Conditional return of SIM card sales in Nigeria
Government lifts ban but warns new registrations have to link with National Identification Number.
Paul Adepoju
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Ghana’s mixed track record with social media regulation
While Twitter intends to establish its Africa HQ in the country, internet freedom organisations remain concerned.
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Guinea announces May deadline for subscriber identification
Access to networks and services will be cut off for unidentifiable subscriber lines.
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Sonatel contracted to manage Benin's SBIN
Resolution reached at the end of a Council of Ministers’ meeting.
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Madagascar’s Telma links up on METTIS cable to bolster broadband
Company says it took five years for it to join the €50-million fibre optic cable system.
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SIM registration policy rattles Nigeria’s telecommunications
Three months into the policy, telcos and their merchants are becoming increasingly worried.
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Egypt flexes its tech muscle
ICT Ministry announces changes to IT development agency to help sustain ICT growth.
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Google secures backing for tech certification in Morocco, Nigeria
Agency for Digital Development and RootHub have confirmed collaboration.
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Nigeria: Stakeholders settle differences over USSD-based banking regulation
MNOs, banks in Nigeria have reached an agreement with the NCC.
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Nigerian telcos take on banks over USSD service fees
Operators determined to suspend service over claims of outstanding US$110m.
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Mauritius’ first nanosatellite heads to space in May
First satellite images will be available one month after its launch.
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Telecom Namibia confirms new tower installations
Company’s subsidiary PowerCom will proceed with the US$365,000-backed project.
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Nigerian cyber fraudster gets 10 years in US
Obinwanne Okeke, aka Invictus Obi, has been sentenced by the Chief US District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith.