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Back in July, Kenya rejoiced with Seacom’s landing, expecting a quick and beneficial drop in Internet access costs and a dramatic increase in bandwidth. The general consensus was 50% to 90% drop in bandwidth costs....

While there is an explosive growth of mobile phone usage in Africa, there has not been a corresponding growth in the national electric grid to support these phones. In Kenya, there are more than 17 million cell phone subscribers...

Duty Free New Computers and Computer Parts To great fanfare, Kenya Revenue Authority eliminated customs duties on the import of new computer hardware into Kenya recently. For HSCODE  85-23-49-0-0 their FAQ even says: Q7....

During a Inveneo Business Training, we interviewed Sam Okwiri about his new solar power company, Lebra Solar Technologies: Sam, who used to work for WinAfrique, has started Lebra Solar Technologies to satisfy the power needs...

With the explosion of the field of ICT4D in the recent years including countless conferences, working groups, and projects being implemented both formally and informally, it’s important to always keep in mind the “Four...

Last year the microblogging service Twitter, pulled its outbound SMS service from Africa. While only a few technology elite bemoaned its loss, for me it was a great disappointment. Twitter didn’t see that the SMS...

I’ve very excited about Maker Farie Africa, a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention. Taking place this weekend at the AITI KACE in Accra, Ghana, the event promises to be a watershed moment for...

Here at ICTworks, we are always thinking about new business opportunities for ICT companies in Africa. Our latest thought would bring the Craigslist online classified ads idea to Africa, with a multi-platform twist. Automate...

Everyone knows how SMS works – you can send an email to one other person. And there are SMS aggreators like FrontlineSMS that allow you to send text messages to multiple people. But now we have RapidSMS, which promises...