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The adoption of electronic communication services is booming in Africa, driven by high demand and constant shifts in digital service consumption habits...
Morocco had 55.8 million mobile subscribers and 2.8 million fixed-line subscribers by December 2023, official data shows. This base is shared among...
For the first time in Egypt, under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the world’s oldest and most prestigious programming contest...
Côte d'Ivoire has unveiled a plan to develop a certified green agricultural sector. The country partnered with Orange CI, the European Union, and German...
Digital sector stakeholders in Burkina Faso convened to discuss the challenges and opportunities of migrating from IPv4 to IPv6. The forum, organized by...
The Cameroonian government is stepping up its efforts to resolve the security crisis in the North-West, South-West, Far-North, and Adamaoua regions....
Moov Africa Burkina Faso, the country's second-largest telecom operator by subscriber count, holds a market share of 42.91% as of the third quarter of...
Mobile internet subscriptions in Congo have surged by 61% over the last five years, climbing from 2.1 million in 2019 to 3.4 million in 2023, according to...
Angola, a country where only 33% of the population has internet access, initiated the commercial operation of its Angosat-2 satellite at the end of...
The high cost of smartphones poses a significant barrier to digital inclusion in Africa, despite various strategies being explored to make these devices...
ECOWAS countries are forging ahead with agreements to implement common roaming initiatives, aiming to cut the costs of electronic communications within...
In recent years, Africa has seen a surge in demand for connectivity, data storage, and processing capabilities. Investments have been ramping up to meet...
As part of its "Ambition 2025" strategy, MTN Group is focusing on empowering Bayobab, its wholesale fiber optic subsidiary. To strengthen its presence...
In March 2024, Egyptian and Moroccan tech startups attracted significant investment, collectively securing $9.5 million, which placed them as the...
The largest digital reading library on the African continent with over one million subscribers, announces the launch of its services in Ghana in...
Accessing internet is now considered an essential need, just like electricity and clean water. Making it available and more accessible to a larger number...
MTN has been reshaping its business model for several years. Last February, the company completed the sale of its Afghan subsidiary to Investcom AF,...
Countries in Africa have been facing significant internet disruptions over the past five days. The problem, we learned, is due to technical incidents...
Mobile service subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 980 million in 2022, as per recent report by the GSMA. However, the actual number of unique...
Ooredoo is accelerating its initiatives to upgrade its network infrastructure and ready it for the launch of 5G technology in its African markets,...
In a significant stride towards enhancing telecommunications infrastructure across Africa, Telecom Egypt, a prominent telecommunications firm, has...
Sonatel Group, a leading telecommunications company operating in Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone, has reported a consolidated net...
Recent data analysis from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) reveals that internet connectivity is on the rise across Africa, sparking hope...
Econet Lesotho, a subsidiary of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's Econet Group, announced on February 22 that it has launched fifth-generation (5G)...
Huawei hosted the 5G Beyond Growth Summit at MWC Barcelona 2024 today. At the summit, Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of...
In Guinea, where about 7 million people are internet users, access to the internet and social media platforms has been restricted since November 23, 2023....
In 2019, Seacom conducted a study on the market potential for fiber optic services in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, with funding from the United...
In 2022, Sub-Saharan Africa had 980 million mobile subscriptions, with only 22% using 4G technology. By 2030, this figure is expected to leap to 66% of...
The government of Benin is stepping up initiatives to increase internet coverage and adoption across the country. As part of this ambition, the state is...
Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF), a pioneering private credit fund, and Telecel Group, a prominent player in the African telecommunications sector,...

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