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Cameroon, Chad sign fibre optic partnership
Cameroon and Chad have signed a vital telecom partnership that could change the way their populations use ICTs.
Malawi to advance technological innovations
Malawi’s government has launched a Global Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments report, to support technological innovation.
TNM buys ISP stake
Telekom Networks Malawi Limited (TNM) has completed the acquisition of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) Business and related assets of Burco Electronics Systems.
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E-Waste management workshop on the cards The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has lined up a series of workshops this year one of them being the upcoming half day consultative workshop on Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Management in the Communications Sector.
Tigo upgrades microwave backbone in Eastern and Volta regionsIn a bid to improve its customer experience, Tigo has completed expansion work on its Eastern Microwave backbone.
Tigo, Jumia partner on online shopping
Airtel Ghana launches DOTGO SMS Web browsing service
Products and services to go on show at WATSE 2015
Vodafone Ghana CEO hosts Grammy Award winning jazz musician Earl Klugh
Tigo commissions water project for Dawurampong
MTN Ghana adds new channels, dialects to customer service
Tigo Ghana shows love and care in the month of love
Airtel Kenya, BAKE to reward blogging excellence Airtel Kenya has announced that it will sponsor this year’s BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards, which single out bloggers with great creative and innovative, useful and regular content and posts.
Orange Kenya in solar lighting partnership
Airtel Kenya illuminates schools in Machakos County
Orange to replace its CDMA network with GSM
Airtel Kenya invests Sh 2.5 billion in 3G network
CAK clears up ‘misleading’ reports on migration
Orange rolls out GSM network into Wajir County
Airtel Kenya launches UnlimiNET bundles for unlimited connections
Malawi internet banking soarsA monthly national payments report by Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) shows that the value of transactions of internet banking is soaring, as it has moved from US$27 million in January to US$33 million in February, representing a 22.4 percent increase.
MTN encourages more talk with relaunch of TruTalkMTN Nigeria recently re-launched the MTN TruTalk, a prepaid plan that offers customers the opportunity to make calls at a new tariff rate of 11 kobo/sec to 11 selected numbers from any network.
Airtel, UNAIDS partner
French phone maker Archos debuts in Nigeria
Terragon Group to unveil African-focused Mobile Advertising Technology at MWC
NIMC moves to accelerate issue of e-ID cards
NCS blames shoddy preparations for neglect of IT in election
Indigenous technical skills critical to growth, says Skysat chief
Glo’s smart plan gives enhanced voice, value to customers
Ekocenters to empower Rwanda’s women entrepreneursEricsson and The Coca-Cola Company have launched a pilot to bring mobile connectivity to EKOCENTER in Rwanda, with a view to expanding the partnership to other countries.
Airtel, Visa extend mobile payments to seven countries in Africa
Rwanda’s ICT private sector strengthens commercial ties with Israel
Rwanda: new frequencies to be awarded in FM band
Rwanda, GSMA to increase broadband access
ITU Secretary General commends Rwanda’s ICT advancement
ITU Secretary-General visits Rwanda
Rwanda, ICDL to advance digital literacy
Vodacom, Tigo agree on mobile money interoperabilityMillions of M-Pesa and Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania will soon be able to send and receive money directly into each other’s wallets. This follows the recent signing of a mobile money interoperability agreement between Tigo and Vodacom.
GIT, SecuSystems use video compression technology to cut illegal mining incidents in Ghana, Tanzania
Tigo subscribers to enjoy 36m music tracks on their smartphones
Globecomm, Tanzania Support Foundation take computers to rural school
Tanzania’s Safe Motherhood Text Messaging Service enters third year
Tigo Pesa returns TZS 3bn to customers
Tanzania’s 2014-2025 energy reform roadmap to success
Tigo Tanzania launches mobile money savings service
CEC Liquid Telecom launches FTTH in ZambiaCEC Liquid Telecommunications Limited has launched its Fibre To The Home (FTTH) service, over which homes and businesses of all sizes can access superfast broadband with unlimited data packages.
Zimbabwe, Uganda students shine in MultiChoice Africa, Eutelsat competition
Kalulushi school gets US$50, 000 worth of computers
“All Systems GO!” for the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards in Zambia
CEC Liquid Telecom expands fibre network in Zambia
Gilat prepares PoPs for increased IPv6 traffic
Muvi TV doubles digital channel line-up on EUTELSAT 7B satellite
Airtel Zambia CSR wins award
EcoSure hits 1 million usersIn just two months, Econet’s insurance service, EcoSure, has registered over one million new customers.
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MOBILE
The Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has explained that the partnership of the telco with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will allow ample opportunity to further promote its Touching Lives initiative aimed at positively impacting on Nigerians, especially in the area of quality healthcare services delivery.»MTN Côte d'Ivoire, SUMMVIEW to broadcast live TV, VOD on mobile
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DEVELOPMENT
Orange and GreenLight Planet, a US based company that delivers affordable energy to off-grid consumers, have signed a strategic partnership to provide affordable solar lighting to Kenyan homes in areas that have limited access to electricity, through the use of solar lamps with a USB charging mechanism. »DRC mobile operators to be taken to court by opposition politicians
TELECOMS
Parliamentary leaders of the political opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are taking the country’s mobile operators to court for suspending their numbers for one month without any valid reasons.»INDUSTRY UPDATES
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