Telecommunications

M-PESA, Safaricom Ethiopia in joint effort to boost financial inclusion

The partnership sees M-PESA provide access to its open API to Ethiopian startups, to help drive financial inclusion in the country.
Phathisani Moyo
1:30
Feb 27, 2025

Ethio Telecom rolls out DX solutions to empower key sectors

The company asserts that by eliminating the need for costly on-premises infrastructure, it can provide a more agile, secure, and scalable solution.
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Infobip scoops IDC CPaaS award for third consecutive year

Infobip operates in 50 African countries and 190 globally, allowing businesses to connect with clients across multiple regions, including over 7 billion mobile devices.
2:00
Feb 14, 2025

Africa, Middle East markets drive Orange revenue growth

The Africa and Middle East market drove almost all of revenue growth for Q4, with earnings increasing 12.6% to €2.02 billion.
1:20
Oct 15, 2024

Tech executive appointed M-KOPA board chairperson

The well-known technology and telecoms executive is expected to add his expertise to the expanding operations of M-KOPA across Africa.
1:30
Jul 10, 2024

APTS cyber-attacks target African governments, telcos, energy

MuddyWater, FruityArmor, and Sidewinder are three of the most prominent groups targeting African organisations, according to Kaspersky intelligence.
2:10
Jul 3, 2024

Telecom Egypt signs $600m deal to upgrade infrastructure

The multi-million dollar infrastructure deal was this week signed on the second day of the Egypt-EU Investment Conference launched by the president of Egypt El Sisi and EU president Ursula Von Der Leyen.
1:20
Jun 26, 2024

Camtel turns to parliament to shore up digital laws

During the meeting, MPs and representatives from other tech companies promised to work swiftly to improve the legal environment for the digital sector.
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Zambia welcomes partnerships with Huawei

The country’s government has applauded the support of the Chinese vendor in meeting its digital transformation ambitions.
1:30
Feb 1, 2024

Airtel Africa looking to buy back shares

Despite challenging markets, the mobile telco group’s operations are experiencing strong growth.
1:40
Apr 7, 2017

Strategic Sub-Saharan Africa Partnership with VOD Communications

Omni Business Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with VOD Communications.
1:20
Apr 7, 2016

Zimbabwe orders state telcos to prepare to share

Southern African country announces the readiness of legal framework that will enforce the sharing of telecommunications infrastructure.