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Congo to embark on high-speed internet development programme

The Congolese government will establish a National Plan for the development of high-speed broadband in a bid to provide the people with an ICT and broadband strategies

Botswana’s inflation stable

Botswana’s October year-on-year inflation remained stable at 7.1%, Statistics Botswana (SB), the country’s data agency, said here Thursday.

African customers to benefit from Airtel’s roaming facility in South Asia

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, Thursday introduced the world’s first free intercontinental

Ecobank, Western Union unveil new money transfer facility in Kenya

Western Union, a global leader in payment services, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank), a leading financial services group in sub-Saharan

LTE network for rollout in East Africa

Smile Telecoms has announced the extension of its existing partnership with Alcatel-Lucent to roll out Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network in Tanzania, Uganda 

WB approves funds for infrastructure projects in Kenya

The World Bank has approved US$40 million to support Kenya’s growing infrastructure project financing needs through the Private-Public Partnership (PPP)

Nigeria’s apex bank ‘defers’ nationwide launch of cash-less scheme

The planned nationwide roll-out of the cash-less programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may not hold as earlier scheduled in January 2013, the apex

IMF to redouble technical support to southern African countries

The International Monetary Fund’s Africa Regional Technical Assistance Centre South (AFRITAC South) will redouble its technical assistance and related training activities

Nigeria’s telecoms regulator bans operators’ promos, lotteries over poor service

The regulatory Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has banned telecoms operators 

Africa’s mobile subscriptions to hit 1 billion in 2015

The number of mobile subscriptions in Africa will cross the 750-million mark during the fourth 

Kenya seeks to enhance East African railway links

Kenya's efforts to become a major regional business and transport hub in East Africa moved closer to reality with Tuesday's launch of a modern railway station

IMF prescribes own financial guidelines for Cameroon

The head of the joint mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mario Zamaroczy, Monday recommended 
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