Archive for March 20th, 2012
NEPAD signs EUR 1.35 million ICT grant deal for UmojaNet implementation
The NEPAD Agency has signed a Grant Facility Agreement (GFA) with the French Development Agency (AFD), a French public institution. The AFD, a specialised development financial institution, funds sustainable development projects carried by government local authorities, public companies, and the private and associative sectors on five continents – with primacy given to Africa. The EUR [...]
DTB joins PesaPoint InterConnect system
PesaPoint’s new interconnect ATM system which is converting bank’s ATMs into universal cash machines that serve any customer is now live at DTB Bank, according to the bank’s group chief executive Nasim Dveji. DTB has become the latest adopter of the PesaPoint ATM Interconnect system – lauded as pioneering in enabling both card payments and [...]
Africa Peering Forum set for August in South Africa
South Africa is set to host the third Africa Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Johannesburg, an annual conference organized by Internet Society to discuss the regional infrastructure, content and policy issues that are critical components of transit deficits. With the theme: “Regional Interconnection – Addressing Africa’s Internet Transit Deficit,” and to run from August 22-24 2012, at [...]