News: Africa, ICT policy

New West African alliance to make internet more accessible names president

frederic — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:58:15 +0100

GOREE ISLAND (FD for APCNews) -

: Sylvie Syiam

The president of the Cameroonian non profit organisation and APC-member PROTEGE QV, Sylvie Siyam Siwe, was elected president of the GOREeTIC on Friday June 20 2008 in Senegal. She was unanimously voted in as the first president of the GOREeTIC nework – a newly created group of journalists, activists and ICT4D advocates who intend to make internet policy reform a top priority.

APC statement - ICASA hearings on draft essential facilities regulations

webmaster — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000

JOHANNESBURG (APCNews) -

The APC stated its whole-hearted support of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for the drafting of regulations prescribing a list of essential facilities for electronic communications which will create conditions of open access on a non-discriminatory basis to undersea-based submarine cables. APC also called on ICASA to take immediate action to counter anti-competitive behaviour of Telkom, the dominant fixed line operator. Read the full statement.

APC announces civil society workshop for Connect Africa Summit in Kigali

webmaster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 +0100

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA () -

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), in collaboration with its partners, will be convening a civil society workshop on Sunday 28 October 2007 in Kigali, Rwanda, to accompany the Connect Africa Summit, taking place 29-30 October 2007.

Submarine cables for Africa and monopolies in 2006

kelly — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

MOMBASA (KH for APCNews) -

In March 2006, APC organised a consultation in Mombasa, Kenya to bring together key stakeholders who could have an influence on the model that the consortium might choose. A few weeks before the event, it became clear that the level of interest was much higher than expected.