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Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 2 – Remittance revolution

Paula Gilbert
11/30/2022

The Connecting Africa Podcast team spoke to SendSprint founder and CEO Damisi Busari about the remittance market and how to improve the experience that Africans in the diaspora have with sending money home.

Safaricom launches M-Pesa Go for youth

Matshepo Sehloho
11/30/2022

Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom has launched a youth-oriented service, M-Pesa Go, which aims to teach digital financial skills to young people.

Podcast: Boeing brings 5G and terrestrial tech to MEO satellites

Connecting Africa Video
11/30/2022

Boeing's Ryan Reid explains how terrestrial telecom technologies are being utilized in the new O3b mPower satellites, which Boeing is manufacturing in partnership with satellite operator SES.

Somalia issues first spectrum license to Hormuud Telecom

Paula Gilbert
11/29/2022

Somalia has issued its first ever spectrum license as it moves forward with plans to formalize the East African nation's telecoms regulatory environment.

Zoho eyes African expansion, adds second SA office

Matshepo Sehloho
11/29/2022

Indian multinational tech company, Zoho, is opening its second office in South Africa as it eyes further expansion in the Middle East and Africa.

Intelsat bringing 5G software-defined network to Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/28/2022

Global satellite services provider Intelsat is building a 5G software-defined network that aims to provide satellite 5G connectivity to Africa by 2025.

Hot startup of the month: Mauritius' Ojimah

Matshepo Sehloho
11/25/2022

This month's hot startup is a Mauritian multichannel digital platform, Ojimah, that is on a mission to streamline African travel.

Podcast: SES CTO on software-defined satellites

Connecting Africa Video
11/23/2022

CTO Ruy Pinto met up with Light Reading on site at Boeing Satellite in El Segundo, California, earlier this month with an update on the scheduled O3b mPower satellite launch.

Africa has fastest growing fixed broadband market – Omdia

Paula Gilbert
11/22/2022

The Africa Broadband Outlook 2022 report from Omdia shows that Africa's fixed broadband market has recorded the strongest growth rate in the world over the past five years.

Uganda to borrow $140M to improve Internet services

Connecting Africa News
11/21/2022

Uganda's Parliament has approved a US$140 million loan with funds earmarked for a major digital project to improve Internet connectivity in the East Africa nation.

OneWeb expands African satellite reach

Paula Gilbert
11/18/2022

Global telecoms and satellite provider OneWeb is growing its presence in Africa, announcing three partnership deals on the continent during November 2022.

Africa Tech Festival 2022 highlights in pictures

Connecting Africa News
11/16/2022

Photo highlights from the Africa Tech Festival 2022 which saw over 12,000 attendees return to the physical event in Cape Town, South Africa.

Orange launches 5G in Botswana

Paula Gilbert
11/11/2022

Orange's new commercial 5G network in Botswana is the company's first in Africa, with six more countries in the pipeline for 2023.

ATF 2022: Vanu expands reach with Orange deal in West Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/11/2022

Off-grid equipment and solutions provider Vanu has announced a deal with pan-African operator Orange to provide connectivity in rural areas in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Liberia.

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ATF 2022: Government departments need digital training

Matshepo Sehloho
11/10/2022

Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub CEO, Joseph Ndaba, told Africa Tech Festival that African government departments need more training to understand emerging technologies.

ATF 2022: Affordable broadband key to creating more African unicorns – Liquid

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2022

Nic Rudnick, group deputy executive chairperson of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, told Africa Tech Festival that Africa needs affordable, uncapped broadband to be able to move from being a consumer of tech to unicorn-level creators of innovation.

ATF 2022: Regulators must either close down or change their name – Andile Ngcaba

Matshepo Sehloho
11/9/2022

During a panel discussion at Africa Tech Festival 2022, Convergence Partners founder Andile Ngcaba urged African governments to be enablers for digital transformation and not develop hindering regulations.

Broadband Africa: Public servants must champion broadband expansion

Matshepo Sehloho
11/8/2022

During his presentation at Broadband Africa ahead of Africa Tech Festival 2022, African Telecommunications Union Secretary-General, John Omo, said public servants need to be held to account on commitments they make during the conference.

SA's Isizwe launches Kayamandi low-cost prepaid fiber project

Paula Gilbert
11/7/2022

South African Internet company Isizwe has launched a prepaid, low-cost fiber network in the Kayamandi township in Stellenbosch, with ambitions to roll out connectivity to tens of thousands of previously unconnected residents and spread similar projects across Africa.

Paratus partners with OneWeb to build satellite gateway in Angola

Matshepo Sehloho
11/4/2022

Paratus Angola has signed a multi-year agreement with global telecommunications provider, OneWeb, to build a satellite gateway in Luanda, Angola.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 1 – Talent wars

Paula Gilbert
11/3/2022

The Connecting Africa Podcast is back with a new season. We welcome new co-host Matshepo Sehloho to the team and discuss Africa's tech skills pipeline and the battle between startups and global tech giants to recruit and keep African talent.

Dolphin Telecoms gets MVNO license in Zimbabwe

Matshepo Sehloho
11/3/2022

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has awarded Dolphin Telecoms a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) license.

AWS to open office in Nigeria

Paula Gilbert
11/2/2022

Nigeria will become the second African country with an Amazon Web Services (AWS) office, with plans for a Lagos office announced by the cloud giant.

Mastercard eyes African fintech potential

Paula Gilbert
11/2/2022

Mastercard VP Muhammad Nana spoke with Connecting Africa on the sidelines of MWC Africa about the growth potential in Africa's fintech sector and how Mastercard is partnering and investing in local fintech companies.

MTN, Sanlam receive approvals for insurtech partnership

Paula Gilbert
11/1/2022

Sanlam and MTN Group's insurtech alliance to distribute digital insurance and investment products across Africa has finally kicked off following regulatory approval.

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