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  • UCC pushes for stolen communication device free Uganda

    Telecoms Uganda 3 Jan 2021

    UCC greets 2021 by urging telecoms operators to effectively implement laws to deactivate and render useless stolen or lost cell phones in the country

  • FB says scrapping WhatsApp support for old phones is routine

    Mobile Africa 23 Dec 2020

    Facebook Inc recently announced that it is scrapping WhatsApp support to smartphones not running on iOS 9, Android 4.0.3 

  • Nigerian Communication Minister Scraps National Identity Number charge

    Government Nigeria 19 Dec 2020

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  • Authentication failure trips up Google services

    Internet 15 Dec 2020

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  • ICT Practitioners Bill in Kenya causes outrage

    Government Kenya 13 Dec 2020

    The Bill seeks to establish an ICT Practitioners Institute, which will provide training, registration, licensing, and standards of ICT practitioners in the east African nation

  • MTN, 9mobile suspends sale of new sim cards in Nigeria

    Telecoms Nigeria 13 Dec 2020

    This is response to an order from the Nigerian Communications Commission to all mobile network operators to suspend the sale, registration and activation of new sim cards

  • Zimpost offers e-commerce services to Zimbabweans 

    Internet Zimbabwe 10 Dec 2020

    The ICT minister says the digitalisation journey must not be seen as a survival toolkit for Zimpost, but as a key to success, growth and sustainability for the country

  • Nigeria ponders strategies to combat corruption

    Telecoms Nigeria 7 Dec 2020

    Digitisation of government processes is key to combating corruption in Nigeria, says  the country's communications and digital economy minister

  • Zimbabwe allocates $89 million to improve ICT infrastructure in 2021

    Government Zimbabwe 27 Nov 2020

    Budget to be used roll out of the optic fibre network, digital television services and access to online public services by citizens

  • Vodacom Lesotho to appeal regulator's requirement they approve officials' appointment

    Telecoms Lesotho 25 Nov 2020

    Lesotho regulator issued a directive that telecom operators are required to obtain prior written approval from the regulator before making appointments of officials that include auditors

  • Mauritania ranked second least affordable broadband market in the world

    Internet Mauritania 13 Nov 2020

    A 10 megabytes per second (Mbps) deal found to cost over $4 000 per month, said NetCredit

  • Lesotho Communications Authority has opened up telecom market, ending duopoly in Lesotho

    Telecoms Lesotho 5 Nov 2020

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  • Zimbabwe launches drone flying labs

    Innovations Zimbabwe 29 Oct 2020

    Their focus will predominantly be on agriculture and smart farming, disaster mitigation and management, environment management, and healthcare delivery

  • Network disruptions on the eve of elections in Tanzania

    Internet Tanzania 29 Oct 2020

    Watchdog NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirmed widespread disruption to social media and online communication platforms

  • Nigeria’s broadband penetration to grow to 90% in five years

    Internet Nigeria 28 Oct 2020

    Pantami revealed this while speaking at the first Digital Nigeria Day event on Saturday held on the 24th of October in Abuja

  • Uganda adopts national roaming framework

    Telecoms Uganda 22 Oct 2020

    National roaming will avert duplication of  telecoms resource to provide broadband services while enabling users to make and receive calls and texts even while outside their service provider's network range

  • Lesotho Communications Authority fines Econet Telecom Lesotho over $90 000 for late license renewal

    Government Lesotho 20 Oct 2020

    Lesotho telecoms licensing provisions require licensees to submit their application for renewal two years before the end of the existing license

  • Uganda Communications Commission lifts ban on sale of SIM cards to corporates

    Government Uganda 19 Oct 2020

    The UCC has set the maximum limit of the corporate  SIM cards at 100

  • Orange Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN win surcharge battle against LTA

    Telecoms Liberia 17 Oct 2020

    The LTA imposed additional surcharges of $0.008 per minute of voice calls and $0.0065 per megabyte of data

  • Deadline looms for organisations to comply with data privacy rules in Nigeria

    Government Nigeria 17 Oct 2020

    Organisations were given a grace period of up to the 25th of July 2019 to comply, and have since been extended to October 2020

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