Telecom & Infrastructure
Connectivity, data centres, energy and the digital infrastructure Africa runs on.
GSMA urges cheaper smartphones and practical digital services to widen access in Gabon
The GSMA is calling for more affordable smartphones and useful digital public services in Gabon, arguing that network coverage alone is not enough...
Ghana takes AU technology committee chair as ministers push digital policy implementation
Ghana is assuming the chairmanship of the African Union’s Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT for two years, succeeding Lesotho.The committee’s ministerial...
Airtel Nigeria adds over 1,000 5G sites and opens digital network feedback channel
Airtel Nigeria says it has deployed more than 1,000 additional 5G sites during 2026 as it expands capacity for customers using mobile data,...
ARABSAT and Es’hailSat agree closer broadcast and satellite cooperation
ARABSAT and Qatar’s Es’hailSat have signed a strategic cooperation agreement during the Arab Radio and Television Festival in Hammamet, Tunisia.The companies intend to...
Airtel Uganda adds 840 sites as it expands coverage and network capacity
Airtel Uganda has added 840 network sites over the past two years, expanding its network by approximately 25%, Managing Director Soumendra Sahu has...
Power and diesel shortages disrupt telecom services in Republic of Congo
Telecommunications services in the Republic of Congo are facing interruptions as electricity shortages and difficulties obtaining diesel weaken operators’ backup power systems, according...
Kenya reports over 30,000 kilometres of fibre rollout since 2022
Kenya has deployed more than 30,000 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure since 2022, according to ICT and Digital Economy Principal Secretary John Tanui.Tanui disclosed...
MTN Ghana reports GHS23.2 billion in nine-month service revenue
MTN Ghana has reported service revenue of GHS23.2 billion for the nine months to September 2026, an increase of 33.5% from a year...
Founder Stories
Ikenna Nzewi: The Releaf journey that led to Biochar Industrial Group
Ikenna Nzewi’s startup career has moved from improving agricultural processing to turning its leftovers into a climate technology business. The thread connecting those...
Shola Akinlade: From building software in Lagos to Paystack and The Stack Group
Before Paystack became part of Stripe, Shola Akinlade was a software builder working through a much smaller question: how could the tools he...
