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IHS secures US$490m to fund African expansion
IHS Holding Ltd. has secured US$490 million of equity and debt in its latest financing round.
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Teachers get Better Ghana Agenda laptopsA total of 2,331 Better Ghana Agenda laptop computers have now been presented to teachers who completed the Rlg ICT training under the Basic school Computerisation Project in the Central Region.
Yu, Orange exit to shake Kenya’s telecoms sectorA wind of change is sweeping across Kenya’s telecom sector following reports that Orange Group, just like Essar Telecom, could wind up its Kenya operations.
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Safaricom marks 7 years of M-PESA
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Airtel Kenya to empower farmers via mobile
Orange Telkom Kenya donates KSh 2.19 million for drought efforts in Northern Kenya
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Twinpine showcased at MWC14
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Tigo pioneers mobile money transfer with currency conversion
Rwanda introduces mandatory online business registration
Rwandan President highlights technology’s role in rebuilding a nation
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Airtel Zambia apologises over SIM reg
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Rwanda’s Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, says that through its Smart Rwanda strategy, the Government of Rwanda encourages girls to enter the ICT sector.»SatLink chosen as global TV distribution partner for Ethiopian TV agency
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A Solar Powered Internet School handed over in Kinshasa is expected to improve learning and education through the use of ICTs.»Toshiba ranks no. 1 in East Africa notebook market
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IDC’s CY 2013 final results show Toshiba as the no. 1 Notebook vendor in East Africa.»Voice under pressure, data growing in latest MTN results
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Aggressive price competition and lower mobile termination rates caused a decrease in voice revenue's contribution to overall revenue, while data services were a key driver of revenue growth, says MTN.»Swedish Minister holds talks with Angolan ICT Minister
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Angola’s Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technologies has received the Minister of Infrastructure of the Kingdom of Sweden in Angola, for talks on telecommunications infrastructure.»Teachers get Better Ghana Agenda laptops
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Integrated telecommunications service provider Orange has launched a Loyalty Programme for its electronic top-up service retailers.»Safaricom marks 7 years of M-PESA
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Safaricom is marking the 7th anniversary of the launch of its successful mobile money transfer service, M-PESA.»SA’s Net1 launches MVC solution in US
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BUSINESS
Mustek Limited has announced its contract to supply and deliver over $12 million worth of Huawei’s ‘Signalling and Telecommunications’ equipment to a consortium upgrading Zambia Railway Limited.»MTN Cameroon drops tariffs once more
TELECOMS
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TELECOMS
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