Orange expands in Liberia

Orange has entered into a firm agreement with Cellcom Telecommunications Limited to acquire, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, 100% of Cellcom’s Liberia subsidiary, the leading mobile operator in Liberia, with the strongest market commercial...

Hello to Malawian money transfers

Through Hello Group’s money transfer service Hello Paisa, Malawians who work abroad can send their families much needed funds, which they can now collect at any Malawi Post and FNB branch, The 2015 Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Report and...

Multiple new media choices for Kenyans

Ericsson ConsumerLab’s first-ever TV and Media report for Kenya reflects the views and habits of over 13-million Kenyans aged 18-69 who watch TV and video content over the internet at least weekly.  According to the report TV ownership in Kenya is 92% but while...

The threats facing Africa

In 2015, the word “cyber-security” became trendy globally. Perhaps for the first time in history, issues relating to the security of the Internet and the protection of internal networks were discussed by, and became relevant to every sector of the economy...

Partnering increases IP quality in Africa

Workonline Communications and TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC) announce their cooperation to increase the quality of IP transit and connectivity services in Africa. Workonline Communications, a South African network service provider has reached an agreement...

Africa gets free access to French Wikipedia

Afrique Telecom is progressively deploying Internet solutions over Sub-Saharan Africa in combination with Eutelsat’s satellite capacity. Its TamTam service extends access to the Internet in rural areas using Wi-Fi hotspots for collective access. In a new step...