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African mobile money market set to grow by $1.5 Bln by 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa is adopting mobile financial services at a pace seen in few other places, presenting banks and mobile-network operators (MNOs) with a set of strategic choices that will go a long way toward determining their success in the...

Big 7 African telcos enter landmark agreement

As a result of high-level meetings at this year’s Mobile World Congress, seven major mobile operators across Africa and the Middle East have developed a roadmap to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives. “We are greatly encouraged by the...

Ghana – mobile operators deny breaking SIM rules

In a battle between telecommunication operators and Ghana’s telecommunication regulator, mobile phone companies in the West African country have denied any claim by the National Communications Authority (NCA) that they broke SIM registration regulations. The ongoing conflict began in earnest...

Kenya: mobile operators switch off 2.4 million users’ phones

Approximately one million mobile phone users in Kenya have reportedly been disconnected after failing to register their devices. The country’s main four mobile phone operators have since announced that through January 8, over 2.4 million unregistered SIM cards had been...

Zambia: ICT Authority’s plans to pulverise poor service

In an effort to increase quality service monitoring in the East African country, the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) has announced its intention to purchase more than $200,000 in equipment. The authority said that the equipment would be used...

Nigeria: Operators not heeding NCC’s promotion ban

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the country’s mobile operators are failing to comply with its decision to prevent companies from offering promotions until customer services are improved. A directive issued by the NCC earlier this month instructed operators to “stop all promotions and lotteries...

Top 10 African mobile operators to follow on Twitter

Social media has exploded over the last couple of years and micro-blogging site Twitter has experienced a tremendous surge in user numbers. It is not only private individuals who have been taking to the site, but also companies. Many telecommunications and mobile...

Kenya’s Communication regulator clamps down on political texting

The Star in Nairobi reports that Kenya’s Communication Commission (CCK) has put in place guidelines to control political campaign text messages in order to gate-keep any hate speech disseminated. According to new rules, mobile operators will be responsible for filtering...

Tanzania’s mobile operators compete to connect rural users

The East African Business Week in Kampala reports on Zantel Tanzania’s plan to expand its network to rural areas and the expectation of higher levels of competition amongst the country’s mobile phone operators. There is reportedly an increase in focus...

Nigeria’s Glo Mobile first to adopt Job Xpress

Mobile operators can now offer enhanced access to employment opportunities with the launch of a new SMS-based job application app. Job Xpress - the new Internet-free app from ForgetMeNot Africa - enables partnered mobile networks' subscribers to send CVs and...
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Nium Partners with Ecobank for Cross-Border Payments in Africa

To facilitate smooth cross-border payments for over 32 million customers across 35 African markets, Nium, a global infrastructure for...
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