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Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cutLindsey Schutters

The SBA whitepaper is a global first focus on the continent

Report: Tower companies fuel Africa’s telecommunications boom

By Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

MTN revenue up, but naira drags profit down

By Nqobile Dludla 25 Mar 2024

New MD for Airtel Chad

28 Apr 2015

Gabon to host ICT Regulators' Symposium in June

22 Apr 2015

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

22 Apr 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Huawei to assist governments in building a connected Africa

Huawei to assist governments in building a connected Africa

17 Apr 2015

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

31 Mar 2015

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

Edward Lawrence 14 Mar 2015

Telecel Zim faces closure

Telecel Zim faces closure

12 Mar 2015

DR Congo's small firms bear the brunt of mobile services block

DR Congo's small firms bear the brunt of mobile services block

12 Feb 2015

The globalisation of the African continent

The globalisation of the African continent

3 Feb 2015

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Matthew Barker 29 Jan 2015

Rinos Mautsa awarded with the Indiafrica Young Visionaries Fellowship Award

Zimbabwean wins Young Visionaries Fellowship Award

19 Jan 2015

Is m-commerce a game changer for African retailers?

Is m-commerce a game changer for African retailers?

Jaco Barnard 14 Jan 2015

Africa: Communications forecast to 2018

Africa: Communications forecast to 2018

Naila Govan-Vassen 10 Dec 2014

[Mobile360] Geeks versus princess engineers

[Mobile360] Geeks versus princess engineers

Jessica Taylor 12 Nov 2014

The flawed security software released by Vodacom meant some website received the IMEI numbers of users that logged onto their websites. Image:

Flaw in Vodacom software caused security leak

31 Oct 2014

MTN SA's Ahmad Farroukh believes that mobile money will contribute about 15% to the compan's revenue as its usage grows. Image: MTN

MTN mobile money may build more loyalty

28 Oct 2014

A new marketing era?

Jessie Rudd 8 Oct 2014

Tech4Africa turns five. Feels all grown up and SxSW like

Tech4Africa turns five. Feels all grown up and SxSW like

Tech4Africa 2 Oct 2014

Discussing the future of Africa at the GIL Conference 2014

Discussing the future of Africa at the GIL Conference 2014

Cari Van Wyk 21 Aug 2014

Nomanini reaches 1 million transactions

Nomanini reaches 1 million transactions

21 Aug 2014

Towards the African smart city

Towards the African smart city

13 Aug 2014

Vodafone's Michael Joseph says Romania was chosen as a European country to get the Mpesa money transfer system because a large part of that country has an unbanked population. Image:

African technology expands to Europe

13 Aug 2014

Kenya Airways and Airtel sign MVNO agreement

Kenya Airways and Airtel sign MVNO agreement

8 Aug 2014

Teraco remains a hub for global players

Teraco remains a hub for global players

29 Jul 2014

PwC's Johan Potgieter says that digital and mobility are key issues that need to be addressed by businesses in South Africa. Image: LinkedIn

Mobile technology expansion needed

23 Jul 2014

Interactive Intelligence advocates call centre association across Africa

Interactive Intelligence advocates call centre association across Africa

22 Jul 2014

Will Hahn, principal research analyst at Gartner

Driving IT growth in Africa

18 Jul 2014

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

18 Jul 2014

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Gabon to host ICT Regulators' Symposium in June

22 Apr 2015

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

Nigerian mobile users not keen on online payment

22 Apr 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

Huawei to assist governments in building a connected Africa

Huawei to assist governments in building a connected Africa

17 Apr 2015

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

Avanti to deliver ICT infrastructure and e-learning programme in Tanzania

31 Mar 2015

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

Edward Lawrence 14 Mar 2015

Telecel Zim faces closure

Telecel Zim faces closure

12 Mar 2015

DR Congo's small firms bear the brunt of mobile services block

DR Congo's small firms bear the brunt of mobile services block

12 Feb 2015

The globalisation of the African continent

The globalisation of the African continent

3 Feb 2015

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Matthew Barker 29 Jan 2015

Rinos Mautsa awarded with the Indiafrica Young Visionaries Fellowship Award

Zimbabwean wins Young Visionaries Fellowship Award

19 Jan 2015

Is m-commerce a game changer for African retailers?

Is m-commerce a game changer for African retailers?

Jaco Barnard 14 Jan 2015

Africa: Communications forecast to 2018

Africa: Communications forecast to 2018

Naila Govan-Vassen 10 Dec 2014

[Mobile360] Geeks versus princess engineers

[Mobile360] Geeks versus princess engineers

Jessica Taylor 12 Nov 2014

The flawed security software released by Vodacom meant some website received the IMEI numbers of users that logged onto their websites. Image:

Flaw in Vodacom software caused security leak

31 Oct 2014

MTN SA's Ahmad Farroukh believes that mobile money will contribute about 15% to the compan's revenue as its usage grows. Image: MTN

MTN mobile money may build more loyalty

28 Oct 2014

A new marketing era?

Jessie Rudd 8 Oct 2014

Tech4Africa turns five. Feels all grown up and SxSW like

Tech4Africa turns five. Feels all grown up and SxSW like

Tech4Africa 2 Oct 2014

Discussing the future of Africa at the GIL Conference 2014

Discussing the future of Africa at the GIL Conference 2014

Cari Van Wyk 21 Aug 2014

Nomanini reaches 1 million transactions

Nomanini reaches 1 million transactions

21 Aug 2014

Towards the African smart city

Towards the African smart city

13 Aug 2014

Vodafone's Michael Joseph says Romania was chosen as a European country to get the Mpesa money transfer system because a large part of that country has an unbanked population. Image:

African technology expands to Europe

13 Aug 2014

Kenya Airways and Airtel sign MVNO agreement

Kenya Airways and Airtel sign MVNO agreement

8 Aug 2014

Teraco remains a hub for global players

Teraco remains a hub for global players

29 Jul 2014

PwC's Johan Potgieter says that digital and mobility are key issues that need to be addressed by businesses in South Africa. Image: LinkedIn

Mobile technology expansion needed

23 Jul 2014

Interactive Intelligence advocates call centre association across Africa

Interactive Intelligence advocates call centre association across Africa

22 Jul 2014

Will Hahn, principal research analyst at Gartner

Driving IT growth in Africa

18 Jul 2014

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

18 Jul 2014

NAPAfrica celebrates a new peak at 15Gbps

18 Jul 2014

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

10 Jul 2014

AfricaCom to address challenges of rural telecoms

AfricaCom to address challenges of rural telecoms

1 Jul 2014

Garmin calls for buyers in East Africa

Garmin calls for buyers in East Africa

26 Jun 2014

A customer at a PesaPoint Agent Network outlet.

Kenya's PesaPoint to launch expansive agent network

24 Jun 2014

Debasis Chatterji

Netxcell on the lookout for African partnerships

24 Jun 2014

Data boom pressures operators to speed up deployment of data centres

Peter Karaszi 20 Jun 2014

Innovation in Africa, for Africa

17 Jun 2014

CAR's Prime Minister Andre Nzapayeke has banned all text messages in the country until further notice. Image:

All text messages banned in CAR

4 Jun 2014

Maroc Telecom to pay $650m for Etisalat West African units

Maroc Telecom to pay $650m for Etisalat West African units

8 May 2014

Key tech trends for businesses in Africa

Key tech trends for businesses in Africa

1 May 2014