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South Africa cannot build a digital economy on infrastructure it cannot protect

SA's ambitions for digital transformation depend heavily on infrastructure.
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17 Sept

Cameroon tightens grip on telecoms

Regulator gives operators until 30 September to update its directory or risk exposure as non-compliant.
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16 Sept

Zambia telecom duopoly proves unbreakable

Beeline Telecoms becomes the third new entrant licence to be cancelled in Zambia's tough telecom market.

$1.6bn Safaricom deal now unravelling

Vodacom seeks stay after court orders $1.6bn Safaricom stake returned to the state.
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Nigeria's MVNO market gains momentum

Lebara has launched commercially, becoming a new challenger to the country's established mobile operators and only the second commercial mobile virtual network operator to do so.
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14 Sept

US loan backs Africell Angola expansion

The telco said US equipment will help Angola diversify technology sources, maintain national control, strengthen digital resilience and protect against cyberattacks.
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Horizon Fibre moves towards commercialisation

African operators advance plans for a multi-terabit terrestrial route linking Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan.

Paratus Group puts East Africa connectivity in focus at ITW Africa 2026

At the heart of the Paratus East African operation is the 2 000km G2M terrestrial fibre route linking Goma in the eastern DRC with Mombasa on the Kenyan coast.

East Africa shows why Africa’s digital future will be decided inland

Africa’s digital transformation has been fuelled by billions of dollars in subsea cable investment, but getting data to the coast is no longer the defining infrastructure challenge. The next competitive frontier is inland.

MTN MoMo eyes expanded African reach

The operator aims to build Africa’s largest digital fintech platform, with customers interacting through a smartphone app.
2 Sept

Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service

Starlink’s low earth orbit satellite service allows Paratus Uganda to unlock high-speed, low-latency satellite access for enterprise customers across even the most remote parts of the country.
 
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