IBM expands Kenya operations

IBM is expanding its operations in Kenya from simply sales and marketing offices to a fully fledged operation to capture growth in the East African region, reports ITNewsAfrica.

IBM also announced the person who will head the new company's operations in Kenya in the capacity of general manager.

Tony Mwai, who is slated to head the new nerve centre for Kenya and East Africa, is an IBM employee who has been working in the company's head office in the US for the last 25 years.

The Zain Group could sell its African interests in the next few days, states All Africa.com.

Reports indicate the transaction could fetch the group a cool $12 billion from a French firm.

This figure is a little more than the total asset value of the Zain Group in Africa.

The government of Liberia through the Civil Service Agency has introduced a biometric ID card system as part of its reform strategy.

The director of the Biometric Centre, Afraid Drosaye, said the ID card will help government in its fight against corruption and clean its payroll of ghost names.

He said the new system is also intended to help government in its time management system; meaning it will identify the entry and exist time of all government employees and protect the system against "flaw", says All Africa.com.