Orange tests 5G in Sierra Leone

The telecoms company Orange launched its first commercial 5G network in Africa in Botswana in November 2022. The company has already tested the technology in other markets such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire. Ivory, Tunisia…  Telecommunications company Orange Sierra Leone announced on Thursday September 28 that it had launched a pilot...

Sierra Leone’s new comms minister lays out country’s tech vision

Salima Mormorna Bah, Sierra Leone’s new Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, set out her vision for creating a tech ecosystem to drive transformation in the West African country, last week. President Julius Maada Bio recently appointed Bah, 32, to head Sierra Leone’s digital journey, promoting programmes that enhance the use of technology to help the country...

Sierra Leone names 32-year-old Bah technology minister

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has appointed 32-year-old Salima Mormorna Bah as the new Minister of Communication, Technology, and Innovation. Bah, will now lead Sierra Leone’s digital journey developing initiatives that promote the use of technology to develop the country. The 32-year-old minister holds an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Wales (Holborn...

Orange inaugurates digital centre in Sierra Leone

French telecommunications firm Orange and the German Development Cooperation have officially opened the company’s 14th Orange Digital Centre (ODC) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The centre is a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. ODCs have been established in Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali,...

World Bank releases $50 million for Sierra Leone’s digital transformation project

In 2014, the Sierra Leonean government tried to get support from the World Bank for the implementation of the digital transformation project. The process did not succeed, because the international financial institution accused Freetown of mismanaging resources.  Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Information and Communications has begun implementing the National Digital Transformation Project with a $50 million...

Sierra Leone: Operators Owe Over $1.7 Billion to Universal Access Development Fund

The Universal Access Development Fund was created by the Sierra Leonean government under the Telecommunications Act of 2006. It is expected to be funded, among other things, by fees from telecom operators and service providers. Internet access. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) owe over 33 trillion Leones (USD 1.7 billion) to...

Sierra Leone: Africell Launches Teachmi Project

Africell Mobile Company has in partnership with “Teach For Salone” and a Kenyan based organızation, Eneza, on Friday April 29th 2022, launched the TeachMi project at a ceremony held at Africell headquarters, Wilberforce in Freetown. The project is geared towards offering live lessons by teachers to pupils using Short Message Service (SMS) system. Speaking at...

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