This week's top stories from Computerworld Nigeria

EASSY cable en route to Mozambique

Heightening competition in the African broadband market, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has announced that the first section of the East African Submarine System (EASSY) cable has been loaded on a ship for transport and is on course to Mozambique.

Reporters find Northrop Grumman data in Ghana
market

A team of journalists investigating the global electronic waste business has unearthed a security problem too. In a Ghana market, they bought a computer hard drive containing sensitive documents belonging to U.S. government contractor Northrop Grumman.

SEACOM delays cable plans because of Somali pirates

SEACOM has delayed its switching-on date by a month, after threats by Somali pirates along the Indian Ocean route from India disrupted the cable installation plans.

Zain agrees to host weather equipment on its networks

Mobile telecom operator Zain has agreed to host weather equipment at mobile network sites being rolled out across Africa in order to give timely weather information to farmers and fishermen.

EU allocates €4 billion for African ICT infrastructure

The European Union has allocated about €4 billion (US$5.58 billion) for infrastructure development including ICT in the eastern and southern Africa region.