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The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cablesMaxwell Akalaare Adombila

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

1 Jun 2023

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(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

2 Aug 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

27 Jul 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Sura Nualpradid via

Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Zarnet eyes Telecel takeover

Zarnet eyes Telecel takeover

17 Jul 2015

TelOne to pursue partnership with NetOne

TelOne to pursue partnership with NetOne

13 Jul 2015

Telecel appoints new Chief Executive

Telecel appoints new Chief Executive

Tawanda Musarurwa 22 Jun 2015

Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment

Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment

30 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

More news

(c) Maurizio De Mattei -

What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

2 Aug 2017

Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani 28 Jul 2017

TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

27 Jul 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Sura Nualpradid via

Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Zarnet eyes Telecel takeover

Zarnet eyes Telecel takeover

17 Jul 2015

TelOne to pursue partnership with NetOne

TelOne to pursue partnership with NetOne

13 Jul 2015

Telecel appoints new Chief Executive

Telecel appoints new Chief Executive

Tawanda Musarurwa 22 Jun 2015

Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment

Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment

30 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

Telecel Zim faces closure

Telecel Zim faces closure

12 Mar 2015

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

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

Telecel Zimbabwe has denied rumours that it is leaving the country. Image:

Telecel denies rumours of disinvestment in Zimbabwe

Samuel Mungadze 18 Feb 2014