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The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cablesMaxwell Akalaare Adombila

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

1 Jun 2023

Ghana approves sale of controlling stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group

Ghana approves sale of controlling stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group

17 Jan 2023

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Breaking through digital frontiers to achieve the exceptional

8 Oct 2018

(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

30 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

9 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Quality of service a challenge in Ghana ICT market

Quality of service a challenge in Ghana ICT market

24 Aug 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

2 Aug 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

Left to right: Chris George, strategic negotiator, Google; Mike van den Bergh, CMO, PCCW Global; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Willem Marais, group managing executive and CEO, Liquid Telecom SA, during the MainOne-hosted Africa Panel Session.

Africa's digital potential discussed at International Telecommunications Week

13 May 2016

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

7 Mar 2016

Sura Nualpradid via

Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

More news

Breaking through digital frontiers to achieve the exceptional

8 Oct 2018

(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

30 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

9 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Quality of service a challenge in Ghana ICT market

Quality of service a challenge in Ghana ICT market

24 Aug 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

2 Aug 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

Left to right: Chris George, strategic negotiator, Google; Mike van den Bergh, CMO, PCCW Global; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Willem Marais, group managing executive and CEO, Liquid Telecom SA, during the MainOne-hosted Africa Panel Session.

Africa's digital potential discussed at International Telecommunications Week

13 May 2016

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

7 Mar 2016

Sura Nualpradid via

Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014