Microsoft creator Bill Gates is once again the world's richest person, as an upsurge in Microsoft's stock price pushed him beyond former number one Carlos Slim. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gates is valued at $72.7 billion (an increase of 16%), while Slim is valued at $72.1 billion. According to Bloomberg, "most of Gates' [...]

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Doing business in Africa requires focus and "feet on the ground" or genuine presence claims management at Orange Business Services, the Business-to-Business arm of France Telecom-Orange. The company says it has the experience, the knowledge and the resources to maintain its position on the continent and is upbeat about the growth of Africa's multinational company [...]

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Rwanda mobile service provider Tigo has announced that BlackBerry's latest smartphone, the Z10, is now available for mobile subscribers in the country, and added that the Z10 is fully supported by the network. "We are delighted to introduce the Blackberry Z10 services on the market to give customers great experience. The smartphone is available in [...]

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Uganda has officially launched the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU), a sector lobby group which aims to bring together ICT professionals and policy makers to share ideas on how to further the country's ICT goals and solve connectivity issues. "The ICTAU seeks to become the foremost and largest forum for ICT practitioners, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers [...]

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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new Foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, called Digital Jobs Africa. Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation was joined by Strive Masiyiwa, Executive Chairman of Econet Wireless and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation, Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director of [...]

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With the creation of a new Orange Campus site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group, which is present in some 20 African countries, reaffirms its commitment to strengthening its worldwide managerial community and to supporting managers in their daily responsibilities. Located in the Dakar technology park, the first priority of the Orange Campus international site [...]

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South African mobile shopping app, PriceCheck, has won the coveted BlackBerry App of the Year category in the BlackBerry Achievement Awards, beating off competition from more than 100 000 world-class apps from around the globe. The annual BlackBerry Achievement Awards (formerly the Wireless Achievement Awards), celebrates how BlackBerry technology helps to power innovation and brings ideas to life. The [...]

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Nigeria's Daily Trust reports that according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  the total value of electronic funds transfer now stands at N80 billion (approximately $508 million) per day. Tunde Lemo, the Deputy Governor, Operations, CBN, is quoted in the report as saying that the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) records over N20 billion (approximately [...]

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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has today announced that Gran Turismo 6 (GT6), the latest version of PlayStation's best-selling franchise, will be released in Holiday, 2013. The news was revealed by legendary Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi at an event held to celebrate 15 years of the 70-million-selling series. GT6 for PlayStation 3 will bring new levels of [...]

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SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, has confirmed its participation in Africa's premier technology showcase and networking event, the Tech Demo Africa 2013. Tech Demo Africa 2013 is an industry platform that offers businesses the opportunity to showcase their products and services, [...]

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