Connecting Africa

The state of mobile broadband affordability in Africa

MTN becomes first operator to list in Rwanda

Hot startup of the month: SA's Snode

Registration rules see Nigerian operators drop 12M subs

MTN, Vodacom consortium only bidders for Ethiopian license

Women in Tech: Orange Sierra Leone CEO Aminata Kane

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Eutelsat, Facebook plan major African Wi-Fi rollout

Eutelsat and Facebook are partnering to extend Wi-Fi connectivity to people in rural and underserved communities throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Factors influencing fintech adoption in Nigeria

This article is a collaboration with the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development and explores the factors impacting the adoption of financial services technology in Lagos, Nigeria.

MTN SA towers sale receives major interest

MTN has received queries from over 20 companies interested in buying its passive tower infrastructure in South Africa.

Registration rules see Nigerian operators drop 12M subs

Nigeria's mobile operators lost a combined 12.1 million mobile subscribers between December 2020 and March 2021, as new registration rules bit into user numbers.

The state of mobile broadband affordability in Africa

If you look at the price of mobile data as a percentage of average income, 8 out of the 10 most expensive countries in the world are in Africa according to A4AI.

MTN becomes first operator to list in Rwanda

MTN Rwanda has listed on the Rwanda Stock Exchange, becoming the first mobile network operator to do so.

Nigerian SIM registrations bite into MTN subs

MTN Nigeria lost 5 million mobile subscribers in the first quarter of 2021, due to SIM registration regulations and general customer churn.

Airtel Africa has a new CEO

Segun Ogunsanya has been appointed as the new CEO of Airtel Africa, replacing long-serving leader Raghunath Mandava, who is retiring.

Hot startup of the month: SA's Snode

This month's hot startup is South African company Snode, which is applying a data-driven approach to cybersecurity.

MTN, Vodacom consortium only bidders for Ethiopian license

The Ethiopian Communications Authority has received just two offers for new telecoms licenses in the country, after the market initially expected a lot more interest.