National Communications Authority

Regulator grants Starlink license in Somalia

The Somali regulator says Starlink’s entry in the East Africa country will enhance internet coverage and significantly improve digital inclusion nationwide.
Lezeth Khoza
1:10
Mar 4, 2025

MTN South Sudan confronts e-waste

The telco partnered with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Centre and the telecoms regulator to tackle the country's electronic waste.
0:50
Jan 14, 2025

MTN introduces South Sudan's first eSIM

The regulator says it is ready to assist MTN and other mobile operators in innovating and making eSIM-enabled devices widely available.
1:20
Oct 10, 2024

Ghana launches free roaming initiative with Togo and Benin

Citizens from the countries will not be charged additional fees for the first 30 consecutive days of visiting each other.
1:30
Sep 12, 2024

Ghana acts to regulate unsolicited messages from telcos

The regulations aim to protect consumers' rights by offering clear opt-in and opt-out mechanisms.
3:10
Aug 1, 2023

MTN Ghana blocks 4.9m SIMs on regulator’s directive

The SIM disconnection exercise ordered by the NCA saw the telco’s subscriber base decrease by 1.6% year-on-year, to 27.3 million.
2:30

Calls for Ghana to serve as cybercrime fighting hub

Council of Europe makes appeal at global workshop on criminal justice statistics on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
1:10
Aug 22, 2014

Ghana's mobile data subs top 13.9 million

Country's penetration rate in this regard reached 52.7% as of the end of June.
1:30
Jul 3, 2013

Task team to tackle Ghana SIM card crime

West African nation says it has lost $19 million to illegal operations in the country.
1:30
Jun 13, 2012

Ghana fines telcos for poor quality of service

Congested networks and call setup delays are issues allegedly plaguing MTN, Vodafone and Tigo.