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MTN Group has announced plans to reduce its stake in MTN Nigeria from 76% to 65% through a public offer, reaffirming its commitment to increase local ownership once the unit returns to profitability. The group’s president, Ralph Mupita,…
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Albert Saniger, founder and ex-CEO of the AI shopping startup Nate, has been charged with defrauding investors by falsely claiming the app offered fully automated, AI-powered checkouts. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed the…
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The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Mr Samuel Nartey George, has announced that the Ministry will launch the One Million Coders programme, with a pilot covering Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, and the Upper…
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The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has dropped a major hint about an upcoming government intervention to rescue state-owned telecom company AT from financial collapse. Speaking to…
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Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has assured Ghanaians that the government’s upcoming SIM card registration exercise will be a vastly improved, human-centred, and technology-driven…
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A fresh political storm is brewing in South Africa’s Parliament, as Communications Minister Solly Malatsi and the chair of the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications, Khusela Diko, find themselves in a heated face-off over…
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Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital), in partnership with B Lab Spain and GSMA Foundry, has unveiled 17 cutting-edge projects selected as finalists for the first edition of the MWCapital Awards: Technologies for a Sustainable Future.…
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Audio streaming giant Spotify paid approximately $59 million in royalties to artists from Nigeria and South Africa—its two largest African markets—in 2024, as global interest in African music genres like Afrobeats and Amapiano continues to…
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The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has appointed Seyi Onasanya as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 1, 2025. The appointment marks a significant step in Nigeria’s broader strategy to expand digital…
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Across sub-Saharan Africa, mobile phones are often the first and only gateway to the internet. Yet, while nearly 90% of the population is now covered by mobile broadband, only 27% are actually online. And in rural areas – home to a…
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