Leap Africa, a non-profit organisation focused on youth development, together with Dow, Africa a leader in materials science, and other strategic partners have concluded the 2023 Youth Day of Service (YDoS) campaign. The initiative claims to have reached 28 African countries and over 10,000 volunteers across different communities on the continent. The month-long campaign, which...
5G as a fixed-wireless access (FWA) solution is being positioned as the ‘technology of choice for closing the remaining digital divide in Africa’, claims Rami Osman, business development director, MediaTek Middle East and Africa. “5G is key to rolling out broadband services in Africa that can support tomorrow’s most demanding applications at scale, at a...
To develop faster, Madagascar will fully liberalize its telecommunications sector. The country’s telecom watchdog, the ARTEC, launched a tender in this framework last week. Madagascar’s ICT regulator, the ARTEC, will award interested firms with licenses to launch and run public satellite communication networks. Applicants must submit their bids between 28 December 2023 and 28 March...
Starlink has not yet obtained authorization from local authorities to provide its high-speed satellite Internet services in Ghana. The company plans coverage of the country from the third quarter of 2024. The National Communications Authority of Ghana (NCA) is warning citizens against the provision and use of Starlink services and equipment in the country. In a press...
In an article by Jan Vermeulen, the potential threat posed by Starlink, SpaceX’s Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite network, to South Africa’s mobile network operators, Vodacom and MTN, is discussed. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) recently declared the use of Starlink in the country as illegal, citing the need for specific licenses. Regulatory expert...
The Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies from the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) member states have underscored the need for Africa countries to strengthen the construction of high-speed networks (4G, 5G and fibre), and the implementation of high-performance cloud computing capabilities. This was during a Ministerial Forum on Building a Future-Oriented, Intelligent Digital Infrastructure for...
Chapa, an Ethiopian fintech, has teamed with Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Services to offer M-Pesa services through its payment aggregator platform. The companies announced the yesterday, saying that it will make transactions easier for both merchants and M-Pesa clients in the Ethiopian market. Since its launch a few months ago, M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech platform,...
A recently announced collaborative effort aims to deploy sustainable broadband, connecting millions in Africa, fostering local businesses, and promoting sustainability. In this collaborative effort, announced at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, Curvalux, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) and Pegasus Capital Advisors have signed a telecoms and renewable energy-focused memorandum of...
Until now having only 35,000 km of optical fiber, Nigeria needs 95,000 km to ensure complete coverage and guarantee high-speed Internet services to the entire population. Nigeria will have to invest between 1.5 and 2 billion US dollars to extend optical fiber throughout the country. This was revealed by Bosun Tijani (photo), Minister of Communications, Innovation...
The Citizens Watch Advocacy Initiative (CWAI) has lauded the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) outing in Marrakesh, Morocco, which witnessed a record-breaking $34.82 billion investment interest for projects across Africa in a groundbreaking effort. Project developers and investors looked at investment opportunities in several areas, including food and agriculture, renewable energy, mining, transport corridors, aviation, deep-water...
