Apple's iPads lead the way in the tablet market in North America and Europe, but not in Africa.

Customers in Africa often pay ten times more than those in Europe for broadband access, the ITU says.

With a clutch of top-end smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia and BlackBerry targeting Africa, Apple's iPhone has a lot of catching up to do.

Getting around the continent's bustling cities is about to get a whole lot easier.

Ethiopia's state-run Ethio Telecom said on Thursday it had picked Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , the world's second largest telecom equipment maker, to roll out a high-speed 4G network across the capital Addis Ababa.

A technological innovation to boost Malawi's food security surveillance four years ago has become a secure tool in the area of data transfer around Africa. In Nigeria, the system has had a huge impact on the lives of many.