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- 6 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa, New World TV Bring FIFA World Cup to Africa
Airtel Africa and New World TV today inParis, France, announced a landmark partnership, in which Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Chad,…
- 17 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa Delivers FIFA World Cup 2022™ Matches to Subscribers on the go
Airtel Africa has launched a new content package that will provide exclusive, live access to all FIFA World Cup 2022™ matches to Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo…
- 13 May 2017
Ebola Outbreak Declared in DC Congo
World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the death of one person in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DPR). The Congo Ministry of Health notified the WHO of…
- 4 Jul 2016
Gemalto’s Biometric Solution To Support DR Congo Elections
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has won an international tender to supply CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 22,000…
- 1 Jun 2016
Etisalat Opens Entries for Prize for Literature 2016
Etisalat has announced its call for entries to the 2016 edition of the Pan-African Prize, Etisalat Prize for Literature. This is coming just a few months after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
- 14 Mar 2013
AFDB Launches Open Data Platforms for Nigeria, 19 Others
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi,…
- 26 Aug 2024
Africa CDC Warns of Rising Mpox Cases, High Death Rate
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned of the high burden of mpox cases, limited diagnostic capabilities, and the disease's high fatality rate as some of the…
- 11 Jun 2012
Olympic Games to be Streamed Live on YouTube
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube. YouTube is the world's most popular online video community…
- 15 Nov 2016
Kirusa’s InstaVoice® Service Breezes Past 100m Monthly Active Users
Kirusa, a global leader in providing mobile and social media solutions, today announced that its InstaVoice® service has reached the remarkable landmark of 100 million monthly active users.…
- 15 Jan 2014
MasterCard, Ecobank Partner for e-Payment in 28 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard, have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23…
- 28 Oct 2024
MoMo PSB Launches Outbound Remittance Service across Africa
MoMo PSB has announced the launch of its outbound and inbound remittance service which enables customers in Nigeria to send money seamlessly to 13 African countries, including Benin Republic,…
- 12 Aug 2025
Airtel, Vodacom sign Network Infrastructure Agreement to Drive Digital Inclusion
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to…
- 13 Nov 2017
Smile Communications, MediaTek to Launch Voice over LTE Smartphones in Africa
Smile Communications and MediaTek have teamed up to bring the latest VoLTE smartphones to customers in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows…
- 1 Sept 2025
Fidelity Bank Eyes DRC’s Vast, Underbanked Market for Expansion
Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria's leading financial institutions, has announced its intention to establish a lasting presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, group…
- 12 Jun 2013
Ericsson Opens Regional Service Centres in Nigeria, DRC
Ericsson has opened two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it looks to help mobile network operators work more efficiently. The two delivery…
- 25 Feb 2025
Mysterious Illness Kills 50 People within Hours of Symptoms, Doctors Raise Alarm
A mysterious illness killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with most victims dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms, health officials have reported. Pic Credit:…
- 14 Mar 2016
Etisalat Prize for Literature Finalists Meet with Literary Enthusiasts
The three shortlisted finalists for the 2015 edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature, Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila and South Africa’s duo of Penny Busetto and Rehana…
- 21 Feb 2021
Smile Telecoms Holdings Makes Significant Changes in Leadership
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., (Smilecoms.com) a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced after its…
- 26 Jun 2019
Skyroam Simo Partners Smile Telecom to Provide Improved Mobile Data Services
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African 4GLTE telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has formally entered into a partnership with…
- 21 May 2019
Smile Telecoms Appoints Farroukh as Group Chief Executive Officer
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, today announces the appointments of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh as…
- 1 Apr 2021
Smile Reschedules Debt Repayment, Injects $51m
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced, that its debt restructuring…
- Telecom17 Aug 2026
Airtel Africa Emerges First Operator in Africa to Commercially Launch Starlink Mobile
Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the first commercial deployment in Africa. The service enables Airtel customers with compatible smartphones to access connectivity in non-terrestrial areas wherever they can see the sky.
- 13 Jun 2021
Nigeria among Top 3 Countries with Electricity Deficits in the World
The World Bank has listed Nigeria among the three countries with the largest electricity deficits in the world. It said during the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access…
- 6 Mar 2023
European Investment Bank Unveils Fibre Plan for 2.5m Africans
As efforts to close the gap on digital divide in Africa accelerate, European Investment Bank (EIB) has unveiled a bold plan to connect more than two million people in the Democratic Republic of the…
- 25 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 7 Apr 2020
Helios Towers Halts African Expansion
Telecommunications tower infrastructure company, Helios Towers has announced that it cannot go ahead with the investment on its expansion plans for Africa, in the light of the ongoing global COVID-19…
- 20 Mar 2014
Western Union, Ecobank Begins 24Hours Services on all Ecobank Nigeria ATMs
Ecobank customers in Nigeria can now access Western Union® Money TransferSM service using their Ecobank debit card. The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, and Ecobank Nigeria…
- 16 Oct 2019
Helios Towers Prices IPO @ Low End of Range
African mobile networks operator Helios Towers has priced its initial public offering at 115 pence per share, giving it a market capitalisation of 1.15 billion pounds ($1.45 billion). Helios shares…
- 13 Sept 2019
Helios Towers Makes Another U-Turn in London Listing Bid
African telecoms operator Helios Towers has rekindled plans to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). In March last year, the company ditched its bid to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in…
- 15 Jun 2010
Nigeria, Others Prepare for Broadband Banquet
By the end of 2011, the entire continent of Africa will be connected to no fewer than nine undersea broadband cable initiatives that would serve as Africa’s innovation catalysts, Nigeria…