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Namibia’s power utility NamPower signed on July 29, 2019, a commercial contract with fiber optics Internet connectivity provider Paratus Africa. The...
Kenya joined South Africa last week showing its support to China’s telecom company Huawei regardless of the US-China trade war. This was revealed by the...
Mobile operator MTN said on 23 July 2019 it is considering renovation of its telecoms sites across South Africa to operate the NarrowBand – Internet of...
The Senegalese telecoms ministry announces the forthcoming construction of Digital Centers in each of the country's 45 departments. Minister Ndèye Tické...
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Mobile operator Africell makes a breakthrough in the technology segment launching virtual SIM card in DR Congo on July 18. This computerized chip, CEO...
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EXIM Bank of India is giving Nigeria $100 million to broaden Internet coverage in rural areas. The fund agreement was signed during the Indian...
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The controversial social media tax imposed in Uganda in July last year is failing to meet expectations. Government says it collected only $13.511...
Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications says between January and June this year it recorded acts of vandalism that highly disrupted activity and affected the...
The government of Zimbabwe says, as part of its ambition to boost the telecoms sector, it is planning to sell the majority stake it holds in TelOne and...
The Egyptian ICT Minister, Amr Talaat (photo), inaugurated last week the country’s new National ICT Monitoring Center.The center is affiliated with the...
The President of Chad, Idriss Deby, ordered on July 13 the lifting of the ban imposed on social media usage more than a year ago (in March 2018). The Head...
The government of Chad launched on July 11 its first digital forum “Chad digital” themed “20 years after restructuring of the postal and...
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is testing next month large-scale e-payment across Senegal to combat shortage of small changes. This was...
Cape Verde’s incumbent operator, Cabo Verde Telecom, gets a $25 million loan from the European International Bank (EIB) to further the high-speed...
In Morocco, only 23.27% of administrative services are fully computerized, the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms declared. About 27%...
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Tunisia’s telecoms company Sotetel, which specializes in the implementation and maintenance of telecommunications network infrastructure, signed a...
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