Nigerian operators have settled a long-running unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment dispute with commercial banks. It seems that, five years after the dispute began, all outstanding payments have now been made.

The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has reportedly secured conditional approval from the State Audit Bureau (SAB) to award a KWD19.9 million (US$64.8 million) contract for a project to modernise Kuwait’s fixed-line telecoms infrastructure.

Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, says it has made a follow-on investment in a company called Communication & Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI) to scale up sustainable telecom energy infrastructure in South Sudan.

Terranova, the hyperscale data centre platform backed by the Actis infrastructure fund, described as one of the largest and longest-standing sustainable infrastructure investors globally, has launched its first data centre in Mexico.

Nvidia’s latest survey reveals artificial intelligence is delivering tangible commercial impact across telecommunications, becoming central to network automation and investment strategies as operators prepare for next-generation services.

Three Southern African nations – Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho – have been in the news after plans to improve local and regional connectivity were announced.

Microsoft said it remains on track to invest US$50 billion by 2030 to expand access to artificial intelligence across emerging markets in the Global South, framing the move as part of a broader effort to narrow what it calls the growing “AI divide”.

Ghana’s regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has announced revised key performance indicators (KPIs) for mobile telecommunications quality of service (QoS).

MTN Congo has reportedly connected to the 2Africa subsea cable system, bolstering its international connectivity and reducing the risk of future service disruptions. 

Axian Telecom has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to establish a framework for network modernisation and the rollout of new digital services across its footprint in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Group announced on Monday it is carving out a new independent company, Ooredoo Fibre Networks (OFN), that will focus on managing and scaling Ooredoo’s international connectivity and subsea cable infrastructure.

Pakistan telco Jazz announced on Monday it has signed an agreement with the Universal Service Fund (USF) to expand digital connectivity to underserved communities in the Badin district in Sindh province.

Nokia has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi technology and infrastructure investment group T964 to modernise Iraq’s telecoms and digital infrastructure.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has accused MTN Group of illegally providing telecoms services within its territory without the required licence, escalating tensions over spectrum use along its eastern border.

A decree put into place by Burkina Faso’s military government late last week, which obliges some companies to build headquarters in the country, may affect Burkina's mobile operators.

Virgin Mobile Kuwait by Connect Arabia WLL says it has partnered with Kidzonet to launch a new SIM solution that promises safer digital access for children than traditional parental controls by screening content at the network level.

Du Pay, the digital financial services arm of UAE-based telco du, says it is collaborating with Nepalese digital remittance firm Esewa Money Transfer to promote cross-border payments to Nepalese expats in the UAE.

Amazon’s satellite connectivity arm Leo has launched its largest payload to date, expanding its low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation to 200 satellites as it ramps up competition with SpaceX’s Starlink.

Safaricom has partnered with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to launch Ziidi Trader, a new feature within the M-PESA app that allows customers to buy and sell shares directly from their mobile phones.

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a new cybersecurity feature, Fraud Alert, aimed at protecting customers from password theft and one-time password (OTP)-related banking fraud.

e& Carrier & Wholesale and TNS Global announced on Wednesday that they are partnering to launch a new high-performance connectivity corridor between Kazakhstan and the UAE.

UAE-based telco du said on Thursday it is partnering with Cyprus-based independent subsea infrastructure provider Datawave Networks to land the latter’s Singapore-India-Gulf (SING) subsea cable system in the UAE.

Latam-GPT, a Latin American initiative to develop a language model built entirely in the region, was launched this week. It originates in Chile, where it was developed by the Chilean National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (Cenia).

Eutelsat said on Wedneday it is partnering with global non-profit organization unconnected.org to deploy satellite-powered community Wi-Fi in underserved aras in Tanzania, with plans to expand the project across Africa.

IHS Fiber Brasil announced on Wednesday it is quitting the Brazilian fibre sector after parent firm IHS Towers agreed to sell its 51% stake in fibre company I-Systems back to Brazilian operator TIM SA.

Sparkle revealed on Wednesday it has signed deals with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and Elettra to build its planned GreenMed subsea cable connecting the Middle East and the Balkans to Italy via the Adriatic Sea.

Regulator the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has suspended the Universal Telecommunications Operating Licence and Spectrum Authorisation of Starcell International Liberia, an operator about which little appears to be known.

Bayobab, a next-generation digital infrastructure company and an MTN Group company, and Mozambican operator TMCEL have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Mozambique’s international connectivity.

Corero Network Security, a provider of DDoS protection solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with EdgeUno, a regional connectivity provider in Latin America, to expand automated DDoS protection as a fully managed service throughout the region.