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Is West Africa edging closer to borderless roaming?

Regulation

Is West Africa edging closer to borderless roaming?

Angola Cables’ TelCables West Africa connects to Megaport

Data Centres & Networks

Angola Cables’ TelCables West Africa connects to Megaport

Cable landing stations coming to Gabon and eastern India

Optical & Fixed Networks

Cable landing stations coming to Gabon and eastern India

ST Digital launches GPU hosting service for AI development in Africa

Data Centres & Networks

ST Digital launches GPU hosting service for AI development in Africa

Equinix's MainOne buys Equiano capacity for extra redundancy

Data Centres & Networks

Equinix's MainOne buys Equiano capacity for extra redundancy

Ghana’s 5G wholesale network still has no customers: minister

Wireless Networks

Ghana’s 5G wholesale network still has no customers: minister

Orange, OpenAI and Meta to train LLMs to support regional African languages

Enterprise Ecosystems

Orange, OpenAI and Meta to train LLMs to support regional African languages

Orange Burkina Faso says 15% of sites too dangerous to access

Operators

Orange Burkina Faso says 15% of sites too dangerous to access

Guinea adds Côte d'Ivoire to regional fibre interconnectivity plan

Optical & Fixed Networks

Guinea adds Côte d'Ivoire to regional fibre interconnectivity plan

Orange Liberia, ZTE boost rural connectivity with new 2G/4G sites

Wireless Networks

Orange Liberia, ZTE boost rural connectivity with new 2G/4G sites

Liberia says internet disruptions caused by ACE cable cut

Optical & Fixed Networks

Liberia says internet disruptions caused by ACE cable cut

WATRA calls for action on infrastructure sharing in West Africa

Regulation

WATRA calls for action on infrastructure sharing in West Africa

Guinea and Mali agree to interconnect fibre networks

Optical & Fixed Networks

Guinea and Mali agree to interconnect fibre networks

MTN Nigeria plans West Africa’s largest data centre

Data Centres & Networks

MTN Nigeria plans West Africa’s largest data centre

Tech

ITU and WATRA unite to enhance ICT infrastructure mapping

ECOWAS Commission still moving on Amilcar Cabral subsea cable

Optical & Fixed Networks

ECOWAS Commission still moving on Amilcar Cabral subsea cable

OMEA and AWS boost cloud services in North and West Africa

Data Centres & Networks

OMEA and AWS boost cloud services in North and West Africa

West African cable issues: rerouting restricts disruption

Optical & Fixed Networks

West African cable issues: rerouting restricts disruption

Parallel Wireless supplies Open RAN sites for rural Nigeria

Wireless Networks

Parallel Wireless supplies Open RAN sites for rural Nigeria

Pioneer and CSquared Woezon connect Togo to Google's Equiano Cable

Optical & Fixed Networks

Pioneer and CSquared Woezon connect Togo to Equiano Cable

Tizeti secures debt financing to expand internet access in Nigeria

Wireless Networks

Tizeti secures debt financing to expand internet access in Nigeria

MTN commits funds to Ghana’s ICT plans

Investment

MTN commits funds to Ghana’s ICT plans

MTN rumoured to be considering exit from smaller West African operations

Business

MTN rumoured to be considering exit from smaller West African operations

Tizeti plans West African expansion

Business

Tizeti plans West African expansion

MTN Nigeria posts decline in subscribers due to SIM card laws

Operators

MTN Nigeria posts decline in subscribers due to SIM card laws

Google connects Nigeria to subsea cable

Optical & Fixed Networks

Google connects Nigeria to subsea cable

Equinix purchase of MainOne is complete

Investment

Equinix purchase of MainOne is complete

Mobile money reaches US$1 trillion in transaction value

Mobile Finance

Mobile money reaches US$1 trillion in transaction value

Ghana extends SIM registration deadline

Regulation

Ghana extends SIM registration deadline

Millions of Nigerians do not have access telecom services, says NCC

Optical & Fixed Networks

Millions of Nigerians do not have access to telecom services, says NCC

MTN Group reduces shares in Nigerian unit

Operators

MTN Group reduces shares in Nigerian unit

Airtel Nigeria upgrades all cell sites to 4G

Operators

Airtel Nigeria upgrades all cell sites to 4G

MTN Ghana commits to 30% ownership of Scancom and MobileMoney

Operators

MTN Ghana commits to 30% ownership of Scancom and MobileMoney

Nigeria records highest mobile web traffic globally

Wireless Networks

Nigeria records highest mobile web traffic globally

Airtel Africa reports revenue and profit jump

Operators

Airtel Africa reports revenue and profit jump

Tizeti rolls out 4G LTE network in Oyo State, Nigeria

Operators

Tizeti rolls out 4G LTE network in Oyo State, Nigeria

Ghana High Court allows SIM card re-registration

Regulation

Ghana High Court allows SIM card re-registration

MTN holds 5G test run in Cote d'Ivoire

Operators

MTN holds 5G test run in Cote d'Ivoire

CSquared gets licence to lay fibre anywhere in Liberia

Regulation

CSquared gets licence to lay fibre anywhere in Liberia

Smart Africa, Afriwave pact for connectivity and data capacity

Business

Smart Africa, Afriwave pact for connectivity and data capacity

Digital Realty to acquire Medallion Data Centres in Nigeria

Data Centres & Networks

Digital Realty to acquire Medallion Data Centres in Nigeria

Infobip to boost Espresso Senegal’s WhatsApp communication

Consumer Ecosystems

Infobip to boost Espresso Senegal’s WhatsApp communication

Orange tests 5G in Mali

Wireless Networks

Orange tests 5G in Mali

Senegal announces big plans for new data centre

Data Centres & Networks

Senegal announces big plans for new data centre

E-navigation support for Ghana’s maritime sector

Satellite Networks

E-navigation support for Ghana’s maritime sector

Group Vivendi Africa launches FTTH services in Burkina Faso

Optical & Fixed Networks

Group Vivendi Africa launches FTTH services in Burkina Faso

Sonatel signs final pact for managing Beninese telecoms infra

Devices & Platforms

Sonatel signs final pact for managing Beninese telecoms infra

MTN Nigeria completes issuance of naira bond

Enterprise Ecosystems

MTN Nigeria completes issuance of naira bond

Nigeria hails 'regulatory regime' for connectivity boost

Regulation

Nigeria hails 'regulatory regime' for connectivity boost

Togocom claims first West African commercial 5G network

Operators

Togocom claims first West African commercial 5G network

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