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Content posted in April 2021

Airtel Africa has a new CEO

Paula Gilbert
4/30/2021

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

The moving target that is telecoms fraud

Partner Perspectives
4/29/2021

BICS VP Clémentine Fournier discusses the types of voice and SMS fraud that are affecting operators and users in Africa.

Hot startup of the month: SA's Snode

Tom Jackson
4/29/2021

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

Paula Gilbert
4/28/2021

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.

MTN maintains strong market share across Africa

Paula Gilbert
4/26/2021

MTN has the largest market share in 13 out of its 21 markets in Africa and the Middle East.

SA to become cloud hub for Africa – Huawei

Paula Gilbert
4/23/2021

Huawei plans to launch a new cloud availability zone in Cape Town, saying it believes South Africa will become the cloud hub for the continent.

Orange MEA sees biggest Q1 growth in 10 years

Paula Gilbert
4/22/2021

Orange's Africa and Middle East business recorded its best first quarterly performance in 10 years - driven by growth in mobile data, mobile money and fixed broadband.

MTN to list on Rwanda Stock Exchange

Paula Gilbert
4/21/2021

MTN Rwanda has announced it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on May 4, 2021.

SA's Cell C reports $386M full-year loss

Paula Gilbert
4/20/2021

Struggling South African mobile operator, Cell C, has reported a yearly loss of R5.5 billion ($386 million), but says its turnaround strategy is bearing fruit.

Truecaller has 43M African users, launches enterprise solution

Paula Gilbert
4/16/2021

Truecaller sees Africa as a growing market, now with over 43 million active users, and has launched a new enterprise solution for local businesses.

Vodacom extends lending offering in SA

Paula Gilbert
4/15/2021

Vodacom SA has extended its lending offering in South Africa, with a new voucher offering where customers can get new appliances or food and pay later.

Kenya Internet usage lags mobile penetration

Paula Gilbert
4/14/2021

DataReportal's Digital 2021 Kenya report shows that almost 109% of the population has a mobile connection and 73% have a mobile money account, but only 40% use the Internet.

Twitter announces first African office in Ghana, begins hiring

Connecting Africa News
4/13/2021

Twitter has announced it is planning to open an office in Accra, the Ghanaian capital – the first in Africa for the social media giant.

Sub-Saharan Africa has world's most expensive data prices

Paula Gilbert
4/12/2021

Sub-Saharan Africa has six out of the ten most expensive countries in the world for 1GB of mobile data, including the most expensive, Equatorial Guinea, according to the Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing 2021 report from Cable.co.uk.

Digital inclusion as a catalyst for economic empowerment: Mastercard's Imelda Ngunzu

Africa Tech Perspectives
4/9/2021

Mastercard's Imelda Ngunzu talks to Connecting Africa about how digital payment solutions and mobile money are transforming the lives of small business owners, women and marginalized groups in East Africa.

Omdia View: March 2021

Guest Perspectives
4/9/2021

Omdia's analysts provide context and analysis to the biggest stories making headlines in Africa during March 2021.

Guinea digitizing telecoms regulation

Paula Gilbert
4/8/2021

Guinea is joining the list of African countries implementing RegTech solutions in the communications sector, signing a five-year deal with Global Voice Group.

Ethiopian telecoms license bidders given more time

Paula Gilbert
4/7/2021

The Ethiopian Communications Authority says bidders for two new telecoms licenses in the country now have until April 26 to apply.

Nigerians get more time to register SIMs

Paula Gilbert
4/6/2021

Nigerian mobile users have been given one extra month to link valid National Identification Numbers to their mobile numbers, or risk being blocked from operators.

Airtel Money gets $100M investment from Mastercard

Paula Gilbert
4/1/2021

Airtel Africa's mobile money business is getting a $100 million investment from Mastercard, and the operator plans to list the mobile money unit within four years.

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