Most of Africa has to work three times more than higher-income countries for three times slower internet. In many of these countries, the internet is so slow that not even video calls are possible. This is according to a new internet divide study released by Surfshark, based on the annual digital wellbeing index (DQL 20220). The lowest-income...
Orange Mali SA has selected Intelsat to deliver 3G and 4G connectivity to remote areas of Mali. “Intelsat is on a mission to deliver high-quality, dependable connectivity to people around the world, regardless of where they live,” said Brian Jakins, general manager and vice president of networks at Intelsat. “But for people in remote and...
Over the past two months, the Synergy of telecommunications unions in Mali has taken a series of initiatives to have a court decision that it considers “unfair” overturned against the country’s two main mobile operators. Employees of the two main Malian mobile phone operators Orange Mali and Moov Africa Malitel have been on strike since...
French telecommunications firm Orange and the German Cooperation have inaugurated Orange Digital Centre in Bamako, Mali, an ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. Following on from Tunisia, Senegal and Ethiopia, Mali is home to the newest Orange Digital Centre. Spread over 1,557 sq.m, the Centre brings together the four strategic...
Last January, Stéphane Richard, CEO of the Orange group unveiled the company’s ambition to launch 5G in its African markets between 2021 and 2022. The first markets targeted by the telecoms operator are specify. They are all in West Africa for now. The mobile operator Orange Mali has successfully tested the fifth generation technology in...
The Internet has become an essential resource for development in Africa. In Mali, the state is discussing with telecom operators for lower costs. He does not rule out strong measures if they refuse to listen to reason. Mali’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Hamadoun Touré said on Sunday May 9 that the government will consider entering...
Consumers in Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal now have access to new data capacities. Provided by the Manantali Energy Management Company, they will meet the growing connectivity needs of the populations of the four countries. The Manantali Energy Management Company (SOGEM), shared by Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal within the framework of the Organization for the...
The Minister of Communication Hamadoun Touré wants to capitalize on public and private expertise to develop ICTs in Mali. On November 7, during a meeting with the Association of Computer Companies of Mali, he announced the upcoming creation of the National Digital Council. Hamadoun Touré, the Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy, is determined to...
Since October 5, Hamadoun Touré is the new Minister of Communication and Digital Economy of Mali. The former secretary general of the ITU replaces Kamissa Camara, Minister of the Digital Economy and Foresight of the previous government. Former Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Hamadoun Touré (photo), is the new Minister of Communication and...
According to the Office of the Auditor General (BVG) of Mali, numerous financial irregularities recorded within the Malian Authority for Telecommunications and Postal Regulation (AMRTP) have deprived the State of 4,525,370,963 FCFA between 2016 and 2018. In a report drawn up at the end of its mission to verify the conformity of operations for collecting...
