South Africa faces cable breakage once again The West Africa Cable System (WACS), a submarine fiber-optic line that carries data between the UK and the west coast…
First-ever online smartphone launch in African history is happening soon Recently, TECNO announced that it will hold its product launch through TV broadcast on April 2nd to unveil its camera…
SES witnesses increased 2019 net profit European satellite operator SES reported a 1.3% increase in net profit to EUR 296.2 million and a 1.3% decrease in…
Aella boosts financial inclusion for West Africa Focused on improving financial inclusion for West Africa’s low-income segment, a Nigerian fintech start-up, Aella has raised a $10m debt…
Visa to deliver geographically tailored payment experiences for fintechs in CEMEA Visa announced Euronet Worldwide, a leading global financial technology solutions and payments provider based in Dubai, is working with Visa…
First ICT policy and strategy to be adopted in Somalia The Somalia cabinet has approved the National ICT and Strategy as the first ICT policy framework for the country. It…
History in the making with first regulatory approval for drone airline Package delivery giant UPS said it became the first company to obtain US regulatory approval to operate a “drone airline”…
New initiative calls for expanding women’s digital learning opportunities With the aim of promoting digital learning for girls and women in Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the…
Angola Cables and TM Global set to transform data transfer in the southern hemisphere Most of the global internet traffic today utilizes infrastructure located primarily in the northern hemisphere to link Asia, Europe and…
Egypt and China kicked-off construction work for the MisrSat-II satellite On the sidelines of the 4th China-Arab States Expo, which took place recently in Ningxia, China, the Egyptian Space Agency…
SES to unveil its latest OTT and satellite solution for live experience SES's latest solution, which will be showcased at IBC2019 in Amsterdam, synchronizes over-the-top (OTT) and satellite broadcasts by delivering IP…
Is Nigeria really ready to welcome 5G? It is unclear whether Nigeria’s ICT sector and its telecommunications industry is ready to roll out 5G technology and operators…
