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...
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...
Operator Africell Sierra Leone is to roll out a high-capacity disaggregated IP/MPLS backbone to deliver mobile and fixed services, with support from IP Infusion, a manufacturer of carrier-grade networking software. IP Infusion announced late last week that Pine Networks, a systems integrator based in Paris, has chosen its OcNOS Network Operating System to provide a...
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...
This week will see a potentially significant development for the Sierra Leonean economy as the Bank of Sierra Leone officially launches the National Payment Switch, a system that, it is hoped, will move the country closer to achieving the objective of building a cashless economy. The switch is a platform that facilitates interconnection and interoperability...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Sierra Leonean operator Qcell has embarked on a mobile network expansion programme across the country, Concord Times writes. As part of phase three of the project, QCell is installing 150 new base transceiver stations (BTS) nationwide in strategic areas that have previously lacked service, including Mafonda, Fayome Wonde and Mamasonka. Source: Commsupdate
