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- 10 Mar 2014
African Union’s Targets 22 Internet Exchange Points
The African Union Commission (AU) said it had so far extended capacity building support to facilitate the establishment of Internet exchange points in 22 member states. This was contained in a…
- 4 May 2020
HP, African Union Partner for Distance Learning in 55 African Countries During COVID-19
At the Extra-Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology held virtually on 30th April 2020, HP and the African Union Commission (AUC) agreed to join…
- 24 Mar 2019
IXPN Now Regional Internet Exchange for West Africa with African Union’s Support
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has become a regional internet exchange with the support of the African Union Commission. In 2016, following a response to a call for proposals issued by…
- 7 Aug 2019
African Union Backs AfriLabs’ 2019 Annual Gathering in Ethiopia
AfriLabs , the largest pan-African network of 158 technology and innovation centers in 45 African countries has announced its partnership with the Division of Human Resource and Youth Development in…
- 31 May 2017
IS, AU Commission Launch Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Internet Society (IS) and the African Union (AU) Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. The unveiling was at the African Internet Summit held in…
- 18 Nov 2022
AfDB, AU Commission Sign $9.73M Grant Agreement to Drive Digital Market Development in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for Digital Market Development in Africa. The signing…
- 17 Jun 2015
AU Should Leverage NEPAD for Technology Growth- Monaisa
Mokgethi Monaisa, the consul-general, South African (SA) High Commission in Nigeria, has urged the African Union (AU) to critically integrate New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD’s)…
- 7 Jul 2019
AU Commission Seeks Financial Input for NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund
The 29th Oversight Committee (OC) meeting of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund held at the headquarters of the African…
- 12 May 2016
Ericsson Joins SMART Africa Alliance's Digital Africa Drive
The SMART Africa Secretariat and Ericsson have entered an Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) partnership to meet the goal of developing a more connected and fully functioning…
- 19 Aug 2022
Glitz as AFRIMA Fetes Jurors at Annual Patron's Dinner
It was an exciting blend of glitz, glam and euphoria as the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) hosted its annual patron’s dinner with the jury members, held Wednesday, in Lagos, Nigeria. L-R: AFRIMA…
- 23 Sept 2020
HP, AU Commission Sign MoU to Collaborate for Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Africa
HP Inc. in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster entrepreneurial learning in Africa. The aim of the MoU is to further cement the…
- 17 Aug 2020
AFRIMA Seeks Covid-19 Palliatives for African artistes, Culture Industry Stakeholders
International Congress of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has lent its voice to the advocacy for COVID-19 palliative measures for artistes and other practitioners in the music, culture and…
- 10 Sept 2017
Nigeria Bags Right To Host AFRIMA For Another 3 Years
The African Union (AU) has awarded the hosting right for the Pan African Music Initiative, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), to Nigeria for another three years (2017-2019), following its successful…
- 18 Jul 2016
Huawei Joins Initiative to Drive Africa's Digital Transformation
Huawei announced on Monday that it has joined the Smart Africa Alliance as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) advisor and Platinum member at the Smart Africa Board Meeting. The…
- 16 Jun 2023
Russia – Africa Forum Aims at Exchange of Experience and Partnerships for Common Goals
The UN Association of Russia (UNA-Russia) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) are organizing on June 27-28, 2023 the Forum «Russia-Africa. Sustainable urban…
- 9 Nov 2013
Kaberuka, AfDB President Named 2013 African of the Year
Donald Kaberuka, president , African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the financing of…
- 24 Jun 2016
Comms Ministry Pushes for Partnership with AU on Technological Development
Barr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has proposed setting up a small committee which will comprise of scientists and technologists from the Ministry and the African Union Scientific,…
- 20 Jul 2026
NCC Urges African Unity Ahead of ITU 2026 Conference, Calls for Stronger Telecom Collaboration
Nigerian Communications Commission has urged African countries to adopt a unified and technically coordinated position ahead of the 2026 International Telecommunication Union Conference, saying…
- 6 Dec 2020
Nigeria Submits Ratified AfCFTA Instrument to AU
Federal Government has presented the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement ratification instrument to the African Union in preparation for the take-off of the agreement in January 2021. The…
- 1 Feb 2021
Digital Economy Grows Faster Than Other Economies – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has said that Digital Economy is growing at bigger rate faster than the rest of the…
- 15 Aug 2019
NCC to Host African Telecom Regulators in Abuja
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will on Tuesday host the 54-member nations of African Union (AU) on how regulatory activities of member states can be integrated for seamless connectivity…
- 29 Nov 2022
Economic Comm for Africa Urges Leveraging Tech in Trade
The Economic Commission for Africa is calling upon countries across the continent to leverage technology in improving trade and enhancing competitiveness. The plea was made last week at the African…
- 13 Aug 2025
AfDB Adopts AI to Fast-track Africa’s Development Blueprint
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is betting big on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for delivering Africa’s ambitious Agenda 2063. With hands-on training in tools like ChatGPT and Google…
- 26 Aug 2019
ITU 1st Digital African Week Opens in Abuja
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will on Tuesday host International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on a four-day 1st Digital African Week Conference in Abuja. The event billed to…
- 22 Jul 2026
NCC Calls for Stronger African Regulatory Collaboration on Digital Governance
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stronger collaboration among African telecommunications and communications regulators to enhance the use of data, evidence and market…
- 19 Jan 2009
Salim Commends UBA For Supporting African of the Year Award.
Salim Ahmed Salim, former secretary general of the Organization of African Unity (now known as the African Union), has commended the United Bank for Africa (UBA) for supporting the African of the…
- 8 Mar 2010
Soyinka at PAPU’s 30th anniversary
The Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) has successfully wrapped up its 30th anniversary celebrations, attracting a record number of postal-sector ministers and top policy-makers from international and…
- 26 Jun 2020
Tax Transparency Report shows African Making Headway in Tackling Tax Evasion, Money Laundering
African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax Transparency in…
- 27 Jan 2017
ICANN Seeks Increased Support To DNS Industry within Africa
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has called for increased support to the Domain Name System (DNS) industry within the African Continent. Göran Marby, President of ICANN…
- 17 Oct 2023
GSMA MWC Kigali Opens its doors to Mobile Operators, Policymakers
MWC Kigali 2023 on Tuesday returned to the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, with Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda participating in the event’s celebratory opening ceremony.…