The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation assists Gambia in its ICT plans With the aim of exchanging information and ideas on how the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) can assist on-going efforts, by…
HYLAS 4 satellite to offer high-speed connectivity in Africa Recently, iWayAfrica, a pan-African provider of satellite telecommunications services and solutions in Africa, has signed an agreement with Avanti Communications…
Nigeria’s mobile payment system is back mCash will relaunch soon in Nigeria thanks to the collaboration of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS), MTN Nigeria, sixteen banks…
G5 Sahel countries put an end to roaming charges The “free roaming” project has finally started between the G5 Sahel countries. It is a process of removing telecom roaming…
Central Bank of Egypt embarks on digital transformation journey Central Bank of Egypt is on its way to attaining its digital transformation aspirations by digitizing 100 million documents using…
200 Wi-Fi terminals in Nigeria in 2019 On the sidelines of the second edition of the Google for Nigeria event which was held in Lagos, Google announced…
Silicon Valley identifies Africa as new tech frontier A new technology hub that has been created in the heart of Lagos represents the burgeoning technology and innovation scene…
E-marine to deploy MARS cable between East African islands E-marine, the leading company in providing marine engineering and installation services for submarine cables in the region, bagged a contract…
African country launches space agency Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched a space agency, hailing it as a “milestone” as he campaigns ahead of elections at…
Two new spectrum licenses issued in Tanzania In early June 2018, Vodacom Tanzania and Azam Telecom have each secured a spectrum license for the 700MHz band auctioned…
Tunisia smart city to be based on blockchain platform The Tunisia Economic City (TEC), jointly owned by Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, has chosen the Locus Chain blockchain as its…
A new ICT minister assumes his duties in Egypt Amr Talaat has been appointed the Minister of Communications and Information Technology since June 2018, to the Cabinet of the…
