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Gambia | Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | People | Telecom | Telecom

Senegal adjusts Gambia's internet bandwidth capacity

afrol News, 30 April - Senegal's national telecommunications company [SONATEL] has agreed to adjust The Gambia's internet bandwidth capacity from 34 megabits to 68 megbits by the end of April this year.

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Namibia
Affairs | Economy | People | Socio-economic | Telecom | Telecom

Namibia hosts IT roadshow

afrol News, 7 March - A technology roadshow is taking place in the Namibian capital Windhoek on Friday.

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Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Finance | People | Telecom

Cellcom enjoys major investment

afrol News, 3 March - An international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent [Emerging Capital Partners (ECP)] on Monday announced a US $20 million investment in Cellcom Telecommunications Limited, mobile telecommunications company with operations in West Africa.

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Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Privatisation | Telecom

Sonatel's future worries staff

afrol News, 29 February - Senegalese government's announcement that it would withdraw its capital from the national telecommunications company, Sonatel, has caused anxiety and disbelief among the company's staff.

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Nigeria
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Policy | Policy | Privatisation | Telecom | Telecom

Nigeria cancels privatisation

afrol News, 19 February - The government of Nigeria has again quashed the sale of a major privatisation deal approved by the regime of the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

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Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | People

'Science with Africa' soon

afrol News, 17 January - Ethiopian is due host "Science with Africa" conference that seeks to promote and enhance the role of science and technology in the continent's development.

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Zambia
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Energy | People

Eergy for Zambia and others

The Post/ZANIS News , 26 December - Zambia's quest to develop an electricity inter-connector with two East African countries Kenya and Tanzania will work out once "we increase our tariffs," Zambia's Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Daka has said.

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Africa | South Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Cooperation | Development | Diaspora | Economy | Energy | Finance | Good governance | Infrastructure | Socio-economic

Mbeki urges Africa-diaspora dialogue

afrol News, 19 November - South African President Thabo Mbeki saw the urgent need for greater cooperation between Africa and the diaspora.

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Nigeria
Affairs | Cooperation | Development | Trade

Nigeria airline orders E-Jets

afrol News, 16 November - A Nigerian airline, Virgin Nigeria has placed an order for eight Embraer 170 and two Embraer 190 advanced range aircraft.

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Kenya
Affairs | Development | Development | Industry | Livestock | Socio-economic | Trade

Kenya to increase milk production

afrol News, 16 November - Machira Gichohi, the Kenya Dairy Board Managing Director said effective next year, the East African county aims to produce more than four billion litres of milk annually.

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Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Socio-economic | Telecom | Telecom

Sonatel, Ascade seal major deal

afrol News, 15 November - Senegal's national telecommunications operator and its largest international wholesale carrier, Sonatel SA has selected Ascade's Carrier Cockpit (TM) suite to optimize and automate all aspects of its global interconnect business.

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Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Infrastructure | Policy | Policy | Telecom | Telecom

$50 billion investment for African telecoms

afrol News, 31 October - The GSM Association has announced plans to invest over US $50 billion in sub-Saharan African over the next five years to provide mobile coverage to more than 90% of the population.

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Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Infrastructure | Socio-economic | Telecom

Africa to enjoy ICT boom

afrol News, 31 October - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) plans to interconnect all African capitals and major cities with ICT broadband infrastructure and strengthen connectivity by 2015 means the continent is few years from enjoying ICT boom.

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Ghana
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Economy | Law | Policy | Policy | Telecom | Trade

Ghana’s leading mobile operators in trouble

afrol News, 16 October - Two of Ghana’s most popular mobile telephony network operators, MTN and Onetouch have been ordered by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to halt the activation of new access lines with immediate effect.

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Seychelles
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Good governance | Telecom | Telecom

Seychelles launches ICT policy

afrol News, 16 October - Seychelles Information Communication Technology Policy was launched by the Minister for National Development, Jacquelin Dugasse.

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Nigeria
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Diplomacy | Economy | Mining | Trade

India eyes Nigeria energy

afrol News, 15 October - The visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said his trip to Nigeria has been premised on expanding and diversifying trade with the country.

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Affairs | Affairs | Development | Telecom

Rwanda hosts Connect Africa Leaders’ Summit

afrol News, 11 October - Some 500 participants are expected to take part in Connect Africa Leaders’ Summit in the Rwandan capital Kigali on 29 and 30 October, United Nations confirmed.

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Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Energy | Good governance | Infrastructure | Poverty

Hydro-energy sustains Africa’s economic growth’

afrol News, 10 October - Despite recording economic growth, most African countries continued to experience short supply of electricity, which hampers development in general. But the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said hydro-energy is capable of sustaining the current economic growth in the continent.

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Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Infrastructure | Policy | Telecom

Multichoice Africa boosts capacity leases

afrol News, 31 August - The leading pay-TV operator in sub-Saharan African, MultiChoice Africa, has boosted its capacity leases with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to support further expansion of its pay television and Internet services in sub-Saharan Africa, the company discloses.

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Ethiopia
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Policy | Socio-economic | Telecom

Offshore IT outsourcing center for Ethiopia

afrol News, 30 August - A Chicago-based IT consulting and outsourcing firm, eVentive, LLC has announced the opening of its offshore IT outsourcing center in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

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Senegal
Social Services | Telecom | Telecom

Senegal invites third mobile operator

afrol News, 23 August - Senegalese government has invited tender for a third mobile operator in the country, in addition to the two mobile operators - Orange and Tigo.

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Ethiopia
Affairs | Cooperation | Development | Trade

Ethiopia initiates 10 irrigation projects

afrol News, 13 August - Ten of the 29 African Development Bank (ADB) sponsored irrigation projects costing US $70 million have been initiated in Ethiopia. The funding will no doubt boost Ethiopian government‘s untiring efforts to empower millions of farmer and eventually cut down the high poverty rate.

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Gambia
Telecom | Telecom

Gambia sells out 50% telecoms shares

afrol News, 13 August - It has been confirmed that 50% of both the Gambia Telecommunication Company Ltd (GAMTEL) and Gambia Cellular Telephone Company (GAMCEL) have been sold out to a Lebanese-owned company, Spectrum Investment Group Ltd.

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Ghana
Affairs | Development

Ghana to introduce automated banking

afrol News, 6 July - Ghanaian bankers' dream to introduce an electronic platform for interbanking services would soon be realized, as the country’s Central Bank is collaborating with the Ghana Association of Bankers to establish the system before the year ends.

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Senegal
Cooperation | Development | Energy

Senegal's ambitious solar power project "mismanaged"

afrol News / IRIN, 28 June - Poor planning, maintenance and technical support are amongst the factors threatening to undermine an ambitious effort to electrify Senegal's remote Sine-Saloum Delta using solar energy. Another major problem is people's lack of willingness or ability to pay the fees for the photovoltaic systems.

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