Morocco moves ahead with broadband coverage plan
MOROCCO 12:23

Morocco moves ahead with broadband coverage plan

Morocco has covered 10,690 out of 10,740 targeted areas with 2G, 3G and 4G services, according to a parliamentary briefing from Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, delegate minister for digital transition. This means the first phase of the National Broadband Development Plan has been nearly completed, and so the government has officially launched the second phase. This next stage aims to extend and enhance connectivity across an additional 2,000 rural areas by 2026, Moroccoworld News reported.

UniCloud Africa picks Open Access Data Centres for local hosting
AFRICA 09:00

UniCloud Africa picks Open Access Data Centres for local hosting

UniCloud Africa and Open Access Data Centres (OADC) have formed a strategic partnership, integrating UniCloud's African sovereign cloud platform with OADC's data centre infrastructure. They said the alliance will help customers keep data within continental borders and enhance digital sovereignty. Under this partnership, UniCloud Africa will host its enterprise-grade sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure within OADC's carrier-neutral facilities in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.

Sonatel revenue rises 7% in Q1
AFRICA 07:19

Sonatel revenue rises 7% in Q1

Sonatel Group said its revenue increased by 6.9 percent year-on-year to XOF 504.2 billion in the first quarter compared with 2025, driven by sustained demand for mobile data, the continued expansion of  Orange Money platform, and ongoing infrastructure investments across the region. EBITDA rose 9.8 percent to XOF 242.6 billion while net profit increased by 4.5 percent to XOF 113.8 billion.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies completes debt refinancing
AFRICA 21 APR

Liquid Intelligent Technologies completes debt refinancing

Liquid Intelligent Technologies said it has closed a USD 660 million debt financing round, including the issue of a USD 300 million, five-year Eurobond that was oversubscribed 2.5 times. Listed on Euronext Dublin, the bond is the centerpiece of a broader debt refinancing by the African operator owned by Cassava Technologies. The transaction, which also includes USD 360 million in new credit facilities, retires prior debt and extends the company's maturity profile.

MultiChoice's DStv expands access to live World Cup coverage
AFRICA 21 APR

MultiChoice's DStv expands access to live World Cup coverage

MultiChoice announced that all 104 matches of the Fifa World Cup this summer, as well as highlights and repeats, will be available live on its SuperSport channels in English and Portuguese-speaking African countries. The matches will be available for all subscribers on its DStv Access, Family, Compact, Compact Plus, and Premium packages. DStv Access Stream starts at ZAR 99 per month, while the satellite package costs from ZAR 150 per month.

Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio throughout EMEA
AFRICA 20 APR

Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio throughout EMEA

Cisco has expanded its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure (SCI) portfolio across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including the United Arab Emirates, following an initial launch in Europe last year. The offering spans networking, security, compute, collaboration, management and analytics, and can be deployed in air‑gapped, on‑premises environments to support local data governance requirements.

Inwi and Moroccan ministry launch gaming startup challenge
MOROCCO 20 APR

Inwi and Moroccan ministry launch gaming startup challenge

Moroccan telecom operator Inwi has partnered with the youth and culture ministry to launch the Gaming Startup Challenge, offering a MAD 100,000 grant to support emerging talent in the country's digital and creative economy. The initiative aims to move beyond conceptual contests into industrial incubation, encouraging entrepreneurs to build innovative gamification solutions for existing platforms like the "win by Inwi" application.

Inwi money agents to offer Wafacash services
MOROCCO 16 APR

Inwi money agents to offer Wafacash services

Moroccan operator Inwi announced a cooperation agreement with Wafacash, bringing the digital banking service to the Inwi mobile money platform. Working together they plan to expand access to financial services in Morocco. Under the agreement, Wafacash will be available at the over 4,000 agents in the Inwi money network around the country. Both Inwi and Wafacash are owned by the Al Mada group.

MTN sustains Level 1 B-BBEE status in South Africa
AFRICA 15 APR

MTN sustains Level 1 B-BBEE status in South Africa

MTN Group and its subsidiary MTN South Africa have both maintained their Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor status for 2025. This achievement marks the sixth consecutive year for MTN Group and the seventh year for MTN South Africa at this leading rank. The results are detailed in MTN's annual B-BBEE compliance report, verified by an independent agency.

Bayobab CEO appointed to Global Leaders Forum board
AFRICA 15 APR

Bayobab CEO appointed to Global Leaders Forum board

MTN Digital Infrastructure, the parent company of Bayobab, announced that its CEO Mazen Mroue was appointed to the board of the Global Leaders' Forum (GLF), a global network of senior connectivity leaders working to shape the future of the digital infrastructure and telecommunications ecosystem. This appointment highlights the rising influence of African infrastructure leaders in global industry talks, MTN said.

Morocco and Gabon agree protocol to work on digital transformation
MOROCCO 14 APR

Morocco and Gabon agree protocol to work on digital transformation

Morocco and Gabon have signed a bilateral agreement to strengthen their cooperation in the fields of digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), with the aim of developing new opportunities for collaboration between the two countries. This was highlighted during a working meeting held in Rabat between the Moroccan minister delegate in charge of digital transition and administrative reform and the Gabonese minister of digital economy, digitalization and innovation.

Axian Telecom group FY revenue rises 20%
AFRICA 14 APR

Axian Telecom group FY revenue rises 20%

Axian Telecom Group said its revenue increased by 20.2 percent in 2025 to USD 1.69 billion, helped by the acquisitions of the Wananchi Group and Yas and Mvola Comoros. In addition, the operator reported double-digit growth in Tanzania and Madagascar. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 15.8 percent to USD 728.4 million. Excluding forex effects, annual revenues rose 17 percent and EBITDA was up 13 percent. Net profit nearly doubled to USD 226 million from USD 114 million in 2024, helped by fair value gains. 

AFRICA 14 APR

Ghana hosts African telecom standards meeting with ITU, ATU

Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA), under the auspices of the ICT ministry is hosting the First African Preparatory Meeting for the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly 2028 (WTSA-28) in Accra. The meeting held in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) takes place from 13-17 April alongside ITU-ATU workshops on OTT services and the implementation of a common emergency number in Africa, as well as the meetings

ALGERIA 14 APR

Algeria increases residential internet speeds

Algeria's ICT minister Sid Ali Zerrouk announced a nationwide increase in internet speeds for fixed-line residential subscribers, Algerie Presse Service reported. The move aims to enhance service quality and support the country's ongoing digital transformation. The plan targets only subscribers of Algerie Telecom, which holds a monopoly on fixed-line internet in the country. Under the new measures, introductory ADSL speeds will rise from 5 Mbps and 10 Mbps to 20 Mbps, while fibre-optic (FTTH) connections wi

MOROCCO 13 APR

Oracle opens first public cloud region in Morocco

Oracle has officially opened its public cloud region in Morocco, becoming the first hyperscaler to establish a full-scale infrastructure presence in North Africa. The Oracle Cloud region, located in Casablanca, aims to accelerate digital transformation and AI innovation across the continent. It will enable Moroccan organisations to leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for AI, analytics and cloud computing capabilities. The region is hosted in partnership with N+ONE Datacentres.

MOROCCO 13 APR

Nexus Core Systems to build MAD 12 bln AI factory in Morocco

Nexus Core Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build an AI factory worth an estimated MAD 12 billion with the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, the Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Public Policy Evaluation, and the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE). The MoU was signed at Gitex Africa 2026 from 07-09 April in Marrakech.

AFRICA 10 APR

Vodacom white paper calls for collective action to decarbonise African digital economy

Vodacom Group has called for concerted action to decarbonise Africa's digital economy as climate pressures intensify and energy demand grows. Sectors from telecoms and healthcare to mining, logistics and manufacturing still depend on carbon-intensive, costly diesel generators because of weak grid infrastructure and unreliable electricity supply. Against this backdrop, the Vodacom Group has released a white paper titled 'Decarbonising Africa's ICT Sector'. The research was developed with technical support fr

ALGERIA 10 APR

Algerian regulator offers 2 licences to provide NGSO satellite internet

Algerian telecoms watchdog Autorite de Regulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques (ARPCE) is inviting bids in a competitive tender process for two satellite-based telecommunications licences, Tech News Africa reported. The two licences will utilise non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite systems. Minister of Post and Telecommunication Sid Ali Zerrouki said the aim is to deliver high-speed internet access to remote and underserved areas and to support the deployment of Internet of Things (Io

MOROCCO 9 APR

Morocco and Huawei sign pact on supporting gaming industry

Morocco's ministry of youth, culture and communication and Huawei Morocco signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the country's gaming industry and digital sector. Signed at the Gitex Africa conference, the agreement aims to build a competitive gaming ecosystem and accelerate growth in the sector ahead of the Morocco Gaming Expo 2026, scheduled for 20-24 May in Rabat.

AFRICA 9 APR

Angola's Infrasat plans to roll out satellite internet in DRC

Angolan company Infrasat has begun plans to enter the telecommunications market in the Democratic Republic of Congo after presenting new infrastructure projects to support digital modernisation, Tech News Africa reported. It said its chairman, Diego de Carvalho, met digital economy minister Augustin Kibassa Maliba in Kinshasa on 02 April to outline Infrasat's plans to expand its operations in the DRC. De Carvalho said Infrasat aims to begin technical operations this year, targeting infrastructure and connec

MOROCCO 9 APR

Maroc Telecom and EU Commission hold talks on digital sovereignty

Maroc Telecom and the European Commission held a meeting on the sidelines of Gitex Africa 2026 to discuss digital sovereignty. They discussed safeguarding critical digital infrastructure, data governance, and cybersecurity to ensure sustainable technological development. Marco Telecom CEO Mohamed Benchaaboun discussed the matter with Henna Virkkunen, EU Commission EVP for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy.

AFRICA 9 APR

NuRAN Wireless seeks to raise CAD 15 mln through private placement

NuRAN Wireless has announced it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement offering to raise up to CAD 15 million to be used for ongoing development of the Company's business growth and for general working capital purposes.

MOROCCO 9 APR

Inwi, China Mobile sign deal for private industrial 5G network

Moroccan telecoms operator Inwi signed a partnership with China Mobile International to deploy a private 5G network for industrial use, the first such project in Morocco. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of Gitex Africa in Marrakech, will see the network deployed on a 52-hectare industrial site in the Oriental region. Inwi will handle the design, commissioning and operation of a secure, high-speed infrastructure for one of China Mobile's major clients in the region.

MOROCCO 8 APR

Scomm signs MoU with Comba to work on indoor mobile connectivity in Morocco

Comba Telecom and Sicotel Communications (Scomm), a Moroccan telecom and ICT product integrator, announced a memorandum of understanding signed at Gitex Africa 2026. They will explore and implement in-building mobile solutions jointly across Morocco, addressing demand for seamless indoor wireless coverage in commercial, industrial and public venues. Scomm, which serves Moroccan service providers and major enterprises, will contribute its local market knowledge, deployment capabilities and customer relations

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