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Moving from Prepay to Subscription
The majority of people in developed regions of African countries still have no access to credit cards. Of the African banks that do offer credit or debit cards, most of those cards aren’t accepted internationally. Likewise, there’s no real infrastructure for accepting credit cards at many retail outlets here. Even Visa and MasterCard users will find a hard time making successful transactions in places like Uganda.

Where Are the African Designers?
In Asia groups like SIGG are making big names for themselves and as a result bringing a lot of attention to the Chinese ‘designing class’. But is there an equivalent in Africa? It turns out there is and people from all over the continent are revolutionizing the design industry, paving the way for others to follow in their footsteps.

T1 Connections for Uganda by 2009?
I came across this post by Ryan Allis (Chief Executive Officer of iContact) where he mentions plans for T1 connectivity in Uganda by 2009.

Improving Conditions for Internet in West Africa
Globacom is laying a 9,500 kilometres telecommunications cable at a cost of about $250 million from London to 14 West African countries. The cable is expected to reach Ghana by May 2009 and then extended to Nigeria and other countries in the sub-region.

Seeds of Peace in Northern Uganda
There’s an interesting special report from the Washington Post on the 21 year civil war in Northern Uganda.

Facebook Use Up 30% in South Africa
A survey done on Facebook growth of the first six months of this year showed that there are a estimated 971,908 South African users on Facebook, this shows a 239,320 increase in number since the start of February.

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