The security situation in Mali remains tense, and the country is looking for solutions to offset France’s withdrawal. Earlier this week, negotiations with jihadist groups in the country were announced, but the government has now denied the information. Mali says it has not instructed anyone to negotiate with leaders of armed terrorist groups, denying what was revealed earlier this week by...

Mobile operator Africell Angola announced last October 20, the opening of a data center in Luanda. The facility, entirely based on the cloud, is housed in the Kings Tower building. It is the result of the technical collaboration of renowned companies such as HP, Nokia, Dell, and Oracle. Several local partners also participated in the project. These are CPC Africa, Jembas, and...

The Government of Benin set a strategy to accelerate vaccination against Covid-19 on its territory. Since the campaign started, only about 0.18% of the population got vaccinated. Under this new plan, the government conditions access to public services on a vaccination certificate or a negative test of less than 48 hours. The announcement was made last October 20 following the Council of...

Investment banking activities in sub-Saharan Africa achieved record performances over the first nine months of this year. However, the region remains a minor player on the global market. From January to September this year, investment banking activities in SSA generated $387.5 million, data from Refinitiv revealed. This sum is 15% higher than that over the same period last year.  It is...

A report by Plum Consulting, commissioned by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF), makes several recommendations to government including giving Ofcom environmental impact responsibilities Policy makers must put green issues at the heart of their radio spectrum policies. This is the overarching theme of the recommendations that arose from a study by Plum Consulting for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum...

Bolloré Transport & Logistics is proud to welcome Patrick Bitature as the Chairman of the Board for its Uganda subsidiary. Patrick Bitature is a well-respected entrepreneur and philanthropist in Uganda and is the founder and chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African conglomerate, with interests in telecommunications, Hospitality, Real Estate, Education, Energy, Agriculture, Oil &...

In line with the urgent concerns of the current global agenda, the Brazil Africa Forum 2021 will make a call to action for the protection of natural resources and environmental awareness. Themed “Natural Resources: environmental protection and sustainable development” the event will be held on November 23rd and 24th. Hosted by the Brazil Africa Institute and co-organized with SouthBridge...

The World Bank approved the disbursement of $100 million to support Congo’s digital migration strategy. The information was reported last week by Léon Juste Ibombo (pictured), the Minister of the Digital Economy, following a meeting with a World Bank delegation. Samia Melhem, Lead Policy Officer for the World Bank Group's Transport and ICT Practice, who was a member of the delegation,...

The Ivorian government planned a draft budget of CFA9901.1 billion ($17.6 billion) for 2022. This amount, up 17.9% from 2021, was revealed yesterday following the Council of Ministers. The adoption of this budget will enable the implementation of two major axes of the national development program, including the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025 and the Government's Social Program...

Egyptian incumbent telecom operator -Telecom Egypt- and Finnish firm Nokia Corporation announced last week they have renewed their partnership agreement signed in February 2019 on the Internet of Things (IoT). The announcement was made on the sidelines of the international technology trade fair Gitex held in Dubai, UAE, from 17 to 21 October. The deal covers the development of an IoT...