AFRICAMTN Uganda selects Opera Mini
Opera Software yesterday, 27 August, announced that Opera Mini is going to Africa. Opera Software has partnered with MTN Uganda to bring the mobile web to the company's nearly three million subscribers. By expanding into Africa, Opera is making the web available to more people, on any device, from anywhere in the world. 28 Aug 2008 14:59

AFRICASaudi Arabia joins Zain's One Network
[Gregory Gondwe] Zain Malawi announced that Malawians can now easily link with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after launching commercial services on 26 August 2008, in that country. 28 Aug 2008 10:57

AFRICASouth African makes top 50 women in mobile list
According to a recent article published by Mobile Entertainment, Emma Kaye, together with well-known industry names such as Amelia Gammon, director of NBC Universal Mobile, Peggy Johnson, executive VP of Qualcom for the Americas and India, and Sissel Henriette Larsen, director of content for Telenorhave all been named as some of the top 50 women in the mobile industry today. 22 Aug 2008 16:07

AFRICA21% increase in African mobile web traffic - AdMob
SAN MATEO: AdMob, on Wednesday, 20 August 2008, released its July Mobile Metrics Report. The report focuses on increasing usage of the Mobile Web in Africa and worldwide mobile browser marketshare. 22 Aug 2008 09:40

AFRICAVodafone completes purchase of Ghana Telecom stake
London: Mobile phone giant Vodafone annonuced today, it had completed the purchase of a 70% stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications. 18 Aug 2008 11:30

AFRICAUgandan minister: Africa needs to harness mobile tech
Africa needs to devise ways to harness mobile technology, considering the explosive growth the technology and services have had on the continent, Uganda's minister of ICT has said. 13 Aug 2008 09:47

AFRICAWill Zain be the better option in Kenya?
[Carole Kimutai] A majority of Kenyans have at least two mobile lines - Safaricom, Zain and/or a Telkom Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) line. Usually, a mobile phone user will have one regular line influenced by which operator friends, relatives and business contacts use because it is cheaper to call within the same network and a second or third line used occasionally. 11 Aug 2008 12:18

AFRICACyber Lotto partners with Zain on mobile lottery
[Gregory Gondwe] Cyber Lotto Limited has acquired African Lotteries Limited (AFLOT) and has partnered with the mobile service provider, Zain Malawi to operate online and mobile lottery games. 7 Aug 2008 12:44

AFRICAAre you an email addict?
According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict? 5 Aug 2008 09:41

AFRICAZain connects Africa to Middle East
[Walter Wafula] Mobile telecommunications company Zain formerly known as Celtel in Africa has eliminated roaming charges incurred by its subscribers when making calls between Africa and the Middle East. 1 Aug 2008 15:39

AFRICATNM Mobile Company introduces free communication promotion
[Gregory Gondwe] While Celtel Malawi Limited is gearing up for brand name changes, its rival company TNM Limited has launched a promotion that will allow its subscribers make free calls from July 30 to August 31 this year. 1 Aug 2008 11:00

AFRICATake aim for celebrity and fame
Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Oscar-nominated film director, Mike Figgis to create "Life Captured" - a pioneering new short film made entirely out of mobile phone photos taken by everyday people - in celebration the launch of the Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot. 30 Jul 2008 16:35

AFRICAMalawi: MACRA unveils bidders for 4th mobile licence
[Gregory Gondwe] Barely a few days after awarding a third mobile cellular services licence to Global Advanced Integrated Networks Limited (GAIN), the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has unveiled six bidders for a fourth mobile service provider. 30 Jul 2008 14:02