Telecom Egypt CEO to resign
Egypt’s government-run fixed-line operator, Telecom Egypt, announced on Wednesday that its Chief Executive Officer Tarek Tantawy is to resign from his post to “pursue other career opportunities.” The announcement More...
Econet posts R1 billion profit
Econet Wireless, a Zimbabwean cellular mobile network, has recorded a 25 percent growth in after-tax profit of US$141 million (about R987 million) for the year ended February 28. The privately owned Econet Wireless More...
Orange Tunisia to launch Mobile Money
France Telecom’s Tunisian branch, Orange Tunisia, will launch Mobile Money by the end of the year. It comes as banks and the government hope to implement the new mobile technology to make doing business in the More...
Techno Brain wins new HIJRA contract
Leading ICT solutions provider in Africa Techno Brain announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal with Kenyan-based Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) to provide Project Monitoring and Evaluation More...
Kenya telecoms look for rural customers
Although the Kenyan mobile market has seen prices fall by more than 50 percent over the past 6 months, operators are confident that the rural areas of the country offer an opportunity to boost profits in the coming More...
Nigeria: Central Bank tells telecoms to offer mobile transfers
The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered telecommunications companies in the country to begin offering mobile money transfer services. It added that they want the telecom operators to begin rolling this service out More...
Nigeria, Intel boost rural health
Nigeria and Intel are looking to increase access to rural healthcare and boost delivery systems in locations outside major metropolitan areas. It is part of the country’s efforts to meet Millennium Development More...
SAMENA to push broadband in MENA
With the opening of SAMENA Telecommunications Council’s Beyond Connectivity 2011 meeting, the focus on broadband Internet and the importance of digitization in the Middle East and North African region were at More...
Telecom Egypt approves LE 1.3 dividend
Telecom Egypt announced on Tuesday that its shareholders had approved a 1.3 Egyptian pound dividend. The move is likely to keep shareholders and investors pleased after its massive profits reported from last year. According More...
Second generation Wii announced
Wii consoles (Image credit: Jessica Diamond via wylio.com) A new version of the Nintendo Wii gaming console will be available in 2012, Nintendo has announced. In an online statement, the company confirmed that More...