Technology
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Orange announces new international network connecting eight West African countries
London, Nov. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Orange has announced the construction of a new international backbone network in West Africa. This infrastructure will be built around ... -
Nokia, Globalstar to begin deployment of 4.9G networks in five African countries
London, Nov. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Finnish telecommunication giant, Nokia is partnering with data services firm, Globalstar to accelerate the launch and deployment of fourth industrial revolution ... -
South Africa to become first African country to launch mission to the moon
London, Nov. 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The South African Space Agency (SANSA) says the country is ready to join the big players exploring the moon and ... -
Africa’s largest women in tech festival kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya
London, Oct 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Africa Women in Tech festival kicked off in Nairobi on Wednesday. Under the theme ‘Scaling Technology in Africa’, women ... -
Nuclear energy tops discussion as first Russia-Africa summit kicks off in Sochi
London, Oct. 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nuclear energy will top discussion in Sochi as Russia hosts its first-ever Africa summit on Wednesday as the Kremlin seeks ... -
NASA makes history with first ever female spacewalk
London, Oct. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-NASA made history on Friday, by undertaking the first-ever all-female crew spacewalk. The much-anticipated milestone for NASA was achieved by ... -
Africa challenged to harness digital technology for legal identity
London, Oct. 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Advances in technology present Africa with an important opportunity for the digitalization of its civil registration and vital statistics systems ... -
Cameroon launches first animated film, Minga and the Broken Spoon on Yabadoo
London, Oct. 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Minga and the Broken Soon is the story of an orphan girl who broke a spoon. Her name is Minga ... -
Nigerian ICT start-up, Chiniki Guard, wins $10k GITEX start prize for Artificial Intelligence innovation
London, Oct. 10, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Chiniki Guard, a Nigerian Information Communication Technology (ICT) start-up application, has won the best prize of 10,000 USD in the ... -
Nigeria launches “Unity Board”, an indigenous platform to teach emerging technology skills
London, Oct. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a new indigenous technology hardware platform for teaching emerging technologies ...
