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Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

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The 5G imperative

The 5G imperative

13 Nov 2018

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Emeka Enwere 8 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Breaking through digital frontiers to achieve the exceptional

8 Oct 2018

(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

9 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

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

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

Jasco Carrier Solutions rolls out in East Africa

Jasco Carrier Solutions rolls out in East Africa

6 May 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

MrOrangeflower via

SES, Facebook deal to provide broadband connectivity in Africa

29 Apr 2016

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

19 Apr 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

IDC looks back on 2015

IDC looks back on 2015

16 Jan 2016

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The 5G imperative

The 5G imperative

13 Nov 2018

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Emeka Enwere 8 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Breaking through digital frontiers to achieve the exceptional

8 Oct 2018

(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president

9 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

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

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

Jasco Carrier Solutions rolls out in East Africa

Jasco Carrier Solutions rolls out in East Africa

6 May 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

MrOrangeflower via

SES, Facebook deal to provide broadband connectivity in Africa

29 Apr 2016

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

19 Apr 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

IDC looks back on 2015

IDC looks back on 2015

16 Jan 2016

Africa prepares for data revolution

Africa prepares for data revolution

Carlos Lopes 31 Dec 2015

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

30 Dec 2015

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Company connections

Company connections

19 Oct 2015

Halotel to provide every Tanzanian with a mobile phone

Halotel to provide every Tanzanian with a mobile phone

15 Oct 2015

Stuart Miles via

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

15 Sep 2015

Facebook seeks ties with telcos in Kenya

Facebook seeks ties with telcos in Kenya

Lilian Ochieng 25 Aug 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

31 Mar 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