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- 8 Aug 2024
MTN Group Divests Guinea-Bissau Subsidiary to Telecel
MTN Group, has completed the sale of its smaller West African subsidiary Spacetel Guinea-Bissau S.A. (MTN Guinea-Bissau) after receiving all regulatory approvals. The telco stated that the sale to…
- 15 Jun 2026
Guinea-Bissau Taps United Nigeria Airlines to Establish AIR BISSAU, National Carrier
Government of Guinea-Bissau has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s United Nigeria Airlines to establish AIR BISSAU, a national carrier, for the West African country, to boost…
- 18 Jun 2013
Help us Follow Dirty Money, Guinea asks G8
Guinea, one of Africa's poorest nations despite abundant natural resources, has urged the G8 to back its battle with corruption by helping trace shell companies used to hide crooked deals and track…
- 24 Oct 2021
Royal Navy Warship Arrives Lagos for Gulf of Guinea Deployment
The British Royal Navyship, HMS Trent, has arrived Lagos State as part of its three months deployment to the Gulf of Guinea. UK’s Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Ben Llewellyn-Jones and Commanding…
- 31 May 2021
Danbatta Shares Regulatory Model for Nigeria’s Digital Inclusion with Guinea-Bissau Team
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches and best practices being…
- 27 Mar 2024
MTN to Exit Some African Countries, Gives Reasons
MTN, telecommunications giant, is contemplating its departure from Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, and Liberia. This is in a bid to address mounting challenges across the West and Central Africa…
- 13 Nov 2023
MTN to Exit 3 African Countries
MTN Group, Pan-African mobile operator has disclosed that discussions are ongoing regarding the potential “orderly exit” of its operations in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry and Liberia. MTN currently…
- 4 Oct 2013
ExxonMobil Gets Extra $1.5Bn for PNG LNG
ExxonMobil has secured an additional $1.5 billion in debt financing for its $19 billion Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, its project partner Oil Search (OSH.AX) said on Friday.…
- 13 Sept 2016
Orange Accelerates Mobile Financial Services in Africa with CECOM Launch
With the recent receipt of Electronic Money Establishment licenses (EME) in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea), Orange has further strengthened its position as a major player in…
- 25 Jul 2019
WorldRemit Launches New Mobile-To- Mobile Digital Payment Service in Africa
WorldRemit users can now make instant, low-cost international mobile money transfers to 15 million accounts in Guinea, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Niger. Digital money transfer…
- 28 Jan 2022
Eutelsat, Intersat Ink Deal to Boost Connectivity in West Africa
Eutelsat Communications and Intersat have signed a multi-annual capacity agreement to provide hundreds of Mbps to meet the connectivity needs in Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal. Under the…
- 20 Nov 2018
Oradian, TAB Finance Join Forces to Boost Financial Inclusion
TAB Finance, a new microfinance bank licensed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, joins Oradian’s global community of visionary financial institutions. With this strategic partnership,…
- 10 Jun 2019
AfDB Plans Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility
The African Development Bank, with donor partners, will launch the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) on 12 June 2019 at the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ADFI…
- 2 May 2016
Nigeria Loses $1.5Bn Monthly to Sea Pirates, Fuel Fraud
Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud, a U.S. official said. Amb. Michele Sison, U.S. Deputy Representative to the UN,…
- 6 Jan 2015
#ISurvivedEbola App Connects Survivors to Share Life-Saving Tips
#ISurvivedEbola, the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with each other, share public health advice,…
- 25 Aug 2014
Toddler’s Contact with Infected Fruit Bat Triggered Ebola Outbreak -Study
The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola was triggered by a toddler’s chance contact with a single infected bat, a team of international researchers have concluded after a major investigation of the…
- 12 Nov 2014
UBA Commits $1m to Ebola Fight, Elumelu Canvasses Corporate Africa Support
Tony O Elumelu, United Bank for Africa (UBA) board chairman, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three West African countries, where UBA…
- 12 Jun 2022
Danbatta Pledges Support to New WATRA Leadership
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has promised the new leadership of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA)…
- 5 Sept 2022
Netflix Opens Scholarship Applications for West & Central Africa
Netflix has announced the extension of its Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) to film and television students in the West and Central Africa region. Applications are now open for…
- 26 Aug 2014
Ebola Fight Needs $430m to End Record Outbreak-WHO
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a draft document laying out the World Health Organization’s (WHO) battle strategy. The…
- 23 Sept 2014
MasterCard-Branded Cards at Ecobank Subsidiaries in 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard on Tuesday announced that consumers can now use their MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards at Ecobank’s ATMs and Point of Sale terminals in 28 African…
- 24 Apr 2020
Facebook Expands Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 More African Countries
Facebook has expanded its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its on-going commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from…
- 12 Apr 2017
StarTimes Acquires Media Rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup
Africa’s leading pay TV operator StarTimes has acquired media rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup as FIFA officially granted media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events in Sub-Saharan Africa on Thursday.…
- 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…
- 25 Oct 2017
Most Countries Scorn Nigerian Passport
Nigeria has one of the least powerful passports in the world, a new ranking showed on Wednesday. The Passport Index, done by Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital, showed Nigerians can…
- 19 Jul 2016
UBA, Mastercard Seal Deal on 5-Year Card Issuance in 19 Markets
United Bank Africa (UBA) and Mastercard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in 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…
- 24 Aug 2015
MTN, Liquid Telecom in Partnership for Broadband
Mobile operator MTN and network services provider Liquid Telecom have announced a partnership to provide their respective customers with access to a broader fixed and wireless footprint. In a…
- 12 Dec 2014
Ebola Deaths Hit 6,583
Nearly 6,600 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The UN health agency reported that as of December 10, there…
- 15 Jul 2013
Worrying Surge in Kidnapping, Armed Robbery in Nigeria, Others
Well-armed pirates are widening their area of operations and using new strategies in a “worrying surge” of attacks, kidnappings and armed robberies in Nigeria and other West Africa’s oil-rich Gulf of…