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MainOne Cable System to Connect Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire

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MTN Nigeria stores closed over SA xenophobia revenge attacks

Telecoms Nigeria

Intelsat, Africa Mobile Networks Reach Milestone On Path to Connect Rural Communities in SSA

Internet

Airtel Africa crosses the 100 million subscriber milestone

Mobile Kenya

Fintech Nomanini raises $4m in funding round led by Standard Bank

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National News

Women have their say at FemBioBiz season 3

BusinessFriday 30 Aug

“Africa arise” says award winner

Development 26 Aug
VMware boss talks to Biztechafrica

Computing 24 Aug
BIUST Science Week 2019 starts today

Government 19 Aug

AirtelTigo Ghana’s former CEO Ng’ambi appointed MTN Rwanda CEO

TelecomsMonday 16 Sep

Safaricom upskills 60 staff to bridge digital technologies talent gap

IndustryThursday 19 Sep

MFS Africa, WorldRemit expand mobile-to-mobile remittances in Africa

Value Added ServicesThursday 25 Jul

Phase3 commences network technology upgrade across enterprise segment

TelecomsTuesday 17 Sep

Next Einstein Forum announces new cohort of 25 Fellows, Africa's top young scientists

DevelopmentTuesday 6 Aug

Vodacom and Smart Lab partner to support business startups in new “Vodacom Digital Accelerator”

BusinessThursday 12 Sep

Airtel Zambia launches 077 numbering

MobileTuesday 17 Sep

Econet confirms Kwese shutdown

BroadcastingMonday 5 Aug

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ICT Industry Updates

Safaricom upskills 60 staff to bridge digital technologies talent gap Thursday 19 Sep

Focus Softnet Accelerates Global Business Expansion with Tata Communications’ IZO™ Cloud Platform Monday 16 Sep

Headway Consulting partners with the National ICT Summit 2019 as Silver Sponsor Friday 13 Sep

Luno crypto exchange grows by a million users in a year and expands offering Wednesday 11 Sep

TECNO Unveils Youth Smartphone with Revolutionary Dot-in Display Tuesday 10 Sep

Safaricom clarifies position on Airtel-Telkom merger Friday 6 Sep

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WBA welcomes WI-FI 6 CERTIFIED milestone

Internet

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has welcomed the official certification of Wi-Fi 6, the newest generation of Wi-Fi connectivity.

Tuesday 17 Sep

Industry Press Office

Video of the day

Drones, robots, mobile payments - Africa's growing digital business. A DW Documentary.

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Business leaders, futurists believe most businesses unprepared for digital future

Business

Research by global engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon has highlighted how many organisations are at serious risk of complacency, lacking the leadership required to grapple with the complexities of digital, especially in regard to their physical assets and infrastructure.

2 Aug

Company News

Westcon awarded the Palo Alto Networks EMEA Distributor of the Year for 2019

Business

Wednesday 18 Sep

Opinion

Virtual reality for brands - what’s all the fuss about?

Computing

Virtual reality has received a lot of airtime over the past few years. For retailers, in particular, the technology offers completely new ways to reach their audiences. But are we thinking about this in the right way?

Appointments

AirtelTigo Ghana’s former CEO Ng’ambi appointed MTN Rwanda CEO

Monday 16 Sep

MainOne Cable System to Connect Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire

MTN Nigeria stores closed over SA xenophobia revenge attacks

Intelsat, Africa Mobile Networks Reach Milestone On Path to Connect Rural Communities in SSA

Airtel Africa crosses the 100 million subscriber milestone

Fintech Nomanini raises $4m in funding round led by Standard Bank

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National News

Women have their say at FemBioBiz season 3

“Africa arise” says award winner

VMware boss talks to Biztechafrica

BIUST Science Week 2019 starts today

AirtelTigo Ghana’s former CEO Ng’ambi appointed MTN Rwanda CEO

Bsystems unveils Business Solutions Center for travelers

AirtelTigo bids farewell to CEO Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi

Microsoft, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa collaborate on agricultural transformation

Safaricom upskills 60 staff to bridge digital technologies talent gap

SAP Africa Code Week enhances digital skills training capacity in Kenya

Andela to layoff 420 junior engineers in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria

Kenya Power to use Energy Balance Module to seal power leaks

MFS Africa, WorldRemit expand mobile-to-mobile remittances in Africa

Mukuru vouchers now redeemable through Mpamba Agents

TNM launches Digital Voice, a fixed phone service

Facebook AI researchers create world’s most detailed population density maps of Africa

Phase3 commences network technology upgrade across enterprise segment

9mobile affirms support for youth entrepreneurs, tech-start-ups

Chidi Nwaogu Wins First Prize In Entrepreneurship At The Africa 35.35 Awards

African ICT Foundation Opens Applications for Volunteers Tech Trainers

Next Einstein Forum announces new cohort of 25 Fellows, Africa's top young scientists

Rwanda International Trade Fair to Be Fully Cashless with Launch of MTN m-Ticket

Airtel And MTN Launch GSMA ‘We Care’ Initiative Promoting Digital Inclusion in Rwanda

Youth to drive subscriber growth across SSA, says GSMA study

Vodacom and Smart Lab partner to support business startups in new “Vodacom Digital Accelerator”

Vodacom intensifies digital drive with launch of advanced SIM management services

Vodacom Tanzania Extends Partnership With Optiva

EU, JUMEME inaugurate solar-powered mini-grid on Lake Victoria’s Mulumo Island

Airtel Zambia launches 077 numbering

Asikana Network partners with Facebook to launch “eZibo” Digital Literacy programme

Zamtel rolls out more network towers in Eastern Province

AGCO invests in expansion of the Future Farm training facility in Zambia

Econet confirms Kwese shutdown

Malaicha.com makes Life Easier for Zimbabweans in South Africa

Standard Chartered accelerates momentum of its digital strategy across Africa

“Building a new Zimbabwe”, a flagship report launched by AfDB

Latest Africa News

Russia, Uganda sign intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation

SAP Africa Code Week enhances digital skills training capacity in Kenya

Andela to layoff 420 junior engineers in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria

Kenya Power to use Energy Balance Module to seal power leaks

Airtel Zambia launches 077 numbering

Phase3 commences network technology upgrade across enterprise segment

9mobile affirms support for youth entrepreneurs, tech-start-ups

Fenix International, Vodacom to Launch Off-Grid Solar in Mozambique

Chidi Nwaogu Wins First Prize In Entrepreneurship At The Africa 35.35 Awards

AfDB, partners, commit to power the Sahel with the Desert to Power initiative

ICT Industry Updates

Safaricom upskills 60 staff to bridge digital technologies talent gap Thursday 19 Sep

Focus Softnet Accelerates Global Business Expansion with Tata Communications’ IZO™ Cloud Platform Monday 16 Sep

Headway Consulting partners with the National ICT Summit 2019 as Silver Sponsor Friday 13 Sep

Luno crypto exchange grows by a million users in a year and expands offering Wednesday 11 Sep

TECNO Unveils Youth Smartphone with Revolutionary Dot-in Display Tuesday 10 Sep

Safaricom clarifies position on Airtel-Telkom merger Friday 6 Sep

In Depth

WBA welcomes WI-FI 6 CERTIFIED milestone

Video of the day

Drones, robots, mobile payments - Africa's growing digital business. A DW Documentary.

Featured

Business leaders, futurists believe most businesses unprepared for digital future

Company News

Westcon awarded the Palo Alto Networks EMEA Distributor of the Year for 2019

Opinion

Virtual reality for brands - what’s all the fuss about?

Appointments

AirtelTigo Ghana’s former CEO Ng’ambi appointed MTN Rwanda CEO

Events

Comic Con Africa in digital media partnership with TikTok

Headway Consulting partners with the National ICT Summit 2019 as Silver Sponsor