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Mobile Phones Revolutionize African Banking

23.05.2007 BRUSSELS, May 23 (IPS) - Mobile phone banking is expanding across the region from South Africa to Kenya and is putting the poor directly in control of their own finances like never before.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [ICT in poverty reduction]

Image: Woman on mobile phone, Western Kenya. © Peter Armstrong

Connect Africa -ohjelmalla tietoverkot entistä useammalle

19.05.2007 Useat kansainväliset organisaatiot sopivat Afrikan tietoverkottamisesta Maailman informaatioyhteiskunnan päivänä, 17. toukokuuta. Taustalla on huoli vuosituhattavoitteiden saavuttamisesta. Connect Africa -ohjelmaan kuuluu kumppanuuksien solmimista sekä infrastruktuurin ja suotuisamman ilmapiirin luomista. Ohjelma laukaistaan käyntiin Ruandassa 29. lokakuuta.

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From: International Telecommunication Union
Related topics/regions: [e-governance]

Community radio is on the air in Malawi

02.05.2007 Community radio is now a part of the lives of the people in Mangochi District, Malawi, in southeastern Africa. UNESCO supported Dzimwe Community Radio station is a boon for the locals who cannot read and write. High temperatures between 35-40° C and constant power failures are not enough to discourage the dedicated announcers keen on serving their community.