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Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

2 Aug 2017

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Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

Orange launches in Liberia.

Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition

22 May 2017

MTN pays $98m part of Nigerian fine

MTN pays $98m part of Nigerian fine

3 Apr 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

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Airtel and Facebook to launch Free Basics in Nigeria

11 May 2016

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SES, Facebook deal to provide broadband connectivity in Africa

29 Apr 2016

IDC looks back on 2015

IDC looks back on 2015

16 Jan 2016

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

12 Jan 2016

Africa prepares for data revolution

Africa prepares for data revolution

Carlos Lopes 31 Dec 2015

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

28 Dec 2015

MTN CEO resigns following Nigeria fine fiasco

MTN CEO resigns following Nigeria fine fiasco

9 Nov 2015

Nigeria sets MTN fine deadline

Nigeria sets MTN fine deadline

30 Oct 2015

Nigeria's ICT industry prepares for growth - NCC

Nigeria's ICT industry prepares for growth - NCC

23 Oct 2015

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Plenty to Smile about over super-fast inroads into African markets

15 Sep 2015

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Alcatel-Lucent Technology Week puts emphasis on ultra-broadband technologies

21 Jul 2015

Vodacom Business Nigeria wins awards at Beacon of ICT 2015

Vodacom Business Nigeria wins awards at Beacon of ICT 2015

30 Apr 2015

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Gabon to host ICT Regulators' Symposium in June

22 Apr 2015

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

22 Apr 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that travellers from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will not be allowed to travel to South Africa and anyone wanting to visit those countries has been advised to delay the trip for the foreseeable future. Image: GCIS

SA's borders closed to Ebola-affected countries

22 Aug 2014

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

18 Jul 2014

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

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Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014