WSO2 has opened its first Africa-based office in Johannesburg, South Africa, marking a new phase of the company’s expansion across the continent. The investment comes as governments, banks, telecommunications providers and retailers across Africa increase efforts to modernise legacy systems and strengthen digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence. WSO2 said Africa has been one of its…
Vertiv has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cybastion to establish a framework for collaboration on digital infrastructure initiatives across Northwest Africa. The collaboration will focus on markets including Morocco, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad and Gabon, where the two companies have existing engagement and strategic alignment. The partnership is expected to enable…
MTN Ghana has received a notice of award from Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) for additional spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz bands, supporting the company’s plans to expand 5G and mobile broadband services across the country. The spectrum licences will run for 15 years. Under the award, MTN Ghana will receive two…
M-PESA Ethiopia has concluded a three-day CODE! Cashless Communities Hackathon Bootcamp in collaboration with Yenetta Code, bringing together more than 100 young developers to build skills in digital payments and financial technology. The bootcamp featured hands-on workshops, live coding sessions and practical API integration challenges using the M-PESA Developer Portal. The sessions focused on equipping…
Safaricom Ethiopia Foundation has concluded an education support campaign that provided learning materials to students and schools across several regions of Ethiopia ahead of the new academic year. Through the initiative, the foundation distributed 66,000 exercise books and 11,000 pens to schools and students in need. The materials reached communities across Tigray, the Northeast, Northwest,…
Orange Egypt and Huawei have announced the successful deployment of the world’s first Co-Channel Interference Cancellation (CCIC) microwave technology, aimed at improving wireless backhaul capacity and spectrum efficiency. The technology combines Huawei’s CCIC algorithms and interference-cancellation architecture with Orange Egypt’s network infrastructure. It is designed to address spectrum scarcity by increasing microwave spectrum efficiency by…
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs of Senegal has signed a partnership agreement with Nokia to support the country’s digital transformation agenda. Signed on 30 September 2026 in Dakar, the agreement establishes a framework for cooperation across connectivity and network resilience, cybersecurity, digital public services, innovation and digital skills development. The signing ceremony took…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Digital Economy, Augustin Kibassa Maliba, has met with a delegation from Expo Béton, led by organiser Jean Bamanisa, to discuss the role of digital technologies in urban development. The meeting, held ahead of the 12th edition of Expo Béton, focused on integrating digital technologies into urban planning, infrastructure modernisation…
