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Vodacom to expand video service in Africa

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Nigeria promotes ridesharing in Africa

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First Pan-African OOH measurement product

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New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

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Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

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Tanzania's Ubongo launches learning app for kids

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MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

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Tigo Tanzania General Manager, Diego Gutierrez (left), at the Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile 360-Africa Conference, Tanzania; with discussion moderator, Bradley Shaw, founder, Continuum Consulting. Credit: Tigo.

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First Pan-African OOH measurement product

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