Kenya's government requires a massive $4.8 billion (KSh368 billion) over the next five years to finance various energy sector developments in the country.

Uganda Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) have directed the Auditor General to carry out a forensic audit on the national backbone and electronic government infrastructures (NBI/EGI).

Bridging the digital divide within the African continent and the entire world has come under the spotlight at the African Union (AU) Communication Ministerial Conference.

Two giants, Africa's leading integrated telecoms operator, Globacom Limited, and the world's richest club, Manchester United of England, have signed a five-year sponsorship contract.

MPs yesterday quizzed officials of the Rural Electrification Agency over the non-performance of the West Nile Rural electrification company (Wenreco) that was contracted to generate and distribute power in West Nile.

Safaricom, has closed its Sh5 billion bond offer to the Kenyan market with a 50 per cent over-subscription.

Power generation and distribution in this country may no longer be the exclusive preserve of the Power Holden Company of Nigeria (PHCN) as Rivers State Government has said that it would generate about 355 mega watts of electricity by the

THE Awka North Leaders of Thought has called on Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State to as a matter of urgency complete the Ugbene-Achalla-Amanuke-Ezu River Bridge abandoned by the Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju's administration.

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State said the key to Nigeria's prosperity lies in the effective and efficient use of technology.

IT anchored giant cargo boats, housed a giant school and a thriving community. Now Namasagali is like a solitary ghost haunting the whole of Kamuli, George Bita writes

THE current chairperson of the Bureau of African Ministers of Communications and Information Technologies (ICT) and Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili would on Thursday this week in Lagos, declare open the annual Nigeria Digital Sense forum.

Etisalat Nigeria is trying hard to push frontiers of the mobile market both in Nigeria, entire Africa and the Middle East.

Doctor Ignace Gahangara Gatare, has been appointed the Minister in charge of ICT in the President's Office.

Innovation and use of IT is still limited in universities in East Africa, according to a survey commissioned and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

During a press conference held on Friday, "Microsoft" announced the launch of new operating systems for laptops (PCs) in Tunisia:"Windows 7", "Windows Server 2008 R2" and "Exchange Server 2010".

MANUFACTURERS of the banned local potent gins packaged in sachets have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni for redress.

THE West Nile Rural Electrification Company (WENRECO), the firm that was contracted to develop and distribute power in the West Nile region, has reaffirmed its commitment to complete the construction of the Nyagak hydropower plant by June 30, 2010.

The government has secured a loan to develop selected roads in Western Uganda. This comes after the African Development Fund (ADF), approved a loan of $ 125.6m (Shs250b) to finance the Road Sector Support Project Three in Uganda.

Tunisia recently hosted a conference of the "IT Managers Forum" organized by IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey ("International Development Consultants"), the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries, gathering businessmen and technology

Minister for Commerce and Industry Chief Achike Udenwa and his Minister of State Humphrey Abah are to lead the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON)'s series of activities in Lagos to round off the 2009 Nigerian Quality Week celebrations tagged -