30 results
- 1 Feb 2016
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Agreement on Mobile Money Service
WorldRemit and MTN Group has announced that its customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The launch follows the signing of a global partnership…
- 14 Oct 2020
Econet Launches Pan-African Wi-Fi Marketplace
Econet, through its subsidiaries Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) and Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has launched a network of #SasaiWiFiFinder hotspots in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda, to provide…
- 21 Jan 2015
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Mobile Money Agreement
WorldRemit, online money transfer service and MTN, telecoms operator have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money…
- 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,…
- 24 Sept 2015
Airtel, Liquid Telecom Partner for Faster Mobile Broadband
Airtel has signed an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use the fibre provider's terrestrial fibre network to connect Airtel's mobile base stations and enterprises, in a bid to increase internet access…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2021
Africa is 2021’s Internet Censorship Hot Spot Report Shows
Africa is the most censorship-intensive region in the world, with 10 countries shutting down its social media this year. This is according to cyber security company Surfshark, which notes social…
- 6 Oct 2021
Airtel Money Partners Flutterwave to Expand Operation in East African Markets
Airtel Money has announced a partnership with an African payments company, Flutterwave, to expand the former’s services to East African markets. Through the partnership, businesses integrating…
- 12 May 2016
IHS Urges Africa to Replicate Telecoms Revolution on Renewable Energy
Africa must deliver a renewable power revolution, as happened with telecommunications, to reach its ambitious targets, according to a new report commissioned by IHS Towers, the largest mobile…
- 31 Aug 2018
Paradigm Initiative condemns Introduction of Social Media Tax in Benin Republic
Paradigm Initiative has condemned the decision of the government of Benin Republic to introduce new levies on telecommunications operators with two taxes relating to the use of telecom services by…
- 6 Apr 2009
Zain Africa University Challenge Hits Screen
Nigerians now have the opportunity to watch local universities test their academic prowess against the best universities from across Africa in an International inter-varsity battle of brains,…
- 14 Jan 2016
DStv Hints at CHAN 2016 Live Coverage on SuperSport
DStv is kicking-off subscribers’ 2016 viewing experience with exciting football action. From 16 January to 07 February, DStv subscribers will be treated to the 2016 African Nations…
- 22 Sept 2008
African Parliamentary Staff Learn Science Communication Skills
Representatives of parliaments from 13 countries across Africa will attend a workshop in Kampala, Uganda this week to develop the skills needed to inform Parliamentarians about the scientific aspects…
- 25 Oct 2016
MTN Nigeria Records Further Revenue Decline in Q3 of 2016
MTN Nigeria reported a smaller revenue decline in the quarter ended 30 September, as subscriber numbers continued to recover in the West African country. After reporting a year-on-year decline in…
- Telecom26 Aug 2026
ITU Moves to Strengthen Sub-Saharan Broadband Push
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is strengthening harmonised national broadband mapping systems in beneficiary of countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- 26 Sept 2014
Airtel, Trace Unveil Music Contest For 13 African Countries
‎Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has today partnered with TRACE Music Star and global recording icon Akon to…
- 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…
- 30 Sept 2014
Aflix Expands to 30 African Countries, Seeks Service Providers collabo
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- 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…
- 15 Nov 2012
Bharti Airtel Makes History with 1st Free Intercontinental Incoming Roaming
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, this morning introduced the world's first free intercontinental incoming…
- 4 Sept 2012
Airtel, Sanlam Ink Financial Products Distribution Deal
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications company with operations in 17 countries across Africa including Nigeria has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with Sanlam, leading South African…
- 31 May 2016
Standard Chartered Launches Mobile Banking Platform in Nigeria, Others
Standard Chartered is to launch its mobile and online banking platform in Nigeria and seven other African countries. Jaydeep Gupta, regional head for retail banking, Standard Chartered, said, the…
- 7 Oct 2015
AfDB, IMF Host Training on Financial Soundness for Officials from Nigeria, Others
Under the Joint Partnership for Africa (JPA) Program, the African Development Bank, through its African Development Institute (EADI) and in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…
- 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 Jun 2009
Big Brother Africa Hits Screen September
The fourth season of Big Brother Africa (BBA) commences on Sunday, September 6, 2009, and promises to be the biggest ever! Tagged “the revolution,” this season’s stakes have…
- 16 Dec 2014
Scandal, Revenge, Others Debut in Aflix ABC Contents Unveil
Africa’s leading mobile streaming service, Aflix has unveiled its ABC studios in a move that will see it providing some of ABC’s best contents to Aflix users within the continent. This is coming on…
- 11 Aug 2008
Akiolu, Oba of Lagos, Others Root for Zain
His royal highness, Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos was at the head of a star cast of over seven royal fathers who lent their weight in support as Celtel rebranded to Zain Nigeria alongside 13 other…
- 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…
- 2 Oct 2013
AfDB Invests $70m n PTA Bank to Boost Trade in Africa
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financial package consisting of $20 million in additional equity and a $50-million line of credit (LOC) to finance projects in…
- 17 Jun 2014
Big Brother Africa Season 9 Auditions Begins September
The ninth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series Big Brother Africa kicks off in September and already fans are asking…who will the new housemates be? Who will find their names and…