Sierra Leone

Ericsson deepens African agenda with schools project

The company cooperates with its global partners to promote Kenya's National Broadband Strategy, which aims to connect all schools by 2030.
Samuel Mungadze
1:20
Oct 29, 2024

Orange links up with MasterCard to digitise African payments

By 2025, the partnership will enable millions of Orange Money wallets to accept digital payments, hence increasing financial inclusion in seven countries.
2:00
Sep 4, 2024

Sierra Leone signs $50m digital transformation deal with China

The deal is part of Sierra Leone’s Big Five Agenda, which includes improving ICT infrastructure in the country.
0:50
Jul 25, 2024

Orange Sierra Leone runs network upgrade programme

The upgrades have been completed in Freetown and will carry on to the country’s four provinces.
1:50
Jun 21, 2024

Orange Energies opens digital platform for energy companies

Orange Smart Energies says the platform is now open to energy producers in Africa and the Middle East and it guarantees payment via mobile money.
2:00
May 7, 2024

IBM taps AWS cloud to reach 18 African countries

In a deal with AWS, IBM has expanded software availability to 92 countries through the AWS Marketplace, including a plethora of nations across Africa.
1:50

PAPSS adoption to support African e-commerce boom

Djibouti, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have all implemented PAPSS through their central banks.
1:10
May 12, 2023

UK introduces digital visa payments in Sierra Leone

UK Visas and Immigration is moving fee payments for visa applications to online platforms discontinuing cash payments.
1:30
Sep 8, 2017

Sierra Leone telcos sanctioned over QoS

NATCOM forces operators to offer free calls as a result of service issues.
2:30

Ghanaian tech firm to manage International Gateway in Sierra Leone

Industry regulator NATCOM selects Subah Infosolutions from a dozen bidders.
1:20
Jul 20, 2016

Orange acquires Airtel in Sierra Leone

French telco completes 100% acquisition of 1.3 million customer strong mobile operator.
1:40
Jan 14, 2016

Orange adds Airtel subsidiaries to acquisition tally

French telecommunications firm to acquire Airtel’s subsidiaries in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.