DCA Digital Digest: Dot-Africa saga going to jury trial… thousands of miles away in America

1. Dot-Africa saga going to jury trial… thousands of miles away in America

The long-running saga over ownership of the .Africa top-level domain name will go to a jury trial… in California. Following two years of failed settlement talks, in August this year a dozen Americans based in Los Angeles will get to decide the future of the continent’s online namesake.

2. ‘Apply technology in your finance, banking operations’, – experts tells Africa’s financial operators

World economic experts speaking at the 25th session of the African Regional Conference for the Society for the Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) in Kigali, Rwanda have called on the continent’s nations to immerse themselves in the latest finance-driven technologies.
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3. Africa grapples with OTT regulation conundrum

Over-The-Top (OTT) services in Africa ought to be more tightly regulated, according to findings of a study recently released by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO).
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4. Kenya and Nigeria tops in the Agri-Tech Startup markets in Africa

Kenya and Nigeria are the leading markets in Agri-Tech Startup in Africa at 46.4 per cent of the total amount of startups according to the Exploring the African Agri-Tech Startup Ecosystem Report 2018, in all, 16 African countries which play host to tech startups and are active in the agricultural space.
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