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Explore the intersection of finance and technology in Africa with our dedicated “Fintech & Télécom” section. Stay updated on cutting-edge trends shaping the continent’s digital landscape.

Starlink suspends new subscriptions in five Kenyan counties on high demand

Fintech & Télécom 4 November, 2024

Elon Musk’s internet service, Starlink has paused new subscriptions in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and five neighbouring regions, because of high…...

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Airtel Kenya gets a two year license extension

Featured 30 October, 2024

Airtel Kenya has disclosed it secured an extension of its operating licence for two years from January in the newly…...

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Ethio Telecom IPO targets Ethiopians solely, locking out regional investors

Featured 21 October, 2024

East African investors have been locked out of the initial public offering (IPO) of the Ethiopia’s state owned telecommunications company. …...

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Kenya’s government targets mobile money paybills to catch tax evaders from December

Featured 11 October, 2024

Safaricom’s Mpesa and Airtel’s paybill and till numbers used by millions of Kenyans to make daily transactions across the country…...

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Kenya: Expatriates staff costs in Safaricom falls 17.7 percent

Featured 7 October, 2024

Kenya’s listed telecommunications company Safaricom Plc spent less in the year ended March 2024 on its expatriate staff by 17.7…...

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Safaricom adds 350,000 customers in Ethiopia in three months

Featured 16 September, 2024

Safaricom Plc has revealed it added 350,000 customers in the quarter to June 2024, according to new disclosures by the…...

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Togo: Fintech Ollo Africa launches a fund collection and management solution

Fintech & Télécom 7 August, 2024

Ollo Africa, an african fintech based in Togo has announced the launch of an application called Ohana Africa, designed to…...

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Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom loses $978.7 million on protests

Featured 27 July, 2024

Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s largest telecommunication and East Africa’s most profitable company reported a 17.5 per cent decline in share price…...

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FCTC Sonatel Asset-Backed Security Makes Waves in West African Stock Exchange

Stock Exchanges 24 May, 2024

In a significant development for West Africa’s digital economy, the Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créances (FCTC) Sonatel bond, underwritten…

Airtel Africa commences construction of Nxtra by Airtel’s first data centre in Nigeria

Featured 13 March, 2024

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has…

From AFRIPA TELECOM to SANCFIS, a story of vision and passion

Fintech & Télécom 27 January, 2023

Louis DIAKITÉ, a hardworking and visionary man, created AFRIPA TELECOM in 1994 in Cotonou, Benin. Specializing in telecommunications, the company…

A call for gender parity in the digital space

Fintech & Télécom 30 November, 2022

Economic Affairs Officer at the Economic Commission for Africa, Mactar Seck, highlights the need to promote the representation of women…

Sanlam and MTN Group’s InsurTech alliance kicks off as transaction is approved

Featured 1 November, 2022

Sanlam and MTN Group are pleased to announce that our strategic alliance to market and distribute insurance and investment products…

ECA provides IT equipment to support census digitization in Togo

Fintech & Télécom 30 September, 2022

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has handed over 15,000 electronic tablets and accessories to the government of Togo to…

Airtel Africa joins global industry body to promote sustainability in its supply chain

Leaders 7 April, 2022

Exclusive agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares of company Mauritano-Tunisienne des Télécommunications (Mattel)

Fintech & Télécom 4 April, 2022

Tunisie Telecom, BSA telecommunication and COMATEL announce the signing, on March 14, of an exclusive agreement with the company TELECEL…

Fintech OPay officially lands on the Egyptian market

Fintech & Télécom 1 March, 2022

OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup, has announced the opening of its first “OPay” store in Egypt to offer services…...

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Ethiopie : towards a union between Safaricom and Ethio Telecom to share towers

Fintech & Télécom 28 February, 2022

Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom is in talks with Ethio Telecom to share towers in Ethiopia, we learned on Monday…...

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Kenya launches national payments strategy

Bank 23 February, 2022

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) launched this Wednesday, February 23, the National Payments Strategy at an event that brought…...

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Kenyan startup MarketForce raises USD 40 million for its expansion in Africa

Finance 22 February, 2022

Kenyan startup MarketForce, a B2B platform for the retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services, announced Tuesday (February…...

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Heydon Hall, new Chief Information Officer of Dark Fiber Africa (DFA)

Fintech & Télécom 15 February, 2022

Dark Fiber Africa (DFA), a South African company specializing in the provision of open access fiber optic infrastructure and connectivity,…...

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CDC Group announces a commitment of 30 million USD in favor of Axian Telecom in Africa

Finance 14 February, 2022

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, announced on February 14, 2022 its base commitment of USD 30 million as…...

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Maroc : the central bank signs a partnership agreement with CDG Invest

Bank 14 February, 2022

Bank Al-Maghrib, the Moroccan central bank, announced on February 10, 2022 in Rabat, a partnership agreement withCDG Invest, Investment Branch…...

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Facebook’s “Meta” drop sanctioned by Wall Street

Fintech & Télécom 3 February, 2022

It’s a first. Shaken by China’s Tiktok and Apple’s changing privacy rules, Facebook lost users for the first time in…

Nigeria: Globacom partners with Ceragon Networks to strengthen its network

Fintech & Télécom 2 February, 2022

Globacom Limited, a Nigerian multinational operating in the telecommunications sector, announced earlier this week that it had entered into a…...

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Afrique du Sud: Sandile Msimango, new CEO of IHS Towers

Fintech & Télécom 31 January, 2022

Telecommunications tower company IHS Towers announced on Monday (January 31st) that it has appointed Sandile Msimango as Vice President and…...

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MTN Nigeria reports net profit of USD 719 million in 2021

Fintech & Télécom 31 January, 2022

MTN Nigeria made a net profit of 298.65 billion naira (719 million USD) in 2021, according to financial results released…...

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The challenges awaiting Christel Heydemann, the new boss of Orange

Fintech & Télécom 31 January, 2022

Her appointment officially announced on January 28, 2022, the new CEO of the Orange group, Christel Heydemann, becomes the first…...

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Google invests USD 1 billion in Bharti Airtel

Fintech & Télécom 28 January, 2022

Google LLC, an American technology services company, will invest up to 1 billion USD in Bharti Airtel, parent company of…...

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Afrique du Sud: Standard Bank in the digital age

Bank 24 January, 2022

Standard Bank Group Ltd announced on Monday January 24 that 99% of its transaction volumes in South Africa are now…...

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