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...

The African Development Bank held its second virtual business opportunities (BOS) for 2021 from 12-14 October, to provide an overview of its policies, operations, procurement rules and country activities. The event took place over three days to accommodate participants in different time zones, and included a special session on business opportunities in Angola at the request of the Bank’s...

Pan-African fiber broadband connectivity provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies announced yesterday the launch of a new global Internet transit route from Asia to the United States via its East and West African network. This new route was opened with the launch of the optical fiber section connecting the city of Mombassa on the Kenyan coast to the city of Moanda on the coast of the Democratic...

With the creation in 2012 of its national air flag, Côte d'Ivoire harbored the ambition of becoming an air transport hub in West Africa. But this momentum has been weakened by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, which is forcing a readjustment of forecasts. The National Civil Aviation Authority of Côte d'Ivoire (Anac) has delivered statistics on the level of activity in 2020. Data reported a...

The Kenyan fintech Asante Financial Services, which provides financial solutions to MSMEs in SSA, announced it has secured $7.5 million to expand across the region. The fundraising was led by Goodwell Investments and saw the participation of Irish family office Forsage Holdings and the Sorenson Impact Foundation. It represents the first tranche of Series A funding, the second tranche of...