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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed Assoweh Bouh, Director-General, Djibouti Telecom: Interview from The Report: Djibouti 2016
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Djibouti 2016
Djibouti has witnessed a steady expansion in opportunities for telecommunications investment, mostly due to increasing consumption and regional demand for high-bandwidth international connectivity. Over the past two years more than $100m has been invested in gateway connections, with the country now linked to six submarine data cables. These capital expenditures are in line with government...
A small but important country, Djibouti benefits from its highly strategic location. With access to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean beyond, the country is a significant gateway to the Horn of Africa and the wider region of East Africa.
Economic update | Le Maroc bloque les services de VoIP en soutien aux opérateurs de téléphonie
27 Feb 2016
Début janvier, en vue d’accroître les revenus dans le secteur de la communication vocale des opérateurs locaux, le Maroc a pris des mesures visant à limiter les services de voix sur le protocole Internet (VoIP), tels que Viber, Skype, WhatsApp et Facebook.
Articles & Analysis | Technological entrepreneurship develops in Egypt's start-up scene from The Report: Egypt 2016
Although challenges still exist with regard to Egypt’s internet experience, there is much optimism for the future. Nothing epitomises this more than the nascent start-up culture. Online commerce and advertising revenues are growing and more young Egyptians are being drawn to technological entrepreneurship.
Articles & Analysis | Egypt's ICT industry expected to drive economic growth from The Report: Egypt 2016
Unlike many other sectors of the Egyptian economy, the ICT industry has remained remarkably resilient in the face of the political uncertainty and macro-economic instability wrought by the 2011 revolution. Beyond the basics of national internet infrastructure, Egypt offers a number of benefits for potential ICT investors, not least among which...