The wave of attempts in many countries to bring multiple SIM card use under control is continuing, this time in Togo.

Lycamobile, which describes itself as the world’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has been awarded a National Telecommunications Operator (NTO) licence in Uganda. It now becomes Uganda’s fourth national operator alongside Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), MTN and Airtel.

Solar power is supporting the activities of a number of Orange subsidiaries in Africa and a Huawei data centre in Jordan.

India-headquartered networking product company Tejas Networks has announced that TelOne, one of Zimbabwe’s major operators, has deployed the Tejas 100G/100G+ coherent dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) solution.

Eutelsat Communications is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook to provide broadband services via satellite across several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Helios Towers, which last year acquired the passive infrastructure assets of Senegal’s number two mobile player Free Senegal for $188.2 million, has announced a major investment in the country.

Telecoms services are being affected – directly or indirectly – by authorities in Ghana and Uganda looking for ways to raise revenue.

Nigerian regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and satcoms provider Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the use of C-band spectrum to boost 5G services in Nigeria.

Benin has begun tendering for a new mobile network operator, with foreign firms invited to participate on the grounds that they already operate a telecoms network.

According to Nigerian press reports, Nigerians now have another new deadline by which to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their SIM cards.

Operator MTN Rwanda has received approval from the country's Central Bank to set up a fintech subsidiary, Mobile Money Rwanda Ltd.

Despite the customer losses reported here earlier today, MTN Nigeria is still investing in the future, notably with the recent introduction of Remita, a leading Nigerian electronic payment platform.

Hard on the heels of its acquisition of Millicom’s Tanzanian operations, Axian Group has announced a major investment in the country and is apparently looking at more investment opportunities in the region.

Ethio Telecom, the – for now – monopoly telecommunications provider in Ethiopia, has announced the roll-out of a mobile money service.

Nigerian operator 9Mobile has selected digital business support systems (BSS) company Tecnotree to replace its wholesale and carrier billing solution.

The African telecommunications giant MTN Group has confirmed yesterday’s news that it is involved in a bid for a telecoms licence in Ethiopia.

Malawi’s Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has approached the country’s operators to address consumer complaints over high data prices.

Somalia’s largest telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom, has announced the rollout of the country’s first indigenous mobile money application.

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and broadband infrastructure provider CSquared have made an agreement that will involve leasing of GRIDCo’s excess fibre capacity to mobile network operators and internet service providers in Ghana.

Fast-growing pan-African operator Africell has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with wireless transport solutions company Aviat, which will provide Africell with a 5G-ready end-to-end disaggregated transmission network across multiple African countries.

Registration of new SIM cards had been suspended in Nigeria for about four months. Now there’s been a change of mind by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

As promised at the launch in February, South African ISP Supersonic is now extending the coverage of its Unlimited Air Fibre wireless broadband product.

Cash is probably not going to disappear anytime soon in Africa, but a growing number of digital finance initiatives – including two recently announced in Kenya and Nigeria – may help to accelerate the process.

ScholarX Technologies Limited, an edtech start-up founded in 2016 and headquartered in Lagos, has announced a strategic partnership with telecommunications services provider Airtel Nigeria.

Senegalese regulator ARTP (L’Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications et des Postes) has issued formal notices to two of the country’s operators for failing to comply with mobile number portability (MNP) regulations.

Zimbabwean financial services provider First Capital Bank has announced the launch of Alisa, a WhatsApp banking chatbot, bringing together machine learning and cognitive computing technologies to provide customers and clients with various banking services.

MTN Nigeria is engaging with local banks to discuss pricing models after it was blocked from selling products and airtime last week after it attempted to reduce commission on transactions.

With E-band spectrum seen by some as the key to supporting microwave and meeting increased capacity requirements for both backhaul and fronthaul, it may be no surprise that Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has gone down the E-band route.

A good eight years after the idea was first mooted, Botswana’s attempt to introduce mobile number portability (MNP), which allows customers to change their network provider while retaining their original number, has ground to a halt.