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SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in NamibiaNqobile Dludla

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones #AfricaTechFestival2024

By Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

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

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

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Left to right: Chris George, strategic negotiator, Google; Mike van den Bergh, CMO, PCCW Global; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Willem Marais, group managing executive and CEO, Liquid Telecom SA, during the MainOne-hosted Africa Panel Session.

Africa's digital potential discussed at International Telecommunications Week

13 May 2016

Africa leads the way with mobile data

Africa leads the way with mobile data

6 May 2016

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SES, Facebook deal to provide broadband connectivity in Africa

29 Apr 2016

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

19 Apr 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

12 Jan 2016

Africa prepares for data revolution

Africa prepares for data revolution

Carlos Lopes 31 Dec 2015

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Nigeria sets MTN fine deadline

Nigeria sets MTN fine deadline

30 Oct 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

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now

18 Jul 2014

Michele McCann

NAPAfrica celebrates a new peak at 15Gbps

18 Jul 2014

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

10 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

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