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Content posted in May 2022

Starlink gets go ahead in Nigeria and Mozambique, tweets Musk

Connecting Africa News
5/31/2022

Satellite broadband provider Starlink has been given regulatory approval in Nigeria and Mozambique, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

BT, MTN Business announce cloud-security deal

Matshepo Sehloho
5/27/2022

BT and MTN Business are collaborating to offer security and communications services to business customers across Africa.

Renewables key for African data center market – Siemon

Paula Gilbert
5/27/2022

Siemon, the global network infrastructure specialist, says that as Africa's data center market grows the more the topic of renewable energy shifts into focus.

Paratus Botswana brings fiber to Gaborone CBD

Matshepo Sehloho
5/26/2022

Paratus Botswana will install fiber in the business district of the country's capital, Gaborone.

Orange MEA gets new CEO

Connecting Africa News
5/26/2022

Orange has announced that Jérôme Hénique will take over as CEO of the Africa and Middle East region.

Moya super app takes aim at SA fintech market

Paula Gilbert
5/25/2022

Super app Moya's fintech platform, MoyaPay, aims to be South Africa's most widely used mobile money payments platform.

Avanti, Free in Senegal sign landmark satellite deal

Matshepo Sehloho
5/25/2022

Avanti Communications and Free in Senegal have announced a five-year partnership agreement to build and host a new satellite gateway in the West African country.

Bolt Food expands footprint to more Kenyan towns

Matshepo Sehloho
5/24/2022

The e-hailing platform is expanding its operations into new East African country towns Juja and Thika.

MTN MoMo bank begins operations in Nigeria

Matshepo Sehloho
5/23/2022

MTN's fintech platform MoMo has officially begun operating in the West African country.

Lesotho urges citizens to register SIM cards from June

Matshepo Sehloho
5/20/2022

Lesotho residents will from June need to register their SIM cards with their respective mobile operators and link them to their ID number.

SA govt launches DigiTech "app store" for SMMEs

Matshepo Sehloho
5/19/2022

South African Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has introduced a new tech platform aimed at selling South African digital apps.

Airtel launches banking offering in Nigeria

Paula Gilbert
5/19/2022

Airtel Africa has officially launched its long-awaited payment service bank in its biggest market of Nigeria through subsidiary SmartCash.

SA agritech Nile gets $2.5M investment from Naspers

Matshepo Sehloho
5/18/2022

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has invested in agritech company, Nile, that connects farmers to buyers of fresh produce across Southern Africa.

Hot startup of the month: Kenya's Shamba Pride

Tom Jackson
5/18/2022

This month's hot startup, Shamba Pride, wants to revolutionize the rural agricultural trade ecosystem in Kenya by transforming agro-dealers into franchised 'DigiShops.'

Vodacom targets enterprise, fintech growth with Egypt purchase

Paula Gilbert
5/18/2022

Vodacom sees huge growth opportunity for both mobile financial services and the enterprise market when it finalizes its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt.

Digital inclusion key to unlock future of work potential

Matshepo Sehloho
5/17/2022

Experts at a roundtable hosted by Uber South Africa outline how technology is shaping the future of work.

Omdia View: April 2022

Guest Perspectives
5/16/2022

This month's Omdia View highlights indicate a shift to digital transformation and operational consolidation to maximize return on investments.

Vodacom wants 75M fintech customers by 2025

Paula Gilbert
5/16/2022

Vodacom's financial services business has become integral to the telco's business model and it plans to increase its fintech customers base to 75 million by 2025.

SA's Vumatel, DFA folded into single fiber company

Matshepo Sehloho
5/16/2022

Two of South Africa's biggest fiber providers will soon operate under a new infrastructure company that has yet to be named.

Safaricom promises Ethiopia launch this year

Paula Gilbert
5/13/2022

Kenya's Safaricom says it is making good progress with plans to launch a network in Ethiopia, noting it will begin commercial operations by the end of 2022.

MTN SA to spend US$137M to connect underserved

Matshepo Sehloho
5/13/2022

MTN South Africa is investing millions of dollars to connect low-income areas.

Airtel eyes Nigerian fintech growth with new license

Paula Gilbert
5/12/2022

Airtel Africa is moving forward with plans to expand its fintech services in its largest market of Nigeria, as the group reported strong mobile money growth for the past financial year.

Liquid, PEACE extend subsea capacity to Kenya

Matshepo Sehloho
5/12/2022

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with PEACE Cable Company to introduce additional subsea capacity in Mombasa, Kenya.

East Africa Com: Subsea solutions for Africa's connectivity gap

Matshepo Sehloho
5/11/2022

Experts on a panel at East Africa Com 2022 outline how new subsea cable projects could help solve Africa's connectivity problem.

East Africa Com: Rwanda to be living laboratory for 4IR

Paula Gilbert
5/11/2022

Rwanda Information Society Authority's CEO told East Africa Com 2022 that the country is becoming 'a living laboratory of emerging technologies' by leveraging its new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

East Africa Com: Fintech collaboration key to regional growth

Matshepo Sehloho
5/11/2022

Absa Bank Tanzania's CEO, Abdi Mohamed, told East Africa Com that the region's technical growth is dependent on banks, telcos and fintech stakeholders working together.

Ethio Telecom launches 5G trial in Addis Ababa

Paula Gilbert
5/10/2022

Ethio Telecom has launched a "pre-commercial" 5G service in the capital, Addis Ababa, with plans to expand its footprint to regional cities over the next

Sitho Mdlalose returns to Vodacom SA as new MD

Paula Gilbert
5/10/2022

Sitho Mdlalose will return to South Africa to take over as MD of Vodacom SA, leaving his role as Vodacom Tanzania MD after just less than a year.

World Bank pledges $200M for Ghana's digital transformation

Matshepo Sehloho
5/9/2022

The Ghana Digital Acceleration Project gets a green light after a massive cash injection from the World Bank, which will help expand broadband access in the West African country.

Nigerian regulator calms fears over mobile tariff hike

Connecting Africa News
5/9/2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission says it won't let Nigerian operators hike mobile prices without a cost study first.

Fintech PayPulse hits new milestone in Namibia

Matshepo Sehloho
5/6/2022

The PayPulse fintech platform in Namibia has gained significant traction and processed just under a million transactions during 2021.

MTN grows market share to almost 65% in Rwanda

Paula Gilbert
5/6/2022

MTN Rwanda grew its customer base by 5% over the past year and now has market share in the country of almost 65%.

Nigerian regulator wants 5G launched by August

Matshepo Sehloho
5/5/2022

The Nigerian telecoms regulator is urging 5G spectrum winners to accelerate deployment of their networks to make the country more digitized.

Malawi's TNM sees profit boost on back of data growth

Paula Gilbert
5/5/2022

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) saw a 25% uptick in net profit in 2021, as data customers spent more.

SA to issue 250K digital decoders by June deadline

Matshepo Sehloho
5/4/2022

South Africa's Communications Minister says the government is ready to distribute 250,000 more digital set-top boxes by the end of June.

Econet Zimbabwe expands 5G to Bulawayo

Connecting Africa News
5/3/2022

Zimbabwe's biggest mobile network operator, Econet, has extended its 5G service into Bulawayo after launching in Harare in February.

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Uber's Marjorie Saint-Lot on inclusion and sustainability in Africa

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US-Kenya tech exchange aims to bridge digital gap, boost STEM education

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Connecting Africa Correspondent Eden Harris investigates the USAID Edtech Africa initiative which aims to enhance tech education in Kenya and the US and teach the skills needed to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the digital age.