Month: May 2022

Edwin Tallam (24 May 2022) Kenya has seen a huge growth in the use and reliance on mobile technology for economic and social life, propelled by rapid expansion over the last decade in mobile money and smartphone access, particularly in urban areas. There is a need to reflect on how internet connectivity is revolutionizing information …

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By Behailu Shiferaw Mihirete (12 May 2022) Efforts to liberalise and digitalise Ethiopia’s economy have picked up an unprecedented pace since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018. Reforms to the telecommunications sector, hitherto dominated by the state-owned Ethio Telecom, have been identified by Abiy’s government as the foundation of economic and …

Telecommunication sector reform: The controversial key to Ethiopia’s economic recovery? Read More »