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ICT

Frost & Sullivan’s top tech trends for Africa in 2017-Part 1 Bizcommunity
Frost & Sullivan states that what’s of particular interest to them isn’t just what the technology is capable of, but from an African perspective, what it actually means for the market in its application and the wider implications in its development and deployment.…Read more>>

2017: Kenya’s ICT sector set to soar IT Web Africa
Innovation, service diversification, M&A activity and network sharing among several reasons for a positive outlook, according to latest analysis by Frost & Sullivan.…Read more>>

TOURISM

Marriott Opens First Africa Sheraton Grand in Guinea Footprint to Africa
Marriott International has announced the debut of the Sheraton Grand Conakry, Guinea marking the Sheraton Grand brand’s entry into West Africa and the continent as a whole…. Read more>>

East Africa the new Caribbean? The tourism case for promoting regions How We Made it in Africa
According to a new report by the World Bank, The Unexplored Potential of Trade in Services in Africa, the key to boosting tourism on the continent could be to actively brand travel to regions within sub-Saharan Africa – encouraging visitors to east, west, southern Africa …. Read more>>