Exactly one year ago, I published on post on the outlook for iTunes in Africa citing payment issues, bandwidth limitations, and the confinement of smartphones to urban areas, if at all present. This is a corollary to that viewpoint.

The landscape for African music downloads looks very promising, especially given the …

News from The Gambia, e-commerce on the horizon, why mobile has succeeded, rural divide survey results

Although mostly stock footage, this brief video from NTVKenya highlights the general lack of e-commerce surrounding Africa, more specifically, travel-related e-commerce. Damian Cook, CEO of E-Tourism Frontiers (a program to develop online tourism in emerging markets) recently commented on the lack of online presence of African tourism businesses:
Something is wrong …

Online education access expands in Ghana, Forbes article on mobile broadband, Liberia’s e-commerce

Customized e-commerce for Africa, commercial entrepreneurs or ICT4D at tech conferences?

This video, posted on YouTube in early November by ABNDigital, highlights the up-and-coming digital marketplace in Kenya. Not only do Kenyans living abroad purchase items for relatives in Kenya, but Kenyans now enjoy shopping from their own homes or local access points. In fact, the video mentions how a growing …