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Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) officially launched its broadband connectivity operations in Burkina Faso last June 3. The technology proposed by the company...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the provider of high-speed optical fiber connectivity, announced on Wednesday, June 2, it has deployed a total of 100,000...
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Senegal’s national telecoms corporation Sonatel, the parent company of mobile operator Orange Bissau, launched last May 31, a program to upgrade its...
The World Bank announced on Thursday, May 27, that it has granted Tanzania $150 million as part of the Digital Tanzania Project (DTP), one of three...
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Internet users in Mauritius have been experiencing Internet service disruptions since the afternoon of Tuesday, May 25. These issues, which include slow...
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Mobile operator MTN South Africa announced on May 19 it has reached a $2 billion deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop...
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Ukrainian businessman Max Polyakov (pictured) confirmed his acquisition of South African satellite manufacturer Dragonfly Aerospace. The Founder and CEO...
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