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Hormuud Telecom launches Somalia’s first mobile money app

• Industry Announcements
• 4/22/2021

Hormuud Telecom has launched Somalia’s first indigenous mobile money application, WAAFI.

Vodacom, Vodafone Foundation pledge $5M to Africa's COVID vaccine supply chain

• Industry Announcements
• 4/7/2021

Vodacom Group and Vodafone Foundation will donate €4.2 million (US$5 million) to support the vaccine rollout to vulnerable and hard to reach communities across its markets in Africa.

Afriex raises $1.2M for African expansion

• Industry Announcements
• 3/24/2021

Fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth $1.2 million.

Open P-TECH to provide 50,000 SA youth with digital training

• Industry Announcements
• 3/12/2021

IBM and Junior Achievement South Africa's Open P-TECH for Africa program will provide 50,000 South African students with digital skills.

Raxio Group to build carrier-neutral data centers in DRC

• Industry Announcements
• 3/4/2021

The Raxio Group plans to build three carrier-neutral data centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mastercard and MTN in e-commerce mobile payments partnership

• Industry Announcements
• 2/16/2021

The partnership will enable millions of MTN customers to pay on global online platforms with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to an MTN MoMo wallet.

Nominations open for the East Africa Com Awards

• Industry Announcements
• 2/11/2021

The East Africa Com Awards return in 2021 as a virtual ceremony.

MTN partners with African Union on COVID-19 vaccinations

• Industry Announcements
• 1/28/2021

Pan-African mobile network MTN is donating US$25 million to support the African Union's COVID-19 vaccination program.

Mastercard and Network International launch digital payment platform for MEA

• Industry Announcements
• 1/22/2021

Mastercard and Network International have collaborated to launch a new digital platform which aims to accelerate the adoption of digital payments across the Middle East and Africa.

Vodacom launches free app to fight gender-based violence in South Africa

• Industry Announcements
• 11/26/2020

The Vodacom Foundation has launched a free-to-download app designed to aid in the fight against gender-base violence in South Africa.

Nokia enables 5G services for Vodacom SA

• Industry Announcements
• 10/28/2020

Nokia has enables ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa customers with 5G radio, core and fixed wireless access.

Orange's launches new African e-learning platform

• Industry Announcements
• 9/30/2020

Orange has announced the launch of its online training platform, Orange Campus Africa, in partnership with the Virtual University of Senegal (UVS).

Visa, She Leads Africa partner to empower female entrepreneurs

• Industry Announcements
• 9/23/2020

Visa is partnering with She Leads Africa to connect female entrepreneurs with information and tools they need to create thriving businesses in their communities.

New Virtual Africa Tech Festival launched

• Industry Announcements
• 7/15/2020

AfricaCom and AfricaTech will go ahead as virtual events, as part of the new Virtual Africa Tech Festival.

Nokia and Djezzy implement ultra-high network capacity technology in Algeria

• Industry Announcements
• 7/1/2020

As mobile traffic demand ramps up in Algeria, Nokia and operator Djezzy have implemented ultra-high network capacity technology.

Vodacom Business and Microsoft SA partner to deliver a Digital Education Platform

• Industry Announcements
• 6/23/2020

Vodacom Business and Microsoft are partnering to deliver a Digital Education Platform in South Africa.

Safaricom launches an M-Pesa for business app

• Industry Announcements
• 6/18/2020

The new Lipa Na M-Pesa Business app aims to empower over 170,000 merchants in Kenya

African Telecommunications Union and Ericsson sign MoU to accelerate growth of ICT in Africa

• Industry Announcements
• 6/17/2020

The partnership aims to promote global and regional coordination and harmonization of spectrum usage to decrease cost of technology by increasing economies of scale and maximizing the affordability for all users in Africa.

Registrations open for fully virtual West Africa Com 2020 event

• Industry Announcements
• 6/5/2020

Informa Tech has decided to move West Africa Com to a fully virtual event this year from September 30 to October 1, 2020.

The 17th Annual East Africa Com is going virtual for 2020

• Industry Announcements
• 6/4/2020

Informa Tech has decided to move East Africa Com to a fully virtual event for 2020 on September 14-15.

Orange Money opens remittance corridors from France to Burkina Faso and Morocco

• Industry Announcements
• 5/26/2020

Orange has extended its international money transfer service to Burkina Faso and Morocco.

Business expectations for ICT in East Africa at a new high

• Industry Announcements
• 5/12/2020

New research from Omdia shows that business expectations for ICT are at a new high in East Africa.

SatADSL and YahClick join forces to provide satellite connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa

• Industry Announcements
• 4/22/2020

Belgian SatADSL and Emirati YahClick are partnering to enhance their connectivity offerings across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Center in 17 African countries

• Industry Announcements
• 4/14/2020

The social network is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mauritania's CSS and Forsway Scandinavia to boost West African broadband connectivity

• Industry Announcements
• 4/7/2020

Mauritanian satellite services provider CSS and Forsway Scandinavia join forces.

Vodacom and Safaricom officially acquire the M-Pesa brand

• Industry Announcements
• 4/6/2020

Vodacom and Safaricom announce that they have completed the acquisition of the M-Pesa brand.

Telkom launches COVID-19 track and trace solution

• Industry Announcements
• 4/3/2020

Telkom has been working with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to develop a track and trace solution to identify people who may have contracted COVID-19 in South Africa.

New dates for Connecting Africa event series

• Industry Announcements
• 4/1/2020

Informa Tech has announced new dates for East Africa Com and West Africa Com.

Competition Tribunal confirms Vodacom, CompCom data settlement as an order

• Industry Announcements
• 3/26/2020

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed the consent agreement between the Competition Commission and Vodacom on the reduction of data prices.

Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations donate COVID-19 medical equipment to African Union

• Industry Announcements
• 3/23/2020

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has donated 1.5 million laboratory diagnostic test kits for COVID-19 to the African Union.

Google to train 20,000 African women in 2020

• Industry Announcements
• 3/12/2020

Google has announced plans to train 20,000 women in Africa this year.

Orange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m investment round in Nigeria's Youverify

• Industry Announcements
• 3/10/2020

Lagos-based digital identity and address verification startup, Youverify, gets $1.5 million seed investment.

Orange and SES team up on O3b mPower Communications System

• Industry Announcements
• 2/27/2020

Orange will be the first global telecom operator to integrate satellite-based terabit-scale O3b mPower communications system in its network, to support the growing demand for connectivity in Africa.

South Africa's international connectivity fully restored

• Industry Announcements
• 2/20/2020

The dual fault on two undersea cable systems has been repaired, fully restoring Internet connectivity in South Africa

Cisco Appoints Reem Asaad to Lead Middle East & Africa Region

• Industry Announcements
• 2/5/2020

Reem Asaad will lead Cisco's Middle East and Africa region.

Liquid Telecom to Launch First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service in SA

• Industry Announcements
• 1/20/2020

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom plans to launch a 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa in early 2020.

Angola Cables Trials Nokia's PSE-3

• Industry Announcements
• 1/20/2020

Angola Cables is trialing an optical interconnect platform based on Nokia's Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset as part of its plans to offer a direct data link between Africa and the US, via Brazil.

Facebook Appoints Regional Director for Middle East, Africa & Turkey

• Industry Announcements
• 1/14/2020

Derya Matraş has been appointed as Facebook's lead for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

MTN Nigeria Dodges $2B Tax Demand

• Industry Announcements
• 1/13/2020

The Attorney General of Nigeria has withdrawn a US$2 billion tax demand against MTN Nigeria and has referred the matter to other authorities.

Angola Cables, CTM Seek Ways to Connect the World

• Industry Announcements
• 1/8/2020

Angola Cables and CTM are exploring ways to enhance connectivity between Macau, mainland China, African Portuguese-speaking countries and Brazil.

MTN Cameroon Boasts GSMA Mobile Money Certification

• Industry Announcements
• 1/6/2020

The certification followed a rigorous assessment of MTN Cameroon's Mobile Money (MoMo) services by the GSMA.

MTN Raises R14B From Asset Sales in 2019

• Industry Announcements
• 1/3/2020

Under its Asset Realisation Programme, MTN raised R14 billion (US$980 million) from asset sales during 2019.

MTN Named in Violation of Anti-Terrorism Complaint

• Industry Announcements
• 12/30/2019

MTN has been named in a complaint for violation of the anti-terrorism act filed in the US in relation to the company's business in Afghanistan.

South Africa Set For Fleet Management System Growth — Berg Insight

• Industry Announcements
• 12/30/2019

The installed base of fleet management systems in South Africa is set to reach 3.2 million units by 2023, according to market research firm Berg Insight.

European Union Pumps €30M into AfricaConnect

• Industry Announcements
• 12/20/2019

The €30 million contribution from the EU will provide support to three African Regional Research and Education Networks -- UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN and ASREN.

Sparkle Adds New Point of Presence in Nigeria

• Industry Announcements
• 12/19/2019

Located in Lagos, Sparkle's new PoP will provide high-speed Internet connectivity to local and international providers.

Orange, GIZ Team Up on Digital Skills Development

• Industry Announcements
• 12/17/2019

Orange and GIZ have formed a strategic alliance to enhance the digital employability of 20,000 young people in Africa and the Middle East.

Vodacom Launches VodaLend Business Advance for SMEs

• Industry Announcements
• 11/22/2019

Vodacom has launched a new business financing product for small to midsized businesses, called VodaLend Business Advance.

Orange Builds New African Backbone

• Industry Announcements
• 11/13/2019

Orange accelerates the development of connectivity in Africa with a new secure international network – comprising terrestrial and subsea links – connecting eight countries in West Africa.

AfricaCom: MTN Launches 5G Trial With Huawei on Golden Band

• Industry Announcements
• 11/13/2019

MTN & Huawei Trial C-band 5G Technology at AfricaCom 2019.

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