North Africa dominates smartphone shipments

According to the GSMA's 2025 research, nearly a billion women in low- and middle-income countries do not own smartphones, and Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's widest mobile gender gaps.

The telco handed over $13.3m, its largest yearly contribution to date, to the Universal Service and Access Fund.

The telco says the initiative has reached a new heights by selling over 2 million 4G smartphones since its debut.

According to MTN SA, the project will be carried out in three phases, commencing in May 2025 and running until the end of 2026.

Ethio Telecom has partnered with Siinqee Bank to provide two million cellphones every year through affordable long-term payment plans.

The AI spam alert tool will allow consumers to reject spam messages on both smartphones and feature phones.

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi yesterday underlined the importance of making cellphones and other smart devices affordable.

The regulator says the adoption of 4G and 5G technologies has continued to grow, mainly driven by the growing demand for high-speed Internet

M-KOPA also aims to begin exporting locally produced phones to Uganda.

The well-known technology and telecoms executive is expected to add his expertise to the expanding operations of M-KOPA across Africa.

The competition aims to create effective machine learning models that can predict the presence of diseases in different vegetables in order to combat food insecurity.