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…
MTN Eswatini has partnered with Lubane SACCO to launch a device loan scheme aimed at improving access to smartphones and mobile connectivity for cooperative members in Eswatini. Under the partnership, eligible Lubane SACCO members can obtain smartphones through a loan arrangement facilitated by the SACCO, alongside MTN data packages. The initiative combines telecommunications services with…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the GSMA have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Africa’s artificial intelligence ecosystem and accelerate the development and deployment of African-led AI solutions, including AI in African languages. The partnership combines the GSMA’s mobile industry expertise and networks with UNDP’s development programmes and innovation platforms to connect African…
STELLARIX Senegal is expanding its data centre capacity to meet growing demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure in Senegal and across Africa. The company said the expansion will increase hosting capacity for businesses and critical workloads while supporting the development of sovereign cloud services and AI applications. STELLARIX said the investment…
MTN Uganda expands digital and financial literacy training to Northern Uganda MTN Uganda Foundation has taken its MTN Internet Buses to Northern Uganda as part of a nationwide programme aimed at improving digital and financial literacy among communities. The buses travelled along two routes to Lamwo and Pader, where 406 learners are receiving training in…
