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Digital music landscape will be unrecognisable in a year’s time, says Spinlet’s Nkiru Balonwu ahead of Africacom
Connecting Africa News 8/21/2015 Post a comment

NigeriaCom: The Largest Telco Event in West Africa is Embracing the Developer Community
Connecting Africa News 8/19/2015 Post a comment

Souhail Haddaji du Vice President Program Management (former VP Product Development)
Connecting Africa News 8/18/2015 Post a comment

Join Start-Ups, Investors, Incubators, Entrepreneurs & Operators at the Ericsson AHUB
Connecting Africa News 8/18/2015 Post a comment

Time for long-term strategic thinking!
Connecting Africa News 8/7/2015 Post a comment

Mobile gaming in Africa can skyrocket if telcos offer cheap data and fast connection speeds, says gamer Pippa Tshabalala
Connecting Africa News 8/3/2015 Post a comment

Top 10 reasons to attend AfricaCom 2015
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Smart Cities, 5G & IoT Take Center Stage at AfricaCom 2018

Africa's digerati are set to converge on the annual AfricaCom event in Cape Town once again to figure out the continent's connected future, analyse the potential of 5G, identify how IoT and smart cities could play a role in Africa's digital development… and much more.

Telkom Kenya Strikes Commercial Service Deal With Google's Loon

Kenyan operator will work with Google's Loon to launch a 4G mobile broadband service in rural and suburban areas starting next year.

MTN Could Exit 3 West African Markets – Report

Mobile operator MTN may be considering pulling out of Liberia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, but may enter long coveted Angola and Ethiopia.

Is M-Pesa Heading to Ethiopia?

Speculation suggests Safaricom is about to strike a deal with Ethiopia's government to help introduce the M-Pesa mobile money and banking service to the country's 100 million-plus population and compete with existing player M-BIRR.

Chad to Auction New Mobile License

The telecom regulator of Chad has issued an invitation for tender to auction out a new mobile licence covering 2G, 3G and 4G.

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