Tech Africa
- IHS: Wireless infrastructure gear market grew 9% in 2011
… are upgrading their 2.5G networks to 3.5G technologies and offering new data-centric services to customers, according to IHS. Carriers are not immune to the global economic downturn in the emerging markets of Latin America, South Asia and Africa, …
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EE Times - Open data platforms, innovation hubs among Africa's top tech stories
Technology is expected to be Africa's growth frontier and government services have been cited as a major driver, providing opportunities for business growth and better citizen participation. From 2009, fiber optic cable deployment falling connectivity …
See all stories on this topic » - SunPower picks up French solar company, sells bigger stake to majority stockholder
Total has also agreed to discuss more investment in SunPower, including the development of the first full-scale commercial concentrator power plant using SunPower technology, and the purchase of 10 megawatts of solar panels. While the solar industry …
See all stories on this topic » - Anti-Kabila protest postponed
The protesters from the DRC had gathered in the parking lot of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town on Friday morning. “They came together but dispersed because they had a very small turnout,” Captain Frederick van Wyk said. …
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Independent Online - Unlimited Opportunity For China-Africa Cooperation
At present, 27 African countries have become the outbound destinations for Chinese tour group, and the tourists number from both sides are growing rapidly. “Initiative on Livelihoods Science and Technology in Africa”, a vital part of “China-Africa …
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Coastweek - AU rewards scientists
In the basic science, technology and innovation sector, the prize was shared between Nermin El Semary (Egypt), Ehteresia Pretorius (South Africa) and Kakou Yao Rita of Ivory Coast. They all walked away with a cash prize of $20 000 and a silver medal …
See all stories on this topic » - Africa: The Durban Denouement – How South Africa's COP Presidency Served EU
The quid pro quo was that developing countries would take nationally appropriate mitigation actions (with financial and technology support from developed countries including the US) as a trade-off to pull in the US into the global mitigation effort. …
See all stories on this topic » - Congo Police Tear Gas Opposition Supporters
Congo, which is sub-Saharan Africa's largest country, has suffered decades of dictatorship and civil war. The country's east is still wracked by violence perpetrated by dozens of militia and rebel groups. This image made from amateur video and made …
See all stories on this topic » - Carmell Therapeutics' bone healing technology to be tested in South Africa
Sometime in the first quarter, the company expects to see its bone putty used in Capetown, South Africa, to treat fractured tibia, CEO Alan West said. The company expects the trial to include 30 patients and will collect safety and effectiveness data. …
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