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More Africa NewsGabon: Moov and Airtel achieved a turnover of 37.4 billion FCFA in 2022 in the mobile money segment

November 27, 2023by myles0

These figures reflect the growth of mobile finance in Gabon as an alternative to the traditional banking sector. Concentrated in the urban centers of Libreville, Port-Gentil and Franceville, banks struggle to reach low-income customers from regional and remote areas. The growing penetration of mobile telephony allows mobile finance to solve this accessibility problem. The latest dashboard of...

More Africa NewsGabon entrusts the construction of its national data center to the Indian company Shapoorji-Pallonji

July 4, 2023by myles0

Shapoorji-Pallonji has a proven track record of building digital infrastructure in Africa. The company has carried out digital projects in Egypt, Ghana and the DRC. The Gabonese government’s plans to provide the country with a national data center are well underway. A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday June 29 with the Indian company Shapoorji-Pallonji for...

More Africa NewsGabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Congo build 500 km cable for high-speed interconnection

January 30, 2023by myles0

Physical interconnections between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea have also been planned since September 2020. The two countries must nevertheless sign memorandums of understanding to define the regulations. In a recent report on the digital economy, the World Bank informs that Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea are building a 500 km submarine...

More Africa NewsProject Giga: Gabon plans to connect 90% of schools to the internet by 2026

November 29, 2022by myles0

Particularly affected by the reorganizations to which the Covid-19 crisis has forced governments, the education system has been able to put in place solutions for educational continuity thanks to ICT and digitalisation. Gabon plans to connect 90% of schools to the Internet by 2026 in order to allow young people to have access to information...

More Africa NewsGabon: Airtel seeks plots from the government to extend the coverage of its network

October 24, 2022by myles0

Airtel Africa wants to improve its position in its African markets. The company recently invested millions of dollars for the acquisition of additional telecom frequencies in Kenya and Zambia. Telecommunications operator Airtel Gabon is currently negotiating with the Gabonese government to obtain 165 plots to extend its network coverage in the country, local press reports. This initiative...

More Africa NewsGabon and Togo sign MoU on free roaming

August 12, 2022by myles0

Gabon and Togo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 4 August to abolish roaming charges between the two countries. The telecoms regulators of the two countries noted the agreement will result in a substantial drop in the price of mobile services (voice, data and SMS) while roaming, with outgoing calls billed at the local rate...

More Africa NewsGabon: GVA boosts fibre package speeds

May 27, 2022by myles0

Gabonactu reports that Group Vivendi Africa Gabon (GVA Gabon), the country’s leading fixed broadband provider in terms of subscriptions, has announced a significant increase to the speed of its ‘CanalBox’ FTTH packages while keeping prices unchanged. The maximum download speed supported by the company’s ‘Start’ package, costing XAF25,000 (USD40.75) a month, has been boosted five-fold to 50Mbps while...

More Africa NewsGabon: Moov Africa will invest $ 18 million to cover 141 villages and 600 km of Telecoms Network

July 20, 2021by myles0

Although the mobile penetration rate is very high in Gabon, the telecom coverage rate, meanwhile, remains to be improved. A challenge that Moov Africa Gabon Telecom wants to take up with regard to its impact on both its finances and national growth. The mobile telephone operator Moov Africa Gabon Telecom announced, Friday July 16, an investment...

More Africa NewsCameroon, Gabon fibre interconnection now operational

July 20, 2021by myles0

Cameroon and Gabon have deployed and officially launched a 22km interconnected fibre optic network. This means telecommunication exchanges between the two countries will be direct and not facilitated through international sub-marine cables, thereby reducing cost. The network infrastructure was launched on 15 July in Meyo-Kye, Gabon by Cameroon’s Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom...

More Africa NewsGabon: Government planning to sell further stake in Gabon Telecom

February 9, 2021by myles0

Gabon’s parliament has passed the country’s 2021 Finance Law authorising the state to further reduce its holdings in several companies including Gabon Telecom (Moov Africa) during the financial year, reports Le Nouveau Gabon. The law specifies that the assets in Gabon Telecom, banking group Union Gabonaise de Banque and utility company SEEG will be reserved for Gabonese...

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