AfricaCom, reportedly the largest communications conference and exhibition on the continent with the gathering of over 5 000 telecoms decision-makers and key players, takes place next week from 13-15 November 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Under the theme 'Reaching the Next Frontier for Growth', the three-day conference will focus on the future of digital in Africa.

In addition to AfricaCom 2012, a brand new session will promote the importance of ICT start-ups across the continent: the Entrepreneurs Incubator Hub will bring together investors, incubators and entrepreneurs to discuss the best strategies to promote start-ups in Africa's telecommunications, media and ICT sector.

As part of the conference, the AfricaCom Awards will acknowledge the growth and importance of the telecoms and digital sectors across the African continent. View the shortlist.

For more on the 15th Annual AfricaCom, visit www.africa.comworldseries.com.

In news this week: Carole Kimutai speaks to Tosh Gitonga (director) and Mugambi Nthinga (cast member) of Nairobi Half Life. The film has been submitted for an Oscar award; VMK, the Congo-Brazzaville-based website design, application development and consulting company has launched an Android-powered smartphone called Elikia; Mongezi Mtati asks 'Does your 2013 customer engagement strategy include mobile?'; According to Marc Herson of 2go, if brands are wishing to reach the mass market in Africa, they should focus their digital spend on feature phones; and
Airtel Nigeria has appointed Segun Ogunsanya as the new CEO.

Have a great week!

Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985

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