16 January 2025
Ethio Telecom executives have announced a five-week extension until 14 February of the validity of the public offer to sell 10% of its shares.
Launched in October 2024, this offer proposes 100 million ordinary shares at a unit price of 300 birr.
Find out moreStarlink comes to Liberia
16 January 2025
Starlink’s services are now available in Liberia following a one-year agreement signed in October 2024 between Starlink and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA).
The license aims to expand internet coverage across the country from 60% to nearly 100%, according to Abdullah Kamara, LTA’s chief executive officer. Penetration was 30.1% at the start of 2024, representing 1.65 million internet users, as per DataReportal.
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Orange and Vodacom launch rural towerco deal in DRC
15 January 2025
Orange and Vodacom have formed a first-of-its-kind, rural towerco partnership in Africa.
Through this partnership, the companies will collaborate to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The initiative will extend network coverage and enable access to telecommunications and mobile financial services to up to 19 million people in less densely populated rural communities, reinforcing their commitment to bridging the digital divide and driving inclusive growth.
Find out more Chad nears finish line with national data centre
15 January 2025
Chad is about to finalize the construction of its national data centre, which should help the country fully enter the digital age.
Chad's National Digital Data Center is now in the advanced stages of construction. The infrastructure, with a surface area of 500m² and spread over four levels, was designed to meet the country's digital data storage, management and processing needs. This project, funded by China, is being carried out by Huawei Technologies and technically supervised by GOLF Consulting.
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