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Facebook fights fake news in 10 Countries across Sub-Saharan Africa

Jenna Delport -
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it plans on expanding its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional African countries. In partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the France 24 Observers, Pesa Check and Dubawa, this programme forms part of its...
Mobile and Telecoms

Orange acquires Airtel in Burkina Faso

Staff Writer -
Orange has stated that, together with its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV (“Airtel”) in January...
Gadgets and Gaming

Google snubs South Africa with Movies & TV update

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Search giant Google has rolled out an update to its Google Play Movies & TV app. This recent update includes support for over 40 new countries – including Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal...
Mobile and Telecoms

Bharti banking on bigger Airtel Money rollout

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Telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel has entered into a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to deliver Airtel Money across nine African countries where Airtel also has operations. The agreement will enable millions of Airtel and Ecobank customers across Africa access...
Mining & Energy

West Africa, Russian mining companies opt for Orange

Staff Writer -
Orange Business Services is providing secure satellite VPN services to improve communication between the Russian headquarters of Nordgold and the company’s Lefa mine in Guinea and the Bissa and Taparko mines in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Nordgold has...
Mobile and Telecoms

Airtel launches first 3.75 G service in Burkina Faso

Staff Writer -
Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, yesterday took a significant step towards building the largest 3G network across Africa by announcing the launch of its 3G mobile platform in Burkina...
Mobile and Telecoms

Burkina Faso regulator fines Airtel

Staff Writer -
Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Burkina Faso's local telecoms regulator, has fined Airtel's Burkina Faso subsidiary. Airtel failed to meet set service quality standards. Opposition operators, Telmob and Telecel, were recently fined for similar...
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Google Maps arrives for six African countries

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Google has announced that they rolled out their popular Google Maps service for 40 new countries, of which six are on the African soil. “Our efforts to start putting Africa on the map kicked off in 2009 when we launched...
Mobile and Telecoms

Alvarion gets Burkina Faso WiMAX contract

Staff Writer -
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Posts and Information Communication Technology has chosen Alvarion Ltd. as service provider for the country’s first 802.16e WiMAX implementation, according to a company press release. Alvarion already has experience in a previous WiMAX implementation in the...
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TECNO and itel Present Tech Gifts Ideas for Father’s Day 2025

Father’s Day is around the corner, on 15 June. It is a time to celebrate, honor, and appreciate the...
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