Frank Hook

#Africa, Development, Mobile, Pedant, Policy & Regulation, Rara Avis, Research, Telecoms, Writer.

[Gartner @Gartner_inc]

Gartner Newsroom: Gartner Says Data Center Electricity Demand to Grow 26% in 2026 #GartnerNewsroom https://t.co/7VQaEMwiTU

[Connecting Africa @connect__africa]

#News: Togo will use $27.8M in European funding to bolster the development of next-generation #drones which are expected to be used in sectors such as #agriculture, #logistics and #security.

#ConnectingAfrica #Togo

https://t.co/IkX433oDAx

[Connecting Africa @connect__africa]

#News: Three Ghanaian entrepreneurs have earned a #WebbyAward for building #HumanInTheLoop, an #AI platform designed to keep humans involved in critical decisions.

#ConnectingAfrica #Ghana #AIforGood @TheWebbyAwards

Article by @EdenHarrisNews:

https://t.co/8lAQ67mdcR

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

What bad leadership costs when left unchecked.

Micromanagement, fear-based decision-making, ego-driven communication or avoiding difficult conversations...

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Mauritius and Rwanda are among the countries that rank the highest in Africa in terms of lean, effective, government-led national ICT strategic direction.  
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[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Four sets of brothers are currently playing for different national teams at the 2026 World Cup: Nico Williams is representing SPAIN while his brother Iñaki Williams is playing for GHANA; Désiré Doué is playing for FRANCE and Guéla Doué is lining up for the IVORY COAST; Brian Brobbey is representing the NETHERLANDS while Derrick Luckassen is playing for GHANA; and John Souttar is turning out for SCOTLAND while Harry Souttar is playing for AUSTRALIA.
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[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Interesting to note that those marked as "low" for influence (last column) include entities who are obligated to share information with citizens under the Access to Information Act.

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

Stakeholders mapped for engagement:

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Data for sale

1 - Did we rename the ICTA to the National Information Technology Authority (NITA)? 🤔

2 - Registrar of Marriages data. Seriously?

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

Stakeholders mapped for engagement:

[Asaassim @Asaassim]

https://t.co/BaHYBP5Vez

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

This is big and likely to attract attention from Kenyan banking players like Equity Bank who have already expanded into the region.

Historically Ethiopia closed key sectors to foreign investment (Telecoms, Banking, Retail). This marks the opening up of a 2nd sector.

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Ethiopia has granted a unit of Nigeria’s United Capital Group the first foreign investment banking licence in the country.
https://t.co/WSxdaiaSJJ

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Where deaths now outnumber births.

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

FUNNY: How Uber got its fingers burnt in Nigeria.

It started dishing out bonuses to drivers & riders as well. Soon, drivers figured out that they could create fake rider accounts, call themselves, take quick rides & earn bonuses.

https://t.co/s3L1PKULKj

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Cameroon warns telcos to block illicit devices or face tax penalties
https://t.co/XkZoLmxNrI

[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

The report also provides ratings for a select number of countries based on five dimensions: mandate clarity, policy execution, infrastructure impact, digital inclusion, and institutional resilience.

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[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

Mauritius and Rwanda are among the countries that rank the highest in Africa in terms of lean, effective, government-led national ICT strategic direction.  
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[Frank Hook @FrankHook]

...as being the most effective in terms of positive ICT market maturity, clarity of roles and functions, ICT adoption sophistication within government and attracting investment .

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