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posted in November 2022

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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.

MTN Zambia rolls out commercial 5G

Paula Gilbert
11/25/2022

MTN has officially rolled out its commercial 5G network in Zambia after piloting 5G over the past 11 months.

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.

Telkom SA will decide on Rain merger by December

Paula Gilbert
11/24/2022

Telkom SA CEO Serame Taukobong said the group will make a decision by the end of 2022 about whether to acquire fellow operator Rain but is still open to buyout discussions with MTN.

Telkom SA earnings drop as costs rise, consumer spending slows

Paula Gilbert
11/23/2022

Telkom South Africa reported lower earnings and revenue for the first half of the financial year, with constrained consumer spending and rising operating costs, including load shedding, to blame.

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.

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.

Interview: Fadi Pharaon on Ericsson's 5G rollout in Africa

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11/18/2022

President of Ericsson Middle East and Africa, Fadi Pharaon, spoke to Connecting Africa at the Africa Tech Festival about trends that Ericsson is seeing in the industry and the status of 5G on the continent. #sponsored

Angola Cables' unit TelCables enters Nigerian market

Matshepo Sehloho
11/16/2022

Angola Cables has launched a new unit called TelCables which has entered the Nigerian and West African market to offer ICT solutions.

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: 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: Liquid spends $20M on new SDN enterprise offering

Paula Gilbert
11/9/2022

Liquid Intelligent Technologies division, Liquid Dataport, plans to invest around US$20 million over three years for a new Software Defined Network (SDN) offering for enterprises.

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.

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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Ivorian fintech takes Ecobank Challenge top prize

Pan-African banking group Ecobank has announced Côte d'Ivoire's Daba Finance as the winner of its flagship Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024, walking away with the US$50,000 grand prize.

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Elon Musk hosts African leaders while Starlink faces challenges in Kenya

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service is making waves across Africa, while it navigates competitive dynamics with local telecom companies. He recently engaged with various African leaders.

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Women in Tech: Spotlight on tech talent with RedAcademy's Jessica Hawkey

RedAcademy's founder and MD Jessica Hawkey spoke to Connecting Africa, as part of a Women in Tech series, about how digital skills development programs are growing Africa's tech talent pipeline while creating jobs for the youth.

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Women in Tech: Spotlight on digital skills with Kreative Campus' Keitesi Aisha

Kreative Campus' operations and finance lead, Keitesi Aisha, talks to Connecting Africa as part of our Women in Tech series about how skills development can make Africa's tech ecosystem more inclusive.

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

Uber's Country Manager for Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, Marjorie Saint-Lot, shares how the ride-hailing company is approaching public-private partnerships, environmentally friendly initiatives and gender inclusion in Africa.

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

By Eden Harris

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.