longer pay roaming charges on ... -
Uganda begins test run for 5G network
London, Jan. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the first 5G network in East ...
